2013 Calendar of Events
Coming in 2014:
Hardy Plant Study Weekend
June 20 - 22
Bellevue Hilton
January
January 13, Sunday
Lecture - Wonderful Plants With Winter Interest
with Susie Egan
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 Susie.
February
February 1, Friday
Registration opens for Hardy Plant Study Weekend
in Vancouver, B.C.
www.vancouverhardyplant.org
February 20 - 24, Wednesday - Sunday
Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Visit the NPA booth (#2501) at the show
Wednesday - Saturday, 9 am - 9 pm; Sunday, 9 am - 6 pm
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
800 Convention Place, Seattle
March
March 2, Saturday
MARCH MANIA PLANT SALE
9 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
Read more.
Wednesday, March 6, 10 – noon
Pruning Class with George Lasch
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 12
Sign up now.
March 23, Saturday
Potting Up Party -- Please donate plants from your garden!
10 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden workyard
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
March 24, Sunday
Nicolay Memorial Lecture
The Agony of Indecision: Lurching Toward a Personal Style
with Tom Fischer
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant and Seed Sales
NPA members $5/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
Read more about Tom Fischer.
April
Wednesday, April 3, 1 - 3:30 pm
Garden Health--Prepping for the Growing Season, class with Walt Bubelis
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 20
Sign up now.
Friday-Saturday, April 12 - 13
Epimedium Open House at Bouquet Banque Nursery
10 am - 4 pm
Get details.
April 14, Sunday
SPRING PLANT SALE
9 am - 3 pm
North Seattle Community College
9600 College Way N, Seattle.
Get Spring Plant Sale details here.
Wednesday, April 17, 10 - noon
Summer Bulbs class with Jim Fox, Wells Medina Nursery
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 20
Sign up now.
Tuesday, April 23
Groundbreaking Ceremony
3:30 pm at the visitor center
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
May
Saturday, May 11
Open Gardens season begins!
10 am - 4 pm
Free
Tour private gardens every weekend, now through mid-September. See your Open Gardens directory for details.
Saturday, May 11
Native Plant Sale - WNPS Central Puget Sound Chapter
10 am - 4 pm
Mercerdale Park
7701 SE 32nd Street, Mercer Island
More info at wnps.org & wnps.wordpress.com
Wednesday, May 15, 10 - noon
From Muddy to Magnificent with Forrest Campbell
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 20
Sign up now.
Saturday, May 18, 10 - 5 pm
Heronswood Plant Sale & Garden Open
Kingston, WA
Read more about this fundraiser.
June
June 14 - 16, Friday-Sunday
Hardy Plant Study Weekend --THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
The Garden--Insight & Inspiration from the Ground Up
Vancouver, B.C.
www.vancouverhardyplant.org
Wednesday, June 19
Japanese Maples in the Landscape with Charlie Morgan
10 - noon
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 25
Sign up now.
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
Free
It's the peak of Open Gardens season for NPA members, with dozens of gardens open to tour in June. Grab your little yellow book and go!
July
Saturday, July 6
Heronswood Plant Sale & Garden Open
10 am - 5 pm
Presented by the Port Gamble S'Klallam Foundation
Get details.
Wednesday, July 10
Sassy Succulents with Karen Chapman
10 - noon
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 25
Sign up now.
Wednesday, July 31
The Clematis of High Summer with Laura Watson
10 - noon
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 16
Sign up now.
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
Free
More open gardens to tour this month with your Open Gardens book. Enjoy!
August
Saturday, August 3
Tips and Tricks for Garden Photography workshop with MarkTurner
10 - noon
Fee: $25 Class Limit: 11
Sign up now.
Wednesday, August 14
Jazz Up the Mixed Border with Annuals with Daniel Mount
10 - noon
Fee: $25 Class limit:15
Sign up now.
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
Free
Soak up the saturated colors of late summer in our August open gardens..
September
Saturday, September 14
Open Gardens ends
10 am - 4 pm
Free
Take in the last free open gardens of the year, all filled with fall inspiration.
Sunday, September 22
Annual Membership Meeting & Ferns lecture with Judith Jones
1 pm
Special venue: Molbak's Nursery, Woodinville
October
November
November 24 - December 31
Garden d'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden
5 pm - 10 pm (last entry at 9:30 pm)
Tickets $5; children 10 and under free
Order online at www.gardendlights.or3
December
For more information, contact our office.
