NPA Lectures

NPA members enjoy four free lectures a year, plus just $5 for the annual Nicolay Lecture in April.

Most NPA lectures are held at the Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH). Driving directions. CUH offers plenty of free parking. Doors open at noon for plant and seed sales, and refreshments.

Be sure to bring your NPA card to get in free. Spouses are included in your membership, so they get in free, too. You’re also welcome to bring a friend—nonmembers pay $10. Not a member? You can join at the door or join now.

The meeting begins at 1 pm with a drawing for door prizes. This is followed by brief announcements about NPA events, then the lecture itself, which usually lasts an hour.

Nicolay Memorial Lecture

This lecture, usually in spring, features a celebrity speaker and costs $5 for NPA members/$10 for nonmembers. Kevin Nicolay was one of the founders of NPA. Read more about Kevin.

2012 Lecture Schedule

January 15, Sunday
Lecture - Creating Successful Container Gardens
with Tina Dixon
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant and Seed Sales
NPA members free/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle

March 18, Sunday
NICOLAY ART AUCTION & LECTURE
Steve Lorton will help NPA auction an original Kevin Nicolay painting!
Read more about the auction.
Followed by:
Pacific Northwest Native Plants & Perennials At Our Fingertips
with media personality Greg Rabourn
Read more about Greg.
Doors open at noon for MsK Native Plant Sale
Auction & Lecture at 1 pm
NPA members $5/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle

May 6, Sunday
South Sound Lecture
Creating Successful Container Gardens with Tina Dixon
1:30 pm
University Place Library
3609 Market Place W, University Place
Members free/Nonmembers $10

September 16, Sunday
NPA Annual Meeting & Lecture
Myth-busting in the Garden with Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott
1 pm - Doors open at noon for plant & seed sales
NPA members free/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle

November 18, Sunday
Lecture - Renew, Refresh, Repurpose: High Concept Meets Sustainable Design
with Deborah Prinzing
1 pm - Doors open at noon for plant & seed sales
NPA members free/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle

For the complete list of NPA events, see our calendar.