Urban Foraging: Weeds & Wild Foods (in-person)
Cost: $45
Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-serve basis, REGISTER ONLINE
Participate in this 'weed walk' and learn how to identify and gather some of the most common edible weeds and wild foods available in your garden and in other disturbed areas. Many gardeners are already recognizing many of the benefits of these 'interlopers.' However, when it comes to serving them up in the kitchen, few of us have learned to take full advantage of these labor-free gifts. This hands-on workshop at Discovery Park includes discussion on gathering ethics, local rules and regulations, safety, and general information about how to cook with weeds. Attendees receive a handy take-home flier with field identification information and cooking tips.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Melany Vorass Herrera. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_604dea2b90b4.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Discovery Park, North Parking Lot.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Forest Bathing (in-person)
Cost: $25
Advance registration required.
Join UW Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy for a unique forest bathing opportunity in the Washington Park Arboretum. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) has been popular in Japan for decades and is gaining momentum in the US. The practice encourages you to move in nature at a slower pace and take in the atmosphere around you. Multiple scientific studies have shown that the practice lowers stress and blood pressure levels, while increasing immune system functioning, making you more resilient to diseases and illness.
During this class the guide, in partnership with the forest, will offer an evolving series of invitations crafted to help participants slow down and open their senses. The opening of one’s senses encourages mindfulness, which readies the heart and mind to be fully present in the natural world. Come discover the medicine of being in the forest.
Accessibility: These sessions are slow-paced and generally cover less than a mile of trail. Trails are not…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Washington Park Arboretum (LNDMK-8). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_4f6de53cfef1.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. The Concert Truck - Seattle Chamber Music Society
Join us at the Washington Park Arboretum to soak up the sounds of summer with Seattle Chamber Music Society at this FREE outdoor concert! Bring your own chair or blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy an afternoon of world-class chamber music with friends and family in a beautiful Seattle setting.
For program information and other truck locations, visit: seattlechambermusic.org/concert-truck.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: uwbgfac@uw.edu. Presenter: Seattle Chamber Music Society.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Washington Park Arboretum.
For more info visit www.seattlechambermusic.org. Master Pruner: Tree Pruning I (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Pruning trees makes sense when you understand the science behind it. You will be introduced to the basics of tree biology and structure, tree responses to the basic types of pruning cuts, and pruning standards and best management practices. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Bess Bronstein is a horticultural consultant, a previous instructor for the Edmonds Community College horticulture program, and an ISA Certified Arborist.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Bess Bronstein. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_361e8c47b80f.
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Shrub Pruning I: The Friendly, Fearless, and Forgiving (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Learn the basic pruning cuts, basic shrub habits, and how to identify good pruning objectives (why prune?). Learn about best pruning methods based on the natural growth habit of plants like nandina, tall Oregon grape, lilac, deciduous and evergreen azaleas, red flowering currant, camellia, Burkwood x osmanthus, kinnikinick, and yews. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Christina Pfeiffer is a horticulture consultant and educator with over 40 years’ experience in landscape horticulture. She brings an emphasis on sustainable garden practices that work in sync with nature to her classes. She holds degrees in horticulture from Michigan State and the University of Washington, and is an ISA Certified Arborist ®. For Christina, the next best thing to…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_5547ab8ca02e.
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Virtual Panel: Driving Climate Action with Evidence-Based Solutions
Join UW Environment at PNW Climate Week! This virtual panel brings together researchers working across different environmental fields to address the urgency of climate change through innovative projects.
REGISTER HERE
Our Speakers: Meade Krosby: Dr. Krosby partners with land managers, policymakers, and communities to understand and address how climate change affects nature and people. Her work focuses on climate resilience, conservation planning, and helping others build skills and networks for adaptation.
Alex Gagnon: Dr. Gagnon studies how ocean acidification affects corals and ocean chemistry. He uses advanced tools and lab experiments to understand small-scale chemical changes and how they connect to global ocean patterns.
Eli Wheat: Dr. Wheat is passionate about regenerative food systems and teaches courses on sustainability and food production at UW. He co-chairs the Farm Advisory Committee with Dr. Yona Sipos and Farm Manager Perry Acworth, supporting the UW Farm.
Meg Chadsey: Dr. Chadsey's…
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Zoom, link will be added soon.
Master Pruner: Tree Pruning II (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This class will show you how, what and when to apply a specific pruning system. This class will cover the natural pruning system, including structural pruning of young trees, as well as mature tree pruning techniques (crown cleaning, crown thinning, crown raising, crown reduction). More formal systems including pollarding, espalier, and pleaching are also covered. Pruning cycles and seasonal timing are discussed. Mal-pruning is defined (tree topping, lion’s tailing, over thinning), and rehabilitative pruning techniques are explained. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Bess Bronstein is a horticultural consultant, a previous instructor for the Edmonds Community College horticulture program, and an ISA Certified Arborist.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Bess Bronstein. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_97c6a002b434.
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Shrub Pruning II: Shearables, Hackables, and Untouchables (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Some plants get cut to the ground annually, others are barely touched or all hell breaks loose. Find out which ones are which, what to appropriately shear every year, and how the “the pruning budget” differs between plant species and times of year. We will talk about heath, heather, lavender, rockrose, coppicing for stem and foliage effect, sub-shrubs like Russian sage, cape fuchsia, santolina, and sages, witch hazel, winter sweet, and double-file viburnum. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Christina Pfeiffer is a horticulture consultant and educator with over 40 years’ experience in landscape horticulture. She brings an emphasis on sustainable garden practices that work in sync with nature to her classes. She holds degrees in horticulture…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_a2fbd84f1ec3.
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Terrarium Workshop at Schilling Cider House (in-person)
Cost: $75
Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. REGISTER ONLINE, Learn how to create an indoor garden in miniature! Terrariums are a micro gardening technique that allows you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art. Instructor Tassy de Give, author of Rooted in Design, will guide you on building a terrarium and how to maintain it. The history of terrarium creation, planting techniques, and care tips will be discussed. Registration fee includes all necessary supplies.
We are hosting this terrarium workshop in partnership with Schilling Cider. This event is 21+ per Schilling Cider House rules. Cider is not included in the ticket price but can be purchased during and after the event.
Taught by Tassy de Give, a plant enthusiast and instructor who has worked in the horticulture field for the past 20 years. Tassy is a co-founder of Sprout Home and Geometry Gardens in Brooklyn, NY. She co-authored her first book in 2015 entitled Rooted in Design. Tassy has been a…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Age Range: Adults. Presenter: Tassy de Give. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_8f10840df78d.
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Schilling Cider House
708 N 34th St, Seattle, Washington 98103.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Urban Foraging: Weeds & Wild Foods (in-person)
Cost: $45
Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-serve basis, REGISTER ONLINE
Participate in this 'weed walk' and learn how to identify and gather some of the most common edible weeds and wild foods available in your garden and in other disturbed areas. Many gardeners are already recognizing many of the benefits of these 'interlopers.' However, when it comes to serving them up in the kitchen, few of us have learned to take full advantage of these labor-free gifts. This hands-on workshop at Discovery Park includes discussion on gathering ethics, local rules and regulations, safety, and general information about how to cook with weeds. Attendees receive a handy take-home flier with field identification information and cooking tips.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Melany Vorass Herrera. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_46e8fa0d9fb0.
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Discovery Park, North Parking Lot.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Shrub Pruning III: The Puzzlers and Consequences (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This class covers how to prune rhododendron, hydrangea, callicarpa, Viburnum bodnantense, and abelia. Included in this class are basic pruning techniques, common pruning mistakes, and corrective pruning strategies. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Bess Bronstein is a horticultural consultant, a previous instructor for the Edmonds Community College horticulture program, and an ISA Certified Arborist.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Bess Bronstein. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_7cbf7ef4f945.
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Fruit Tree Pruning (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Learn the basics of fruit tree pruning and how seasonal growth differences and specific goals affect when you use different pruning approaches. Apple, cherry, plum, and pear pruning will be addressed. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Ingela Wanerstrand is the owner of Green Darner Garden Design and a frequent horticultural speaker.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Ingela Wanerstrand. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_b751cc6c1e50.
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: University of Washington Campus
Price: $30
REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid spots available; first come, first serve. Join the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks on the first of two walking tours of Seattle’s Olmsted Brothers historic design legacy this summer!
Relocated from downtown northward to larger, less-developed acreage in 1895, the University of Washington consisted of just six buildings when the Olmsted Brothers firm prepared a general campus plan in 1903. John Charles Olmsted returned in 1906 to design the grounds for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), which attracted over three million people to Seattle (population 240,000) that year. Olmsted incorporated the campus into the overall city park system and encouraged the university’s regents to reserve part of the campus for public park uses. Today it is an important element of the city’s open space infrastructure.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Jennifer Ott and Tanya DeMarsh-Dodson. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_122e7ef2c4ce.
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
University of Washington Campus: Gerberding Hall.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Forest Bathing (in-person)
Cost: $25
Advance registration required.
Join UW Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy for a unique forest bathing opportunity in the Washington Park Arboretum. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) has been popular in Japan for decades and is gaining momentum in the US. The practice encourages you to move in nature at a slower pace and take in the atmosphere around you. Multiple scientific studies have shown that the practice lowers stress and blood pressure levels, while increasing immune system functioning, making you more resilient to diseases and illness.
During this class the guide, in partnership with the forest, will offer an evolving series of invitations crafted to help participants slow down and open their senses. The opening of one’s senses encourages mindfulness, which readies the heart and mind to be fully present in the natural world. Come discover the medicine of being in the forest.
Accessibility: These sessions are slow-paced and generally cover less than a mile of trail. Trails are not…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Washington Park Arboretum (LNDMK-8). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_5644a52d3767.
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Conifer Pruning (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Conifers play by different rules than their flowering friends. This class will cover timing and where to make cuts that will help conifers stay vibrant. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Bess Bronstein is a horticultural consultant, a previous instructor for the Edmonds Community College horticulture program, and an ISA Certified Arborist.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Bess Bronstein. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_25eee3dfdbb6.
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Prune and Renovate the Overgrown Landscape (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This is a primary class of the Master Pruner course series. It covers basic pruning of ornamental trees and shrubs as well as creative solutions to the overgrown or over-planted garden. The types of pruning cuts are shown and discussed, and the concept of the 'pruning budget' is discussed for different plant and different growth types. Before and after photos and diagrams of real-life pruning examples will be used to illustrate pruning for size reduction and pruning for definition (thinning). Students will gain insight into the process of yard renovation, where pruning is but one tool in renovating a garden. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Christina Pfeiffer is a horticulture consultant and educator with over 40 years’ experience in landscape…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_58337a836c49.
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Japanese Garden Pruning (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This class will cover pruning Japanese upright maples (fan pruning), Japanese laceleaf maples (shell pruning), pruning pines (cloud pruning) and shearing masses of lower story plants. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Bess Bronstein is a horticultural consultant, a previous instructor for the Edmonds Community College horticulture program, and an ISA Certified Arborist.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Bess Bronstein. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_f1f630b0e714.
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Pruning Art or Atrocity? (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This class covers the three main forms of mal-pruning: tree topping, inappropriate shearing of trees and shrubs, and over-thinning. Then we compare and contrast mal-pruning with bona-fide examples of pruning art: pollarding, cloud pruning, topiary, pleaching, and coppicing. The class ends on a humorous note as slides are shown of "The Good, the Bad, and the Bizarre". Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Christina Pfeiffer is a horticulture consultant and educator with over 40 years’ experience in landscape horticulture. She brings an emphasis on sustainable garden practices that work in sync with nature to her classes. She holds degrees in horticulture from Michigan State and the University of Washington, and is an ISA Certified Arborist ®. For…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_db397fbe4aed.
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Rose Pruning (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Learn the right way to prune roses: hybrid teas, climbers, & landscape roses. This class will cover the best time of year to prune, the right tools, and techniques for ensuring healthy, long-lasting roses. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Keith Dekker has been involved in horticulture for over 45 years. For the last 30 years his career has focused on the comprehensive care of residential landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. As a Clallam County Master Gardener and active volunteer with PlantAmnesty, Keith contributes to his community by teaching classes and giving talks to promote best practices for successful, sustainable gardening. Keith lives on the Olympic Peninsula with his wife and has a business specializing in fine pruning.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Keith Dekker. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_69556ead543a.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Master Pruner: Rehabilitative Pruning (online)
Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-members
Register Online, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This class covers how to restore the natural shapes of trees and shrubs that have been mal-pruned. Students attending this class should already be familiar with principles of selective pruning. Included are discussions of water-sprouts, suckers, radical renovation techniques, and crown restoration. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in partnership with PlantAmnesty.
Professional credits available: ISA -2, APLD - 2, CPH - 2, ecoPRO -2, NALP/WALP - 2
Christina Pfeiffer is a horticulture consultant and educator with over 40 years’ experience in landscape horticulture. She brings an emphasis on sustainable garden practices that work in sync with nature to her classes. She holds degrees in horticulture from Michigan State and the University of Washington, and is an ISA Certified Arborist ®. For Christina, the next best thing to being in the garden is teaching and…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_30d33b9d61da.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: Washington Park Arboretum
Price: $30
REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid spots available; first come, first serve. Join the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks on the final walking tour of Seattle’s Olmsted Brothers parks and parkways this summer!
The city first acquired Washington Park from the Puget Mill Company in 1900. By 1904, the city hired the Olmsted Brothers firm to prepare drawings for a roadway alignment through the park. Plans for how a “pleasure drive” would connect Lake Washington Boulevard to the university campus through Washington Park evolved quickly over the next several months.
The Olmsted Brothers firm would not address Washington Park design again until the 1930’s, when James Dawson was hired to provide a master plan for creating an arboretum within the park. Features of the Olmsted Brothers’ plans that are most evident today include Lake Washington Boulevard, Azalea Way, the Stone Cottage and Stone Overlook, and the pond in the Japanese Garden.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Jennifer Ott and Sue Nicol. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_d8053b3ea416.
Saturday, August 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Drive E
Seattle WA 98112.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Native Plants for Restoration: Responsibly Growing and Sourcing Native Plants (online)
Cost: $30
REGISTER ONLINE, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Join us for an in-depth exploration of responsible cultivation of native plants for restoration. In this class, we’ll cover key principles of ecological horticulture, delve into the unique challenges faced by native plant nurseries, and discuss how to responsibly source native plants for your restoration site or garden. Gain valuable insights into what to ask when purchasing plants to make informed, eco-conscious choices and essential tips on how to care for native plants to ensure their long-term success. Whether you're an aspiring gardener or a seasoned restoration enthusiast, this class will equip you with the knowledge of how to source for a thriving, environmentally responsible native plant landscape.
This class will be taught by Lea Dyga, Oxbow Farm’s Native Plant Nursery Manager, formerly the SER-UW Native Plant Nursery Manager. Lea Dyga (they/them) is an ecologist, environmental educator, and…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Lea Dyga, Oxbow Farm’s Native Plant Nursery Manager. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_bf250e7c0469.
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.