2012 Calendar of Events
January
January 14, Saturday
A Winter Walk with George Lasch
FREE!
10 am - noon
Class limit: 20 - must preregister; contact the NPA office
January 15, Sunday
Lecture - Creating Successful Container Gardens
with Tina Dixon
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 Tina.
February
February 8 - 12, 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
February 9, Thursday
An Educational Evening with Steve Hootman
Admission: $5 at the door
Presented by the Growin' Wild NPA Neighborhood Group
Harbor Place Cottesmore
1016 29th Street NW, Gig Harbor
Read more.
February 15, Wednesday
Making More Plants with Kathy Norsworthy
10 am – noon
Fee: $20 Class Limit: 15
Register now.
February 18, Saturday
Soup and Snowdrops with Barbara Flynn
11 am- 2 pm
Fee: $30 Class Limit: 15
Register now.
March
March 10, Saturday
MARCH MANIA PLANT SALE
9 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
Read more.
March 14, Wednesday
Hydrangeas with George Lasch
10 am - noon
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
Register now.
March 18, Sunday
NICOLAY ART AUCTION & LECTURE
Judith Jones will help NPA auction an original Kevin Nicolay painting!
Read more about the auction.
Followed by:
Pacific Northwest Native Plants & Perennials At Our Fingertips
with media personality Greg Rabourn
Read more about Greg.
Doors open at noon for MsK Native Plant Sale
Auction & Lecture at 1 pm
NPA members $5/Nonmembers $10
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
March 24, Saturday
Potting Up Party -- Please donate plants from your garden!
10 am - 2 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden workyard
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
April
April 4, Wednesday
Pruning with Walt Bubelis
9 am - noon
Fee: $30 Class limit: 15
Register now.
April 7, Saturday
Growing Dazzling Dahlias with Aimee Sherrill
11 am - 1 pm
Fee: $20 Class Limit: 20
Register now.
April 22, Sunday
SPRING PLANT SALE
9 am - 3 pm
North Seattle Community College
9600 College Way N, Seattle.
Get Spring Plant Sale details here.
May
May 6, Sunday
South Sound Lecture
Creating Successful Container Gardens with Tina Dixon
1:30
pm
University Place Library
3609 Market Place W, University Place
Members free/Nonmembers $10
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
Free.
Open Gardens season starts this month, with lots of gardens to explore. Grab your little yellow book and go!
June
June 15 & 16
NPA Bus Tour to Portland - SOLD OUT
Friday & Saturday, June 15 -16
Luxury coach bus from Wilburton Park & Ride in Bellevue
Departs 8:30 am Friday, returns (approx) 10 pm Saturday
Limited to 25 people.
$275 per person, double occupancy
$365 per person, single occupancy
Price includes: Bus, hotel, 2 box lunches & admission to gardens
June 23, Saturday
20th Anniversary Celebration at Bellevue Botanical Garden
2 - 5 pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue
Free.
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.
July
July 28, Saturday
Pine Lake Garden Club Garden Tour
Benefits the Environmental Horticulture Program
at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
10 am - 4 pm
$10; tickets available day of tour in front of John L. Scott Realty,
718 228th Ave, NE, Sammamish
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
August 4, Saturday
Fundraiser at Windcliff
(Sorry, ticket sales closed.)
Every weekend, Saturday & Sunday
Open Gardens
10 am - 4 pm
Free.
Tour additional open gardens in August.
September
September 13, Thursday
Elisabeth C. Miller Lecture
Conserving Plants in a Changing World with Dr. Peter H. Raven
7 pm - followed by free reception with refreshments
Free
Meany Hall, UW
For tickets, email info@millergarden.org
info@millergarden.org
September 16, Sunday
NPA Annual Meeting & Lecture
Myth-busting in the Garden with Linda Chalker Scott
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
October
October 13, Saturday
Autumn Walk & Talk in the Border with George Lasch
10 - noon
FREE to NPA members
To sign up, email the NPA office. You must register to participate.
November
November 18, Sunday
Lecture - Renew, Refresh, Repurpose: High Concept Meets Sustainable Design
with Debra Prinzing
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
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.org
Coming in 2013
June 14-16, Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Study Weekend in Vancouver. BC
For more information, contact our office.
