When you visit the Northwest Flower & Garden Show our 116 FREE seminars and demonstrations will help you turn your garden dreams into reality with hundreds of fresh, functional new ideas for your garden.
Attend the special seminars that suit your interests: green ideas that emphasize sustainability, small space gardening for condos and apartments, getting-started tips for beginners, planning ideas for new homeowners, advanced techniques for specialty growing, and even hands-on fun for kids. It’s all included in your ticket price, so drop in everyday and learn something new!
For the second year in a row, the Seminars will be located on one level in the new state-of-the-art Conference Center at the Washington State Convention Center. Click here for a map.
Speaker Handouts
Click on a Seminar Topic (below in blue) to download the handout from the show. You can also click on a speaker name name to read a full bio.
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= Book Signing |
= Small Space Gardening |
= Edible Gardening |
= Good For Beginners
Rainier Room
(60 minutes except where noted)
10:00 AM
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Garden Sustainably without Sacrificing Beauty
Garden Sustainably without Sacrificing Beauty
11:30 AM
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Edible Landscaping: The New American Garden
Grow Your Own Bountiful & Beautiful Garden
1:00 PM
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Why Doesn’t My Garden Look Like That?
10 Questions to Ask About Your Garden
2:30 PM
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The Human Garden
Enhance Your Garden Enjoyment with Outdoor Rooms
4:00 PM
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Plant of the Week
Peak Performing Plants from January through December
5:30 PM (45)
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Walk on the Wilder Side
New Styles of Garden Paving from Repurposed Materials
6:45 PM
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Get Your Feet Wet
Boggy, Soggy Plants for Plant Addicts
Hood Room
(60 minutes except where noted)
9:30 AM
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Demystifying Heirloom Gardening
Designing with Heirloom Flowers, Vegetables & Herbs
11:00 AM
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Gardening with Conifers
Making Wise Choices in Selecting Conifers
12:30 PM
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Express Yourself!
Garden Art That Enhances & Inspires
2:00 PM (45)
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A Rainbow of Succulents
Using Succulents to Create a Symphony of Color
3:15 PM (45)
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Cool Season Edibles
How to Grow Veggies Year Round
4:30 PM (45)
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Gourmet Gardening
Grow Edibles & Discover What ‘Gourmet’ Really Means
5:45 PM
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A Container Named Desire
Making a Personal Statement with Bold Containers
7:00 PM
Shade Gardens Rule!
The Best & Most Unusual Plants for Shade
DIY Stage
(60 minutes except where noted)
9:30 AM
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Creating Harmony
Using Outdoor Foliage for Indoor Designs
11:15 AM
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Rooting Out Problems Before You Plant
Preparing Plants for Success & Survival
2:00 PM (45)
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Oh, Grow Up!
Get More Food Growing Up with DIY Trellises
3:30 PM
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Garden for the Health of It
Learn How to Safely Perform Gardening Tasks
5:15 PM (45)
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Edibles Cubed
Create a Living, Edible Cocktail Table
6:45 PM
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Develop a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary
How to Invite Mason Bees & Birds into Your Garden
Sprout Stage
(45 minutes except where noted)
10:30 AM
Sing Along & Grow a Song!
Chris Ballew is Caspar Babypants
12:30 PM
Don’t Squish That Bug!
Exploring the Incredible Insect World
2:30 PM
Plant a Little Seed
Singable Songs for the Kid in Everyone
Full Schedule
Click here to download the full seminar schedule.
Please note this is a 15mb download. Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view the schedule.







