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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:
We also maintain one of the premier perennial gardens in the U.S., the NPA Borders at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
Upcoming events
- NPA Border Renovation Overview & Tour - September 4, 1-3pm and September 10, 7-9 pm. the Visitor Center at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. Learn all about the Border renovation project in either of these special two-hour presentations. Glenn Withey and Charles Price will present their plan for the Border makeover, and George Lasch will lead a Border renovation tour. You will also hear speakers from the BBG Border Task Force, which includes NPA, BBG management, the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society and City of Bellevue Parks. Light refreshments will be served.
- Plant Saving Special - September 13 & 14, Saturday, 8 am - 2 pm and Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm at the NPA Border at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. Learn how to clean, divide and pot up a wide variety of perennials. Some of these perennials are being saved for replanting later in our renovated Border. Others will help us raise money at plant sales. Click here for questions or to let us know you are coming, but advance registration is not required. Non-members welcome!
- 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
- Plant Saving Special - Saturday, September 27, 8 am - 2 pm at the NPA Border at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue. Learn how to clean, divide and pot up a wide variety of perennials. Some of these perennials are being saved for replanting later in our renovated Border. Others will help us raise money at plant sales. Click here for questions or to let us know you are coming, but advance registration is not required. Non-members welcome!
- 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.
- Nicolay Lecture Sunday, March 29, 2009, 1 pm at Center for Urban Horticulture,
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle. Enjoy an afternoon with renowned plantsman Dan Hinkley.
Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales.
NPA members $5/Nonmembers $10.
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.
Financial information. For a comprehensive overview of NPA’s financial status, click here.
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