NPA Lectures
NPA members enjoy five free lectures a year, plus reduced fees to the annual Nicolay Lecture in March.
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, book and seed sales, and refreshments. For the convenience of our members in the South Sound area, two lectures are held at Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood. On the day of these lectures, members enjoy free admission to this beautiful garden.
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 $5. Not a member? You can join at the door or join now.
This is your chance to browse choice plants from select nurseries, at tables set up outside the lecture hall. Inside, at the book table, you’ll find a wonderful selection of gardening books, available at a discount to NPA members. To find out how to special order books and save 25-35%, click here.
At the Seed Exchange, NPA offers a large assortment of fresh seeds collected from the NPA Borders and members’ gardens, available to NPA members for just 25 cents. See our Seed List.
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.
His story.
2008 Lecture Schedule
January 20, Sunday
Lecture Hunting South African Wildflowers for Seattle Microclimates
with Jim Fox, horticulturist, tour leader, and bulb buyer for Wells Medina
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales
NPA members free/Nonmembers $5
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
Click here for more information on Jim Fox.
To view Jim Fox's slide list, click here.
March 16, Sunday
Nicolay Memorial Lecture
with Thomas Hobbs, owner of Vancouver's Southlands Nursery, renowned author and speaker
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales
NPA members $5/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
Click here for more information on Thomas Hobbs
WE ARE EXPECTING A BIG TURNOUT, SO COME EARLY TO MAKE SURE YOU GET IN.
SEATING IS LIMITED!
May 10, Saturday
South Sound Lecture - My Life in Other People's Gardens
with Steve Lorton, former Northwest Editor and Bureau Chief at Sunset Magazine
1 - 4 pm
NPA members free/Nonmembers $5
Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood
Click here for more information on Steve Lorton.
September 21, Sunday
Lecture with Ellen Hornig of Seneca Hill Perennials in Oswego, NY.
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales
NPA members free/Nonmembers $5
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle.
Click here for more information on Ellen Horning
October 25, Saturday
South Sound Lecture
with Lucy Hardiman, popular garden writer, teacher and lecturer
1 - 4 pm
NPA members free/Nonmembers $5
Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood
Click here for more information on Lucy Hardiman
November 16, Sunday
Lecture How to Produce a 12-Month Show in Your Garden
with Linda Beutler, author, instructor, fearless gardener, and professional florist
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales
NPA members free/Nonmembers $5
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
Click here for more information on Linda Beutler
2009 Lecture Schedule
(under development - check back for additional information)
March 29, Sunday
Nicolay Memorial Lecture
with Dan Hinkley, renowned Plansman, Author and Plant Collector
1 pm - Doors Open at Noon for Plant, Book, and Seed Sales
NPA members $5/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
For the complete list of NPA events, see our calendar.
For more information, contact our office.
