The University of Washington Botanic Gardens, part of the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences, consists of two sites: the Washington Park Arboretum and the Center for Urban Horticulture. With a diverse collection of over 20,000 plants and various amenities, these sites provide opportunities for education, research, and recreational activities.
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UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
This class is a nature journaling and observational drawing class. We will be going outside into the gardens at the Center for Urban Horticulture with our sketchbooks to practice recording observations in the field. We will then use our field observations to work on the drawings further, using graphite and watercolor. The focus of the class will be practicing nature journaling and using this information from the field to create a more completed...
UW Botanic Gardens @ Virtual Classroom
This session will cover dormant season pruning and transplanting for specific plant types, winter weeding and garden care, best tools and practices, and planning ahead for the new growing season. Though it seems there isn't much to do in the garden over winter, dormant season tasks can set the stage for a good gardening year. When weather keeps us indoors, we can plan ahead for tasks and garden changes to be done in the months ahead....
UW Botanic Gardens @ Virtual Classroom
Autumn is a dynamic season in the garden. Many plants are heading into dormancy, while others are in a period of active growth. Doing the right gardening tasks now can set the stage for next year's garden: adding new plants for seasonal interest or making changes to address problems observed over the past season. Some of the best things to do - or to avoid - at this time of year may seem counter-intuitive to some gardeners. This session will...
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UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Join us to sketch spring flora with ink and watercolor. Learn quick techniques for vibrant works with portable materials. Gain confidence in everyday sketching with expert guidance.
UW Botanic Gardens @ Virtual Classroom
Learn the right way to prune roses: hybrid teas, climbers, & landscape roses. Class will cover the best time of year to prune, the right tools, and techniques for ensuring healthy long lasting roses. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction.
UW Botanic Gardens @ Virtual Classroom
This class will cover pruning Japanese upright maples (fan pruning), Japanese laceleaf maples (shell pruning), pruning pines (cloud pruning) and shearing masses of lower story plants. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction.
UW Botanic Gardens @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
This class will introduce you to common foliar pests and diseases often seen in spring in the Pacific Northwest, including rusts, mildews, anthracnose, bacterial blights, tent caterpillars, mites, lacebugs, root weevils, and aphids. Plant Health Care (PHC) approaches to management, including acceptable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods will be covered. The course will include field diagnosis practice, as well as an indoor lab session for everyone...
UW Botanic Gardens @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
This session will focus on insect pests and diseases that impact the health of landscape and native conifers in our region, including rusts, twig and needle blights, needle casts, scales, adelgids, bark beetles, and moths. We will examine samples in the classroom and the field. Plant Health Care (PHC) approaches to management, including acceptable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods will be covered. We will do diagnosis practice both in the...
Capture the beauty of your garden and surrounding areas with ink and watercolor washes in this online, interactive class. Working from photos and real life, using portable materials you will learn how to “travel light” in order to sketch intimate and broader views. Beginning with fun warm-up exercises you will be guided in an intuitive approach to sketching with pen, layering watercolor washes, and gathering tips for working outdoors. Photos...
All About Conifers: Tree Identification, Management and Landscape Use Conifers provide the structural framework for many gardens, serving as specimen trees, focal points, screens, and hedges. Unique growth habits along with contrasts of foliage color and texture can provide year round interest in any size garden. In the dark days of winter a golden cypress can light up the garden with colorful foliage, and a prostrate weeping hemlock can soften...
Class attendees will learn about the restoration project design process in order to plan and implement more successful and cost effective ecological restoration projects. They will learn how to develop a design that meets project goals with the given site conditions and how to respond adaptively to unexpected changes. After an overview of project development and implementation topics, attendees will be split into teams to perform a field site assessment...
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
2023 Ecological Restoration Symposium: Beginning Again – Ecosystem Restoration from the Ground Up This symposium will be an in-person and virtual hybrid event, bringing together researchers and practitioners to address the complex process of restoring native plant communities from the ground up, from structure removal to soil remediation & community engagement. This symposium will guide attendees through the complex process of restoring...
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
This lecture and hands-on workshop will cover how to manage and prune native vegetation adjacent to trails, drives, and streets for optimal environmental functions, appearance, safety, & visibility. This class is open to everyone, but geared towards public works, maintenance, and landscape crew members as well as community stewardship volunteers, supervisors, and field staff. Natural area landscapes hold an important place and functions in...
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Join this workshop to learn how to build & maintain your own closed terrarium! Class supply fee covers all necessary supplies. Terrariums are micro gardening environments that allow you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art. Closed terrariums require less watering than traditional terrariums. During the day, condensation will form on the glass, then in the evening as the glass cools, the moisture returns to the soil....
UW Botanic Gardens @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
Explore the intricate relationships between species and discover the unique characteristics that define each family through this enlightening course.
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn to safely identify many of our native edibles here in the Puget Sound area as well as ways to incorporate native edible plants into your home landscape! This class will include a small tasting of different native plants you can grow and harvest as well as a short walk around the Union Bay Natural Area to take a look at some of the native edibles and compare them to invasive look-alikes. Children are welcome, but class content will be...
UW Botanic Gardens @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
Plant CSI: Leaf Spots, Curl, Galls, and Holes - Foliar Pests & Diseases Become a Plant Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)! Learn about key plant diseases and insect pests that can cause problems for favorite trees and shrubs in the landscape. Why does it seem like overnight your favorite shrubs and trees get so many leaf spots? Should your kinnikinnick leaves be so thick, curly and red? And what insect is eating your rhododendrons and azaleas?...
UW Botanic Gardens @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
Learn how to identify and manage fungal decay diseases that affect native tree species in the Pacific Northwest. Gain essential skills in recognizing decay pathogens for proper tree health assessment and structure evaluation. Discover effective Plant Health Care (PHC) approaches and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods for disease management.
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn how to create an indoor garden in miniature. Terrariums are a micro gardening technique that allows you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art. Instructor Tassy de Give, author of Rooted in Design, will guide you on building a terrarium and how to maintain it. Learn how to create an indoor garden in miniature. Terrariums are a micro gardening technique that allows you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art....
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn the ancient Japanese art of Kokedama gardening and create a unique living sculpture under the guidance of instructor Tassy de Give. Discover the history and materials used in this fascinating art form at UW Botanic Gardens.
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