Welcome to the NPA

The Northwest Perennial Alliance (NPA) is one of the largest nonprofit gardening organizations in Washington. Our mission is to help gardeners learn more about perennials and horticulture in the Pacific Northwest. We offer a wide range of activities, all run by volunteers:

• Free garden tours from March-October
• Free lectures by world class speakers
• Free quarterly newsletter, The Perennial Post
• Classes & workshops
• Plant sales twice per year
• Bargains on hard-to-find seeds and gardening books
• Neighborhood groups, a network of NPA garden clubs in Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Everett, Tacoma, Olympia, Gig Harbor, Widbey Island and many other areas.
• Nursery discounts at select nurseries with your membership card.
  

We also maintain one of the premier perennial gardens in the U.S., the NPA Borders at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.

Upcoming events

• Workshop for Members only - Make a Rebar Bender - Saturday, June 28, 10 am - noon. Click here for more information. Not a member? Click here to join.
  

• Dig for Treasures - Sunday, July 13, 11 am - 4 pm at the NPA Border at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. Join us as we lift, clean, divide and pot up treasures from the NPA Border. Many of these perennials are being saved for replanting later in our renovated Border. Others will help us raise money at plant sales. Lunch will be provided. During lunch there will be a presentation on the renovation plans for the Border, including preliminary drawings. Don't miss this chance to take home a treasure for your garden and get a sneak peek at the NPA Border to come. Click here for questions or to let us know you are coming, but advance registration is not required. Non-members welcome!
  
  
• Workshop for Members only - Garden Mosaics - Sunday, July 27, 10 am - 2 pm. Click here for more information. Not a member? Click here to join.
  
  
• New Members Event - Wednesday, August 6, 1 - 2:30 pm. Visitor Center at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. Click here for more information. Not a member? Click here to join.
  
  
• Workshop for Members only - Create a Mediterranean Fragrant Wreath - Sunday, August 17, 10 am - 2 pm. Click here for more information. Not a member? Click here to join.
  
  
• Annual Meeting & Lecture Sunday, September 21, 1 pm at Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle. Ellen Hornig of Seneca Hill Perennials in Oswego, NY. Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales. NPA members free/Nonmembers $5. Click here for more information on Ellen Horning
  
  
• First Ever NPA Fall Plant Sale - Saturday, October 4, 10 am - 3 pm, Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. This sale is a special fundraiser, with all proceeds benefiting the renovation of the NPA Border. Most plants for the sale will be from the Border, so this is a chance for you to take home a bit of Border history.
  

• Lecture Saturday, October 25, 1 pm at Lakewold Gardens, 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, WA. Lucy Hardiman. Door prizes and refreshments. NPA members free/nonmembers $5. Click here for more information on Lucy Hardiman

• Lecture Sunday, November 16, 1 pm at Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle. How to Produce a 12-Month Show in Your Garden with Linda Beutler, author, instructor, fearless gardener, and professional florist. Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales.
  NPA members free/Nonmembers $5. Click here for more information on Linda Beutler.

For more NPA events, see our calendar.

 

New Volunteer Opportunities in the NPA Borders

Two new volunteer crews are now available. Being part of a crew doesn’t mean a monthly obligation. Just pick the day that works best for you and come when you can.

• Second Sunday, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm with Gayle Richardson
  
  
• Fourth Thursday, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm with Carol Holloway

Click Here to Volunteer. Click Here for directions.

 

Questions? Contact us.