SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024

All seminars at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival are FREE with your ticket!

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Rainier Room

(All seminars 60 minutes unless noted)

10:00 AM

Plant People Panels: Where Do Plants Come From?

Moderator: Mary Ann Newcomer - Author, speaker, radio host and newspaper columnist; expert at gardening in the intermountain west.

Dan Heims - Award-winning author, and president of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Ann Amato - Horticulturist, production manager at Secret Garden Growers, blogger, amateurbotannist.com

Karl  Gercens - Manger of Conservatory at Longwood Gardens

Ross Bayton - Director of Heronswood Garden and horticulture author 

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11:45 AM

Is Nature More Cooperative Than We Think?

Kristin Ohlson - Journalist and bestselling author, The Soil Will Save Us and Sweet in Tooth and Claw

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1:00 PM

Maximizing Your Garden Traveling Opportunities

Karl Gercens - Manger of Conservatory at Longwood Gardens

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2:30 PM

Bats and Their Benefits

David Mizejewski - Naturalist at National Wildlife Federation and author, Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife

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4:30 PM

Bling on the Wing: 12 Months of Flowers for Hummingbirds

Greg Butler - Designer, educator, and owner of Design of the Times

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Hood Room

(All seminars 60 minutes)

9:30 AM

Growing a Greener Future with Sustainable Gardening

Alejandra Feliciano - Landscape Designer and Project Manager for Molbak's Garden + Homes

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10:45 AM

The Less Work/More Resilient Vegetable Garden

Kim Stoddart - Award winning U.K. garden journalist, editor (Amateur Gardening Magazine) and author The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden

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12:00 PM

Creating a resilient lawn that is beautiful and wildlife friendly

Linda Chalker-Scott - WSU Horticulture Professor and author, How Plants Work and The Informed Gardener

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1:15 PM

Salvage Secrets

James Pettigrew - Creative force behind Organic Mechanics 

Sean Stout - Creative force behind Organic Mechanics 

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2:45 PM

Firescape Your Home

Adrienne Edwards - Teacher, landscape designer, and co-author, Firescaping Your Home

Rachel Schleiger - Lecturer and co-author, Firescaping Your Home

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4:00 PM

Learn How to Welcome Mason Bees Into Your Garden

Thyra McKelvie -  Pollination Program & Operations Director for Rent Mason Bees

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5:15 PM

Soil Moisture Tips for a More Resilient Landscape

Christina Pfeiffer - Horticulture consultant, ISA certified arborist and co-author, Pacific Northwest Gardening Month-by-Month

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DIY Stage

(All seminars 60 minutes)

10:00 AM

Pruning With Confidence

Charlie Nardozzi - Regional Emmy award-winning radio, TV host and author, Gardening Complete and No-Dig Gardening

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11:45 AM

Confessions of a Worm Lover

Emily Apple Wilkins - Vermiculturist and home gardening consultant

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1:30 PM

Growing Together: Easy Garden Projects for Everyone

Rizanino Reyes - Owner of RHR Horticulture

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3:15 PM

Flowering Bulb Talk: Bulb Basics and Native Bulbs for the PNW

Sean and Allison McManus - Co-owner and host of Spoken Garden, and co-author, The First-time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers

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Main Stage

11:00 AM

Container War: Sunday

Host: Marianne Binetti 

Allison and Sean McManus - Co-owners and hosts of Spoken Garden, and co-authors, The First-time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers

James Pettigrew and Sean Stout - Creative forces behind Organic Mechanics 

 

1:00 PM

Bring It Home! Wildlife Watchers Go Shopping

Host: Perla Sofía Curbelo-Santiago - Founder of Agrochic, and author, ¡Verdura! Living a Garden Life

David Mizejewski - Naturalist at National Wildlife Federation and author, Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife

Mary Phillips - Head of Garden for Wildlife™/Certified Wildlife Habitat® 

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2:30 PM

Blooms & Bubbles: Sensational Seasonal, Sustainable Centerpiece [additional ticket required]

Sarah Nayani - Ecological florist, flower farmer and owner of Grow Girl Seattle

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4:00 PM

National Wildlife Federation Panel + Meet & Greet

Mary  Phillips - Head of Garden for Wildlife™/Certified Wildlife Habitat® 

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Seminar schedule subject to change, so we recommend checking back closer to the show for the current schedule. No ticket refunds in the event of Speaker cancellations. 

What’s a ProTip? Some speakers provide a handout for their sessions. We post them each evening of the show for you to download. 


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