Sunday, January 17, 2026
New Year Lecture - Heronswood Evolves: The Travelers Garden
Presented by Dr. Ross Bayton
Bellevue Botanical Garden, The Aaron Education Center and live-stream Zoom
- 12pm: Social time, door prizes, and refreshments for in-person attendees
- 1pm: Lecture at BBG and via Zoom
For 40 years, Heronswood has been at the forefront of plant exploration, introducing a diverse array of exciting new plants into cultivation here in the US. The Traveler’s Garden is its latest foray, recreating three landscapes from regions regularly explored by Heronswood staff. Join Director Dr. Ross Bayton as he wanders through the mountains of northern Vietnam, the rainforests of southern Chile, and the windswept peaks of the Oregon/California border, showcasing a rich array of top plants ideally suited to northwest gardens.
London-born botanist and gardener Dr. Ross Bayton gained his PhD at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, studying the classification of tropical palms. He’s the author of several books on horticulture including New Trees: Introductions to Cultivation (with John Grimshaw), Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists (with Simon Maugham), and most recently The Gardener’s Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names, as featured in the New York Times. Formerly the Gardening Editor of the UK’s best-selling gardening periodical, BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, he is now the Director of the world-renowned Heronswood Garden in Kingston, Wa., and is developing a 5-acre garden at home in nearby Bremerton.
For those attending in person, refreshments will be served starting at 12pm.
Join NPA for this event either in-person at Bellevue Botanical Garden or via Zoom. Please register to attend in-person or via Zoom. Walk-ins for non-registrants will be allowed up to venue seating capacity.
Recording will be available to members and registrants through February 17, 2027.
NPA Members - FREE
Non-members - $15 (non-refundable unless cancelled by NPA)
In Person at BBG: Seating limited to 150
Zoom: Registration required to receive a link to the live-stream
