Enjoy the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in winter! New Moon Dinner events feature a “farm to greenhouse” catered meal with wine for 50 people in our heated greenhouse, a “snow bar” and warming fire pits outside the greenhouse, and night sky viewing telescopes outside on the darker, north side of the Visitor Center.
Sawtooth Botanical Garden,
11 Gimlet Road,
Ketchum, ID 83340,
(208) 726-9358.
Do you and your neighbors want to have privacy AND maintain views? Do you find that your palette of conifers in zones 3, 4, and 5 seems limited? Join Tony McCammon, experienced horticulturist and teacher, in this presentation of interesting and problem-solving evergreens that will thrive in the Wood River Valley.
Sawtooth Botanical Garden,
11 Gimlet Road,
Ketchum, ID 83340,
(208) 726-9358.
Join this interactive class to learn about different types of low volume irrigation systems and in what situations each one is best.
Idaho Botanical Garden,
2355 Old Penitentiary Road,
Boise, ID 83712,
(208) 343-8649.
More than 500 bee species may be native to Oregon, but many of them are poorly known. Better understanding the bees in our region will require more people able to identify them. Join August Jackson, Interpretation Coordinator at Mount Pisgah Arboretum and author of The Bees of the Willamette Valley, for a two-day crash course on bee identification.
Mount Pisgah Arboretum,
34901 Frank Parrish Road,
Eugene, OR 97405,
(541) 747-3817.
Join lichenologist Daphne Stone on this popular walk throughthe Arboretum exploring lichens, their habitats, and ecology. Learn a few namesand enjoy the moist winter air which makes the Pacific Northwest such a greatplace for lichens to grow.
Mount Pisgah Arboretum,
34901 Frank Parrish Road,
Eugene, OR 97405,
(541) 747-3817.
Instructor Lucy Davenport will cover the hands-on practice of the art of bonsai, from choosing a nursery plant to styling a bonsai and maintaining it for the first year of growth. Details include branch pruning, root pruning, wiring and leaf reduction to achieve a miniature specimen.
Bellevue Botanical Garden,
12001 Main Street,
Bellevue, WA 98005,
(425) 452-2750.
Join Shawna van Nimwegen from Plant Amnesty to learn about the different types of approved cuts to make on trees and shrubs, basic plant habits, and what Cass Turnbull called “the pruning budget,” or how much of each plant to prune each season.
Bellevue Botanical Garden,
12001 Main Street,
Bellevue, WA 98005,
(425) 452-2750.
Are you interested in having plants inside your home? Penny Kriese will help you select indoor plants and show you how to care for them. Penny is an Outstanding Master Gardener with a love of indoor plants.
Bellevue Botanical Garden,
12001 Main Street,
Bellevue, WA 98005,
(425) 452-2750.
Join Richie Steffen, Executive Director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden , president of the Hardy Fern Foundation, and co-author of The Plant Lovers Guide to Ferns, for an informative and fun lecture on the ferns of the BBG.
Bellevue Botanical Garden,
12001 Main Street,
Bellevue, WA 98005,
(425) 452-2750.
We are filling the Garden once again with beautiful light displays, live music, model train displays, vendors and warm drinks and bonfires on select nights.
Alaska Botanical Garden,
4601 Campbell Airstrip Road,
Anchorage, AK 99507,
(907) 770-3692.