2013 Fall Bulb List
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On behalf of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden and Richie Steffen, I am sending this announcement for the
Tony Avent – Miller Lecture
The Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation and the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden would like to invite the members of the Hardy Plant Society of Washington to attend the Elisabeth Carey Miller Memorial Lecture. This yearly event is dedicated to the horticultural legacy of Mrs. Miller and highlights her commitment to education and public outreach. This is a free lecture and is offered as a gift from the Charitable Foundation to the horticultural community.
The lecture this year will feature renowned plantsman and horticulturist Tony Avent, owner of Plant Delights Nursery and the co-founder of the Juniper Level Botanic Garden in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Avent’s talk will be So Many Plants, So Little Time: Little Known Perennial Favorites to Delight and Excite!
Below is an invitation that can be shared with others in your organization. If you have any questions or need the invitation in a different format, please contact me at rickp@millergarden.org or call the garden at the number below.
Reservations for free e-tickets can be made at info@millergarden.org or by clicking the links below. I hope that you will be able to join us and I look forward to seeing you there.
Linda McDonald
Overwintering Half-Hardy Plants
Monday September 16th, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
NHS Hall Section A, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St. Seattle, WA 98105 MAP
With the coming change of season, gardeners begin to ponder if they should try to protect their half-hardy tender plants or leave them to the uncertain weather of the coming winter. If we could count on last year’s mild temperatures, we might relax and enjoy the change into fall color and those plants that ‘decline with interest’.
Yet some of us are more controlling and can’t leave it to chance; we must protect our showiest specimens. Phormium, cannas, cordylines, aeoniums, angel trumpets, colored callas, Melianthes major, tree ferns and more will be discussed and protective techniques shown. See how to use burlap wraps, mulches and how simple plastic structures can be built with a minimum of tools or skills.
While the current rage is easy care plants and natives, some gardeners continue to be drawn to the excitement and drama of semi-tropical plants in creating their version of paradise. In addition to increasing the chances of winter survival, simple design tips for combining these bold types will be presented.
Aster novae-angliae ‘Vibrant Dome’ with Hypericum Hypearls ‘Renu’ in the Blooms of Bressingham trial beds
Please come help weed Bed 2 at CUH (3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, 98105) at our new time, Saturday August 3rd, from 10am-1pm instead of 8:00 in the morning. We will be weeding and sheet-mulching it, so bring your shovels and hand-tools.
Also, we’ll weed Equisetum out of Bed#1. Bring lots of water and a sun-hat!.
The HPSW picnic will be Sunday August 4th 11-2 at Beda Herbison’s house.
This is a potluck. Bring a dish to share. We will be outside if the weather cooperates, and inside if it doesn’t. Beda has a lovely garden so we can enjoy her garden and socialize.
HPSW will supply plates, cups, cutlery, napkins and drinks.
Please contact pperrott@comcast.net if you are a member and haven’t received directions yet.