Practical Botany for Gardeners
Date: Saturday, January 12, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Ross Bayton
Confused by calyces? Baffled by bulbs? Then this botanical primer is just for you. Professional botanist and plant taxonomist Dr. Ross Bayton will lead you through the botanical basics, from plant anatomy …
Demystifying Botanical Latin: Tracing the Labyrinth of Truth
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Daniel Sparler
What’s in a name, anyway? What are the terms repens, decussatus, and praecox telling us about the plants they represent, and who’s this Kniphof character with his red-hot poker plants? If you’ve …
Propagation I: Seed, Hardwood Cuttings
Saturday, February 2, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Dan Hinkley
SOLD OUT
Propagation by seeds remains a mystery to many fine gardeners, though there is probably no greater joy than collecting, cleaning, and sowing one’s own seeds, successfully transplanting the resultant seedlings, and …
Plant Study: Conifers and Broadleaf Evergreens
Saturday, February 16, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructors: Ross Bayton, Nathan Lamb
Conifers dominate the western Washington landscape and are important components of many of our gardens. Broadleaf evergreens, too, are significant as hedges and specimen plants. This course will teach you how …
Making Hypertufa Planters
Wednesday, March 6, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Nathan Lamb
Hypertufa planters are a beautiful, durable way to display alpine plants and succulents, and are surprisingly easy to create. Heronswood Garden Curator/Assistant Director Nathan Lamb will explain the techniques that go into designing, …
Foraging for Medicinal and Edible Plants
Saturday, March 16, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Azure Boure
Learn the basics of locally common edible and medicinal plants, including their identification, ecology, and traditional uses. This class includes a hands-on cooking demo and delicious recipes incorporating spring-foraged nettles.
NOTE: A portion …
Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
Date: Wednesday, March 27, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Bess Bronstein
Pruning is perhaps the best example of horticulture being both a science and an art. To prune properly requires a solid understanding of the biology and growth patterns of the plant in …
Plant Study: Ferns
Date: Saturday, April 13, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: John Van den Meerendonk
This class is the second in our ongoing Plant Study series, and will cover an introduction to the botany, identification, and ornamental uses of the most garden-worthy fern species. Ferns …
Designing Beautiful Container Gardens
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Lucy Hardiman
In this course, garden designer and container gardener extraordinaire Lucy Hardiman will cover the fundamentals that go into designing a truly spectacular container garden, from plant selection to placement to maintenance. If …
Propagation II: Root Cuttings, Perennial Division
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Dan Hinkley
This is the second class in our propagation series, but may be taken as a stand-alone class if desired. Heronswood founder and Garden Director Dan Hinkley will lead a lecture and hands-on …
Roses for the Pacific Northwest
Date: Saturday, June 8, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Nita-Jo Rountree
No garden is complete without roses, and Pacific Northwest gardens are no exception. Our climate poses unique challenges to rose gardeners, and it can be difficult to achieve those coveted, classic blooms. …
Plant Study: Deciduous Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructors: Ross Bayton & Nathan Lamb
This class is the third in our ongoing Plant Study series, and will cover an introduction to the botany, identification, and ornamental uses of the most garden-worthy deciduous trees, …
Practical Botany for Gardeners
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Ross Bayton
Confused by calyces? Baffled by bulbs? Then this botanical primer is just for you. Professional botanist and plant taxonomist Dr. Ross Bayton will lead you through the botanical basics, from plant anatomy …
Plant Study: Northwest Native Plants
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: TBD
This class is the fourth in our ongoing Plant Study series, and will cover an introduction to the botany, identification, and ornamental uses of the most garden-worthy Pacific Northwest native plants, followed by …
Plant Study: Grasses and Sedges
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: TBD
This is the fifth and final class in our ongoing Plant Study series, and will cover an introduction to the botany, identification, and ornamental uses of the most garden-worthy grasses and sedges for …
Mushroom ID and Foraging
Date: Saturday, October 5, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: TBD
Fall is peak time for wild, edible mushrooms, and this class will prepare you to go out with basket and knife in hand to harvest your own bounty. We will cover basic identification, …
Natural Dyes with Plant Materials
Date: Saturday, November 2, 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: TBD
There is a long, beautiful tradition of using plant materials to create dyes, and this class will introduce you to it. This lecture and hands-on workshop will explore the diversity of plants that …
