2007 Calendar of Events
April
April 22, Sunday
Spring Plant Sale
10 am- 3pm
Auction at noon
Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
May
May 12, Saturday
South Sound Lecture: “Tough Plants” with Mary Robson
10 am
NPA members free/Nonmembers $5
Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood
May 20, Sunday
Lecture: “The Naming of Plants” with Dr. David Mabberley
1:00 pm
NPA members free/Nonmembers $5
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
June
June 1-3, Friday-Sunday
Point Defiance Flower & Garden Show
10am to 6 pm; 10am to 5pm Sunday
$15 at gate/$12 in advance
Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
June 3, Sunday
New Members Tea & Tour
1 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden, Visitor Center
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
June 16, Saturday
Bellevue Botanical Garden 15th Anniversary Celebration
1-4 pm at BBG
August
August 4, Saturday
NPA Fundraiser at Windcliff Garden
12-8 pm
Garden tours/party at Hinkley/Jones residence,
Indianola
Daytime tour $50 NPA members/$75 nonmembers. Evening buffet $175 NPA members/$200 nonmembers. Advance registration required. Click here to register.
September
September 16, Sunday
Lecture Perennial Care with Bob Lilly and Carrie Becker.
Learn the secrets of growing great perennials.
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.
October
October 4, Thursday
Lecture: "Global Warming and Species Survival"
Dr. Peter Ward,
Professor of Paleontology at the University of Washington
and Science Writer, discusses how climate change can lead to the extinction
of species. Dr. Ward is author of "Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the
Mass Extinction of the Past and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future."
6:30 pm - Dr. Ward's book will be available for purchase and signing following the lecture.
Sponsored by Northwest Perennial Alliance, Seattle Public Library, and Elliott Bay Book
Company
as part of the Celebration of Linnaeus.
Seattle Public Library Auditorium
1000 4th Avenue, Seattle.
206-386-4636
Free.
October 5, Friday
Linnaeus Celebration, marking the 300th anniversary
Dr. Magnus Liden, Uppsala University, Sweden
7:30 pm
Tickets: $10 / NPA members, students and faculty free with ID.
UW Kane Hall
For articles about Linnaeus, click here.
October 7, Sunday
Lecture: “Linnaeus and His Uppsala Garden” with Dr. Magnus Liden,
Exclusive lecture and luncheon for students. Free with Student ID.
1 pm
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
October 27, Saturday
Symposium: “Color, Texture and Light - Create the WOW Factor in Your Garden”
With Graham Gough, Pamela Harper, Lucy Goffin Gough, Bernard Trainor, and Mary Robson
8 am - 4 pm
NPA members $80/Nonmembers $100
Bastyr University
14500 Juanita Drive NE Kenmore
Click Here to Register On-Line
November
November 18, Sunday
Lecture Newfoundland's Native Flora and Heritage Perennials
with Wilf Nicholls, Director, University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden
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 Wilf Nicholls
For more information, contact our office.
