The HPSW Christmas Party will be Dec 13 3pm-6pm or so at Lynne Harrison’s on Mercer Island There will be a white elephant gift exchange but no stealing others’ presents – unless they WANT to exchange with you. You do not have to participate in the gift exchange if you’d rather not. […]
Kathleen DeMaria will be speaking on Creating New Zealand of the Northern Hemisphere:The Trials, Tribulations (and Successes) of Installing New Gardens at the Washington Park Arboretum Kathleen DeMaria joined the Arboretum staff. in 2013 as the new full-time gardener in charge of maintaining the New Zealand Forest at Pacific Connections. Kathleen is a graduate of the Master of […]
Don’t Miss the Annual HPSW Bulb sale Sunday Oct 11 10-2 at the NHS Hall . Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St. Seattle, WA 98105 MAP Lots of spring flowering bulbs, tulips, narcissus, alliums, crocuses, snowdrops, fritillarias (the little ones) Eremurus etc. Bulb List can be downloaded [XLS File]. CUH is at […]
It’s said that growing Pacific Coast Iris can be a challenge. This may be true for some of them, but they are well worth the effort! Join Bob Seaman for a stroll through the garden and see why. Bob will do a quick review of other irises as well. Bob Seaman has created a beautiful garden […]
Download the HPSW Seed List 2015 Excel Spreadsheet (updated 4/1/2015) Genus Species Cultivar Description Source Date Collected Achlys triphylla – Vanilla leaf; native ground cover. Elegant plant for the edge of woodland Virginia Brewer (B.I.) 7/1/14 Aconitum columbianum var columbianum Chelan County WA Wenatchee Mountains 3200’. Blue white flowers; up to 3’ tall Ron Ratko […]