Calendar of Events
January
January 24, Sunday
Lecture - The Accidental Chocolate Gardener
with Marie Lincoln of the Chocolate Flower Farm
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
Read more about Marie Lincoln
February
February 3 - 7, Wednesday - Sunday
Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Visit the NPA booth at the show!
Wednesday - Saturday, 9 am - 9 pm; Sunday, 9 am - 6 pm
$20 at door/$16 "Early Bird" at www.gardenshow.com
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
800 Convention Place, Seattle
March
March 7, Sunday
March Mania Plant Sale
11 am - 3 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
March 13-14, Saturday - Sunday
Giving O' The Green at Wells Medina Nursery
Saturday 9 am - 6 pm, Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Plant drive for the NPA Border, the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day.
Read more about the Border renovation
Wells Medina Nursery, 8300 NE 24th Street, Medina
March 21, Sunday
Potting Up Party
10 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
April
April 3-4, Saturday-Sunday
Spring Garden Fling
10 am - 4 pm
Seattle and Eastside Gardens Open
April 10-11, Saturday-Sunday
Spring Garden Fling
10 am - 4 pm
South Sound Gardens Open
April 10, Saturday
Spring Border Planting Party
8 am - noon
NPA Border at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue
April 18, Sunday
Spring Plant Sale
10 am - 3pm
North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way N, Seattle. Get Spring Plant Sale details here.
April 24-25, Saturday-Sunday
Spring Garden Fling
10 am - 4 pm
Snohomish/Whidbey Island Gardens Open
April 25, Sunday
Lecture - People, Places and Plants: Inspirational Highlights of My Horticultural Career
with John Elsley
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant and Seed Sales
NPA members $5/Nonmembers $10
Ticket sales begin at noon. Seating is limited.
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
Learn more about John Elsley.
May
May 9, Sunday
BBG Mother's Day Social
Includes the grand opening of the renovated NPA Border
1 - 4 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
May 22, Saturday
South Sound Lecture-Garden Art from Found Objects, Salvage and Really Good Junk
with Beth Evans-Ramos
1 - 4 pm
NPA members free/Nonmembers $10
Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood
Read more about Beth Evans-Ramos
May 27, Thursday
NPA Border Planting Party
10 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
Twenty-nine gardens are open this month from Marysville to Olympia.
June
June 13, Sunday
NPA Border Planting Party
10 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue
June 18-21, Friday-Monday
Hardy Plant Study Weekend
Four Season Splendor- Design for Year-Round Beauty
Bellevue Hilton
Bellevue, WA
Get Study Weekend details here
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
It's the peak of Open Gardens season for NPA members, with 47 gardens open to tour in June.
July
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
There are 24 open gardens to tour this month with your Open Gardens book. Enjoy!
August
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
Tour an additional 17 open gardens in August.
September
September 11, Saturday
Fall Plant Sale
10 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden
Visitor Center
12001 Main Street, Bellevue.
Click here for more information.
September 19, Sunday
Annual Meeting & Lecture - Bring It Home: Unpack those ideas from garden travels and use them at home with Marty Wingate
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.
September 28, Tuesday
Bringing the Alchemy of Water into Your Garden with Laura Crockett
7 pm
Queen Anne United Methodist Chruch
1606 5th Avenue West (5th W.& Garfield)
$5 per person - Please register to attend by September 26
Contact: Cindy Combs cindycombs@comcast.net
Sponsored by The Dirty Divas NPA neighborhood group
October
November
November 21, Sunday
Planting for Drought Tolerance with David Mason
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
Click here to see the calendar of activities from 2009
For more information, contact our office.
