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Saturday, February 20, 2027

Hood Room

9:30am	Low-Water Gardening in the Pacific Northwest Del Curran Brummet - Head Gardener, Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden View More High 80s in May? Watering in late October? As Northwest gardeners face hotter, drier conditions, choosing plants that can thrive with less water is becoming increasingly important. Discover climate-adapted plants for conditions ranging from deep shade and dappled light to full sun. Drawing on experience in both a low-water home garden and the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, which is not itself a low-water garden but has a strong backbone of climate-adapted plants, explore native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers alongside plants from Mediterranean and Southern Hemisphere climates. You’ll come away with fresh ideas for creating a beautiful, year-round garden that requires less water.	Low-Water Gardening in the Pacific Northwest High 80s in May? Watering in late October? As Northwest gardeners face hotter, drier conditions, choosing plants that can thrive with less water is becoming increasingly important. Discover climate-adapted plants for conditions ranging from deep shade and dappled light to full sun. Drawing on experience in both a low-water home garden and the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, which is not itself a low-water garden but has a strong backbone of climate-adapted plants, explore native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers alongside plants from Mediterranean and Southern Hemisphere climates. You’ll come away with fresh ideas for creating a beautiful, year-round garden that requires less water. Saturday, February 20, 2027 9:30am
10:45am	Small Bulbs, Big Surprises Eric Hsu - Chanticleer Horticulturist, Writer View More Small bulbs can deliver a surprising amount of color while taking up very little space. Many disappear gracefully when dormant, multiply happily with little intervention, and work beautifully in both gardens and containers. Move beyond the usual daffodils and tulips to discover miniature daffodils, species tulips, Pacific Northwest native bulbs, and other lesser-known choices that can bring something fresh to familiar spring displays. You’ll leave with plenty of inspiration for finding and growing these small but mighty bulbs in your own garden.	Small Bulbs, Big Surprises Small bulbs can deliver a surprising amount of color while taking up very little space. Many disappear gracefully when dormant, multiply happily with little intervention, and work beautifully in both gardens and containers. Move beyond the usual daffodils and tulips to discover miniature daffodils, species tulips, Pacific Northwest native bulbs, and other lesser-known choices that can bring something fresh to familiar spring displays. You’ll leave with plenty of inspiration for finding and growing these small but mighty bulbs in your own garden. Saturday, February 20, 2027 10:45am
12:00pm	Chasing Orchids: Stories Behind the World’s Most Extraordinary Flowers Robbie Honey - Author, Botanical Photographer, Floral Designer View More Orchids have inspired fascination, obsession, and a lifetime of looking more closely. Travel from Kew Gardens to the Amazon through striking photography that reveals the extraordinary beauty, structure, and diversity of one of the most remarkable families in the plant kingdom. See orchids transformed into intricate botanical portraits, alongside stories gathered from photographing them around the world. Drawing from the journey behind the forthcoming book, Orchids: Botanical Portraits, this richly illustrated presentation offers an intimate look at these extraordinary flowers through the eyes of someone who has been captivated by them since joining Zimbabwe’s Orchid Society at age eleven.	Chasing Orchids: Stories Behind the World’s Most Extraordinary Flowers Orchids have inspired fascination, obsession, and a lifetime of looking more closely. Travel from Kew Gardens to the Amazon through striking photography that reveals the extraordinary beauty, structure, and diversity of one of the most remarkable families in the plant kingdom. See orchids transformed into intricate botanical portraits, alongside stories gathered from photographing them around the world. Drawing from the journey behind the forthcoming book, Orchids: Botanical Portraits, this richly illustrated presentation offers an intimate look at these extraordinary flowers through the eyes of someone who has been captivated by them since joining Zimbabwe’s Orchid Society at age eleven. Saturday, February 20, 2027 12:00pm
1:15pm	Gardens of the Gilded Age Jana Milbocker - Author, Garden Tour Host, Landscape Designer View More Step into an era when American wealth created landscapes that rivaled those of European royalty. The Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, du Ponts, and other wealthy industrialists built extravagant estates where competition, world travel, plant-hunting expeditions, technological advances, and passions for nature and art gave rise to extraordinary gardens. Through a richly illustrated tour of Gilded Age estates, discover the stories behind these remarkable landscapes and the significant plants, horticultural innovations, and architectural features that made them unique. See how ambition, artistry, and astonishing resources shaped gardens that continue to captivate visitors today, with ideas and inspiration that can still influence how we think about our own gardens.	Gardens of the Gilded Age Step into an era when American wealth created landscapes that rivaled those of European royalty. The Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, du Ponts, and other wealthy industrialists built extravagant estates where competition, world travel, plant-hunting expeditions, technological advances, and passions for nature and art gave rise to extraordinary gardens. Through a richly illustrated tour of Gilded Age estates, discover the stories behind these remarkable landscapes and the significant plants, horticultural innovations, and architectural features that made them unique. See how ambition, artistry, and astonishing resources shaped gardens that continue to captivate visitors today, with ideas and inspiration that can still influence how we think about our own gardens. Saturday, February 20, 2027 1:15pm
2:30pm	Roses Without Rules Robin Jennings - Heirloom Roses Director of Product and Strategic Partnerships View More Roses have a reputation for being demanding, but in the Pacific Northwest, much of that reputation is undeserved. Forget the intimidating rules and focus on the handful of decisions that really matter when you’re getting started. Find out how to choose varieties suited to PNW conditions, select the right site, prepare the soil before planting, and establish a realistic first-year care rhythm. You’ll come away knowing what truly matters in year one, what you can safely ignore, and how a few well-informed choices can make growing beautiful roses far less complicated than you thought.	Roses Without Rules Roses have a reputation for being demanding, but in the Pacific Northwest, much of that reputation is undeserved. Forget the intimidating rules and focus on the handful of decisions that really matter when you’re getting started. Find out how to choose varieties suited to PNW conditions, select the right site, prepare the soil before planting, and establish a realistic first-year care rhythm. You’ll come away knowing what truly matters in year one, what you can safely ignore, and how a few well-informed choices can make growing beautiful roses far less complicated than you thought. Saturday, February 20, 2027 2:30pm
3:45pm	Gertrude Jekyll: Garden Ideas That Still Inspire Us Jenny Rose Carey - Author, Horticulturist View More Gertrude Jekyll’s approach to flowers and color helped shape the way we garden today, and her ideas remain remarkably fresh more than a century later. Step inside Munstead Wood, her celebrated personal garden in Surrey, England, for a closer look at her influential use of color in the flower garden and the principles behind her planting style. Along the way, discover Jekyll’s ideas for woodland and rock gardens and see why her writing and designs continue to inspire gardeners today.	Gertrude Jekyll: Garden Ideas That Still Inspire Us Gertrude Jekyll’s approach to flowers and color helped shape the way we garden today, and her ideas remain remarkably fresh more than a century later. Step inside Munstead Wood, her celebrated personal garden in Surrey, England, for a closer look at her influential use of color in the flower garden and the principles behind her planting style. Along the way, discover Jekyll’s ideas for woodland and rock gardens and see why her writing and designs continue to inspire gardeners today. Saturday, February 20, 2027 3:45pm

Rainier Room

10:00am	A Garden Full of Flowers Jenny Rose Carey - Author, Horticulturist View More Imagine a garden overflowing with flowers from the first days of spring through the end of fall. Discover how to pack beds and containers with perennials, biennials, annuals, and bulbs for an ever-changing succession of bloom. Drawing on the cottage-gardening traditions of her English upbringing and decades of experience at Northview, her Pennsylvania garden, Jenny Rose Carey shares favorite techniques for creating generous, plant-packed gardens that celebrate the seasons. Come away with inspiration and practical ideas for keeping the flower show going month after month.	A Garden Full of Flowers Imagine a garden overflowing with flowers from the first days of spring through the end of fall. Discover how to pack beds and containers with perennials, biennials, annuals, and bulbs for an ever-changing succession of bloom. Drawing on the cottage-gardening traditions of her English upbringing and decades of experience at Northview, her Pennsylvania garden, Jenny Rose Carey shares favorite techniques for creating generous, plant-packed gardens that celebrate the seasons. Come away with inspiration and practical ideas for keeping the flower show going month after month. Saturday, February 20, 2027 10:00am
11:15am	Foodscaping: Grow a Beautiful, Edible Landscape Charlie Nardozzi - Author, Garden Writer, Radio & TV Personality View More Why choose between a beautiful landscape and one that produces food? Foodscaping combines edible trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants with traditional ornamentals, making it possible to grow more even when garden space is limited. Discover unexpected places to grow edibles, attractive plants that can replace traditional ornamentals, and creative ways to make better use of the space you already have. You’ll leave with practical ideas for adding food to your landscape without sacrificing beauty or redoing your entire garden.	Foodscaping: Grow a Beautiful, Edible Landscape Why choose between a beautiful landscape and one that produces food? Foodscaping combines edible trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants with traditional ornamentals, making it possible to grow more even when garden space is limited. Discover unexpected places to grow edibles, attractive plants that can replace traditional ornamentals, and creative ways to make better use of the space you already have. You’ll leave with practical ideas for adding food to your landscape without sacrificing beauty or redoing your entire garden. Saturday, February 20, 2027 11:15am
12:30pm	Tea Garden: Design & Grow Your Perfect Cup Stefani Bittner - Author, Homestead Design Collective Owner, Landscape Designer Rosemary Loveall-Sale - Morningsun Herb Farm Owner View More Imagine stepping into a garden designed for beauty, fragrance, and the pleasure of gathering your own tea. Whether you have a full landscape, a dedicated garden bed, or just a few containers on a patio, discover how to layer herbs and plants into a beautiful, productive tea garden with fresh ingredients ready for harvesting. From soothing chamomile and peppermint to Camellia sinensis, the true tea plant, discover what to grow and how to turn the garden’s bounty into fresh and dried teas for year-round enjoyment. Create a garden that offers something wonderful at every step, from choosing and combining the plants to harvesting, steeping, and finally pouring the perfect cup.	Tea Garden: Design & Grow Your Perfect Cup Imagine stepping into a garden designed for beauty, fragrance, and the pleasure of gathering your own tea. Whether you have a full landscape, a dedicated garden bed, or just a few containers on a patio, discover how to layer herbs and plants into a beautiful, productive tea garden with fresh ingredients ready for harvesting. From soothing chamomile and peppermint to Camellia sinensis, the true tea plant, discover what to grow and how to turn the garden’s bounty into fresh and dried teas for year-round enjoyment. Create a garden that offers something wonderful at every step, from choosing and combining the plants to harvesting, steeping, and finally pouring the perfect cup. Saturday, February 20, 2027 12:30pm
1:45pm	See Like a Designer: Creating Unforgettable Containers Christina Salwitz - Author, Horticulturist, Landscape Designer, Photographer View More Why does one container stop you mid-stride while another, filled with equally beautiful plants, barely registers? Spoiler alert, it isn’t the plants. It’s the design. Move beyond “thriller, filler, spiller” and discover the visual language behind unforgettable container gardens, from composition and visual weight to movement, editing, and even tension. Through humor, surprising examples, and a designer’s way of seeing, you’ll begin to understand what separates a nice container from a breathtaking one. You may never wander a nursery or arrange a pot quite the same way again.	See Like a Designer: Creating Unforgettable Containers Why does one container stop you mid-stride while another, filled with equally beautiful plants, barely registers? Spoiler alert, it isn’t the plants. It’s the design. Move beyond “thriller, filler, spiller” and discover the visual language behind unforgettable container gardens, from composition and visual weight to movement, editing, and even tension. Through humor, surprising examples, and a designer’s way of seeing, you’ll begin to understand what separates a nice container from a breathtaking one. You may never wander a nursery or arrange a pot quite the same way again. Saturday, February 20, 2027 1:45pm
3:00pm	Budget Friendly Gardening Karen Chapman - Author, Founder Le jardinet, Garden Designer View More For many of us, gardening is more than a hobby. It’s a way to connect with nature, express creativity, and support our well-being. But as the cost of living rises, finding ways to keep gardening without overspending matters more than ever. Learn how to make strategic choices that help your gardening dollars go further, whether you’re redesigning an entire landscape or simply refreshing a few containers. Discover practical ways to prioritize where you spend, where you can save, and how to create a garden you love while staying within your budget.	Budget Friendly Gardening For many of us, gardening is more than a hobby. It’s a way to connect with nature, express creativity, and support our well-being. But as the cost of living rises, finding ways to keep gardening without overspending matters more than ever. Learn how to make strategic choices that help your gardening dollars go further, whether you’re redesigning an entire landscape or simply refreshing a few containers. Discover practical ways to prioritize where you spend, where you can save, and how to create a garden you love while staying within your budget. Saturday, February 20, 2027 3:00pm

Main Stage

4:00pm

Hydrangea Fan Club™ Happy Hour

Ryan McEnaney - Author, Fifth Generation Plantsman Bailey Nurseries

Hydrangea Happy Hour with the Endless Summer® Hydrangea Fan Club™ will be a fun, interactive space for show attendees to watch a live hydrangea-themed Jeopardy game featuring their favorite garden personalities. Audiences can join the fun through live drawings to win prizes, plants, and special Hydrangea Fan Club™ goodies.

Each hour will end with hydrangea Q&A's hosted by the Endless Summer® and First Editions® team to help gardeners kick off the 2027 hydrangea season.

Hydrangea Fan Club™ Happy Hour

Each hour will end with hydrangea Q&A's hosted by the Endless Summer® and First Editions® team to help gardeners kick off the 2027 hydrangea season.

Saturday, February 20, 2027 4:00pm

DIY Stage

10:15am	Grow an Abundant Spring Cutting Garden Anne Long - Educator, Flower Farmer, Dahlia House Owner View More Get ready for armloads of spring flowers. Through practical demonstrations, learn how to grow anemones, ranunculus, tulips, daffodils, peonies, and other spring favorites specifically for cutting and floral design, whether you’re planting in the garden or containers. Explore soil preparation, planting and succession timing, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, and common mistakes, along with techniques for getting more blooms and extending vase life. You’ll also learn how to choose quality corms and make the most of your spring cutting garden from planting through the vase.	Grow an Abundant Spring Cutting Garden Get ready for armloads of spring flowers. Through practical demonstrations, learn how to grow anemones, ranunculus, tulips, daffodils, peonies, and other spring favorites specifically for cutting and floral design, whether you’re planting in the garden or containers. Explore soil preparation, planting and succession timing, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, and common mistakes, along with techniques for getting more blooms and extending vase life. You’ll also learn how to choose quality corms and make the most of your spring cutting garden from planting through the vase. Saturday, February 20, 2027 10:15am
11:45am	Botanical Couture Basics Rizaniño Reyes - Author, Floral Designer, Heronswood Assistant Director, Horticulturist View More Flowers aren’t just for vases. From classic boutonnieres and corsages to extravagant headdresses and flower-covered jackets, see how fresh plant materials can become remarkable pieces of wearable floral design. Watch a botanical flower crown come together step by step using both traditional materials and more natural construction techniques. Along the way, pick up ideas and inspiration for creating wearable flowers for celebrations, special occasions, or simply for the fun of making something beautiful.	Botanical Couture Basics Flowers aren’t just for vases. From classic boutonnieres and corsages to extravagant headdresses and flower-covered jackets, see how fresh plant materials can become remarkable pieces of wearable floral design. Watch a botanical flower crown come together step by step using both traditional materials and more natural construction techniques. Along the way, pick up ideas and inspiration for creating wearable flowers for celebrations, special occasions, or simply for the fun of making something beautiful. Saturday, February 20, 2027 11:45am
1:15pm	Scented Geraniums: A Collector’s Obsession Sue Goetz - Author, Designer, Garden Tour Host, Horticulturist View More Rose, lemon, mint, spice, fruit... scented geraniums, botanically Pelargoniums, are anything but ordinary. Their aromatic foliage comes in an astonishing range of fragrances, with plants that are as versatile as they are addictive to collect. Discover ways to grow and use scented geraniums in containers, herb gardens, and sensory plantings, along with practical advice for seasonal care, propagation, and overwintering. Then take them beyond the garden with ideas for using their fragrant leaves in teas, flavored sugars, baking, potpourri, and simple botanical crafts.	Scented Geraniums: A Collector’s Obsession Rose, lemon, mint, spice, fruit... scented geraniums, botanically Pelargoniums, are anything but ordinary. Their aromatic foliage comes in an astonishing range of fragrances, with plants that are as versatile as they are addictive to collect. Discover ways to grow and use scented geraniums in containers, herb gardens, and sensory plantings, along with practical advice for seasonal care, propagation, and overwintering. Then take them beyond the garden with ideas for using their fragrant leaves in teas, flavored sugars, baking, potpourri, and simple botanical crafts. Saturday, February 20, 2027 1:15pm
2:45pm	Gift Worthy Florals Natalie Gill - Author, Floral Designer, Co-Owner Native Poppy Meg Blancato - Author, Floral Designer, Co-Owner Native Poppy Erin Dollar - Author, Native Poppy Floral Creative View More Turn homegrown flowers into beautiful bouquets ready to share. With a few professional florist tips, learn how to arrange garden blooms, wrap them for gifting, and present them beautifully. Discover simple ways to package and transport flowers so they arrive intact, along with practical advice for keeping blooms fresh and extending their vase life. From arranging to wrapping to flower care, this demonstration offers useful techniques for making the most of the flowers you grow.	Gift Worthy Florals Turn homegrown flowers into beautiful bouquets ready to share. With a few professional florist tips, learn how to arrange garden blooms, wrap them for gifting, and present them beautifully. Discover simple ways to package and transport flowers so they arrive intact, along with practical advice for keeping blooms fresh and extending their vase life. From arranging to wrapping to flower care, this demonstration offers useful techniques for making the most of the flowers you grow. Saturday, February 20, 2027 2:45pm
4:15pm	Free Plants! Propagate Like the Pros Lindsay Sisti - Author, Aroid Hybridizer, Houseplant Educator View More Turn one houseplant into twenty, even in the middle of winter. See how a propagation box is designed and constructed, why it works, and how creating the right growing environment can help turn a few favorite plants into a much larger collection. Follow the propagation process from start to finish, including how substrates such as Fluval Stratum, perlite, and sphagnum moss can be used in different ways for more efficient results. Come away understanding the science behind successful propagation and ready to put those techniques to work on your own houseplants.	Free Plants! Propagate Like the Pros Turn one houseplant into twenty, even in the middle of winter. See how a propagation box is designed and constructed, why it works, and how creating the right growing environment can help turn a few favorite plants into a much larger collection. Follow the propagation process from start to finish, including how substrates such as Fluval Stratum, perlite, and sphagnum moss can be used in different ways for more efficient results. Come away understanding the science behind successful propagation and ready to put those techniques to work on your own houseplants. Saturday, February 20, 2027 4:15pm

Creative Studio

10:00am

Mounting Epiphytes: Orchid Edition

Jessica Kathryn Scovel - Houseplant Expert, Owner of Buds Interior Plant Design

Mounting Epiphytes: Orchid Edition

Saturday, February 20, 2027 10:00am

12:00pm

Go Bog Wild: Build a Bog Bowl

Krystal Duran - Author, Content Creator, Houseplant Educator

Create your own miniature wetland, a wonderfully wild little landscape that brings some of nature’s most fascinating plants up close. You’ll build and plant a bog bowl to take home, combining moisture-loving plants in a container designed for their unusual growing needs.

As you work, you’ll discover what makes these plants different and get practical guidance for keeping your creation happy at home. You’ll leave with a planted bog bowl and the know-how to keep it thriving.

All materials and plants are provided, along with a complimentary pair of WomensWork gloves.

Go Bog Wild: Build a Bog Bowl

All materials and plants are provided, along with a complimentary pair of WomensWork gloves.

Saturday, February 20, 2027 12:00pm

2:00pm

From Garden to Keepsake... Dry, Press & Preserve

Becca Mathews - Environmental Educator, Flower Farmer, Nature Photographer

Create something beautiful with flowers you can enjoy long after the growing season ends. In this hands-on workshop, participants will work with dried and pressed flowers to create their own botanical project to take home while learning the techniques behind successful flower preservation.

Along the way, discover which flowers and plants preserve beautifully, when and how to harvest them, and the best methods for drying, pressing, and storing botanical materials. You’ll leave with your own creation, plenty of inspiration, and the skills to preserve flowers from your own garden for future projects.

From Garden to Keepsake... Dry, Press & Preserve

Saturday, February 20, 2027 2:00pm

Adams Room

10:30am	Cultivating Place: The Power of Gardeners Jennifer Jewell New - NPR and Public Television Host View More Be among the first to experience Cultivating Place: The Power of Gardeners, a new national public television series from acclaimed garden communicator Jennifer Jewell. This special Festival screening offers a sneak peek at Season One before its planned public television release in Spring 2027. Celebrating gardeners as powerful agents of beauty, connection, culture, and change, the series travels through gardens and communities to explore what happens when people cultivate the places they call home. Join Jennifer for this first look at an exciting new chapter for Cultivating Place.	Cultivating Place: The Power of Gardeners Be among the first to experience Cultivating Place: The Power of Gardeners, a new national public television series from acclaimed garden communicator Jennifer Jewell. This special Festival screening offers a sneak peek at Season One before its planned public television release in Spring 2027. Celebrating gardeners as powerful agents of beauty, connection, culture, and change, the series travels through gardens and communities to explore what happens when people cultivate the places they call home. Join Jennifer for this first look at an exciting new chapter for Cultivating Place. Saturday, February 20, 2027 10:30am
12:00pm	Killer Plants for Your Goth Garden Felicia Ann Feaster - Author, Garden Writer, Lifestyle Journalist View More Turn your goth garden into a rogue’s gallery of plant thugs. Once you’ve set the mood with deep red and almost-black plants and flowers, add another layer of intrigue with poisonous and carnivorous plants that can make your garden as frightening as it is beautiful. Discover specific cultivars, from easy-to-find favorites to more exotic choices, along with their growing habits and what they need to thrive. You’ll also learn the special precautions to take when growing, handling, and displaying poisonous plants, so your garden can be deliciously dark without becoming genuinely dangerous.	Killer Plants for Your Goth Garden Turn your goth garden into a rogue’s gallery of plant thugs. Once you’ve set the mood with deep red and almost-black plants and flowers, add another layer of intrigue with poisonous and carnivorous plants that can make your garden as frightening as it is beautiful. Discover specific cultivars, from easy-to-find favorites to more exotic choices, along with their growing habits and what they need to thrive. You’ll also learn the special precautions to take when growing, handling, and displaying poisonous plants, so your garden can be deliciously dark without becoming genuinely dangerous. Saturday, February 20, 2027 12:00pm
1:30pm	Radicchio Amore: From Seed to Table Lane Selman - Author, Culinary Breeding Network Founder, Professor OSU View More Journey into Italy’s rich radicchio tradition and discover the beauty, history, and garden potential of this beloved winter vegetable. From jewel-toned heads to leafy chicories, explore radicchio’s many forms and learn how Italian tradition, plant breeding, farmers, chefs, and gardeners have shaped its story and helped bring it to new audiences. Along the way, gather growing inspiration, cultural stories, and ideas for bringing radicchio from seed to table in your own garden.	Radicchio Amore: From Seed to Table Journey into Italy’s rich radicchio tradition and discover the beauty, history, and garden potential of this beloved winter vegetable. From jewel-toned heads to leafy chicories, explore radicchio’s many forms and learn how Italian tradition, plant breeding, farmers, chefs, and gardeners have shaped its story and helped bring it to new audiences. Along the way, gather growing inspiration, cultural stories, and ideas for bringing radicchio from seed to table in your own garden. Saturday, February 20, 2027 1:30pm
3:00pm	From Lawn to Cottage Garden with the Sheet-Mulching Queen Janice Groves - Sheet-Mulching Queen, Content Creator View More Ready to trade some of your lawn for more garden? Through stunning before-and-after photos, discover how sheet mulching with cardboard can transform a traditional lawn into a vibrant, pollinator-friendly cottage garden without breaking the budget. Learn practical tips for using sheet mulching to create more garden with less money, along with lessons learned from a real-life transformation. You’ll also see how letting go of perfection and embracing nature’s spontaneity can open the door to a garden that feels abundant, lively, and entirely your own.	From Lawn to Cottage Garden with the Sheet-Mulching Queen Ready to trade some of your lawn for more garden? Through stunning before-and-after photos, discover how sheet mulching with cardboard can transform a traditional lawn into a vibrant, pollinator-friendly cottage garden without breaking the budget. Learn practical tips for using sheet mulching to create more garden with less money, along with lessons learned from a real-life transformation. You’ll also see how letting go of perfection and embracing nature’s spontaneity can open the door to a garden that feels abundant, lively, and entirely your own. Saturday, February 20, 2027 3:00pm
4:30pm	Design Like a Theme Park: Storytelling with Plants Kelsey Segaloff - Content Creator, Podcast Host, Nerd View More Theme parks use plants to do more than decorate. They use them to convince us we’ve stepped into another world. Discover how plant choices, spacing, containers, and subtle details work together to create the story and mood of immersive landscapes at places like Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Universal. Then bring those ideas home using a simple “setting + vibe” approach. Whether you want your garden to feel playful, polished, wild, or even a little haunted, you’ll learn how to choose design elements that support that vision and create a garden that feels more intentional and distinctly your own.	Design Like a Theme Park: Storytelling with Plants Theme parks use plants to do more than decorate. They use them to convince us we’ve stepped into another world. Discover how plant choices, spacing, containers, and subtle details work together to create the story and mood of immersive landscapes at places like Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Universal. Then bring those ideas home using a simple “setting + vibe” approach. Whether you want your garden to feel playful, polished, wild, or even a little haunted, you’ll learn how to choose design elements that support that vision and create a garden that feels more intentional and distinctly your own. Saturday, February 20, 2027 4:30pm

Traveler's Tea

3:30pm

Mediterranean Paradise: Gardens of Puglia

Stefani Bittner - Author, Homestead Design Collective Owner, Landscape Designer

Join Stefani Bittner for a journey through the gardens and landscapes of Puglia, where she lives, designs, and gardens at her own trullo retreat in Italy’s sun-soaked south.

Travel from grand masserie estates and trulli-dotted countryside to citrus courtyards and kitchen gardens filled with herbs, vegetables, and grapes. See how Puglia’s climate, history, and centuries of Mediterranean gardening have shaped a landscape of ancient olive groves, drought-tolerant plantings, succulents, native flora, and productive gardens.

Along the way, gather ideas from this beautiful and distinctive region that can inspire gardens far beyond southern Italy.

Mediterranean Paradise: Gardens of Puglia

Join Stefani Bittner for a journey through the gardens and landscapes of Puglia, where she lives, designs, and gardens at her own trullo retreat in Italy’s sun-soaked south.

Along the way, gather ideas from this beautiful and distinctive region that can inspire gardens far beyond southern Italy.

Saturday, February 20, 2027 3:30pm

Container Showdown

11:00am

Container Showdown

Christina Salwitz - Author, Horticulturist, Landscape Designer, Photographer

Karen Chapman - Author, Founder Le jardinet, Garden Designer

Container Showdown

Saturday, February 20, 2027 11:00am

HOP

3:15pm

Plant Bingo

Krystal Duran - Author, Content Creator, Houseplant Educator

Bingo, but make it botanical. Grab a card, settle in among the greenery in the House of Plants, and get ready for a lively round of Plant Bingo, where houseplant lovers, plant knowledge, and a little bit of luck come together.

Whether you know your houseplants backwards and forwards or simply know which ones you want to take home, everyone can play. Join the fun, meet some fellow plant people, and see if your card has what it takes to yell BINGO!

And while you’re there, meet Costa Farms plant expert Justin Hancock, author of the new The New Complete Guide to Houseplants, and pick up a little expert plant wisdom between rounds.

Plant Bingo

And while you’re there, meet Costa Farms plant expert Justin Hancock, author of the new The New Complete Guide to Houseplants, and pick up a little expert plant wisdom between rounds.

Saturday, February 20, 2027 3:15pm

Blooms & Bubbles

2:30pm

European Floral Design with Robbie Honey

Robbie Honey - Author, Botanical Photographer, Floral Designer

Spend an afternoon immersed in flowers with internationally acclaimed floral designer, author, photographer, and plantsman Robbie Honey. Known for his sophisticated botanical style and collaborations with some of the world’s leading fashion houses and brands, Robbie brings a distinctly European design sensibility to the art of arranging flowers.

Working with a beautiful selection of spring flowers and foliage, Robbie will demonstrate favorite techniques for creating a fresh, romantic centerpiece, from selecting and combining stems to achieving beautiful proportion and movement. Then you’ll put those ideas into practice as Robbie guides you through creating an arrangement of your own.

You’ll leave with a gorgeous spring centerpiece and the rare pleasure of spending an afternoon designing alongside one of the floral world’s most distinctive talents. Afterward, stop by Third Place Books on the Seminar Level to pick up Robbie’s latest book, Orchids: Botanical Portraits, and have it personally signed.

European Floral Design with Robbie Honey

Saturday, February 20, 2027 2:30pm

Meet & Greet

12:30pm-1:30pm

Meet & Greet: Culinary Breeding Network

Lane Selman - Author, Culinary Breeding Network Founder, Professor OSU

Journey into Italy’s rich radicchio tradition and discover the beauty, history, and garden potential of this beloved winter vegetable. From jewel-toned heads to leafy chicories, explore radicchio’s many forms and learn how Italian tradition, plant breeding, farmers, chefs, and gardeners have shaped its story and helped bring it to new audiences.

Along the way, gather growing inspiration, cultural stories, and ideas for bringing radicchio from seed to table in your own garden.

Meet & Greet: Culinary Breeding Network

Along the way, gather growing inspiration, cultural stories, and ideas for bringing radicchio from seed to table in your own garden.

Saturday, February 20, 2027 12:30pm-1:30pm

3:30pm

Meet & Greet: Color Me Melancholy: A Goth Garden Coloring

Felicia Ann Feaster - Author, Garden Writer, Lifestyle Journalist

Give your busy brain a beautifully dark little time-out. Grab a copy of The Goth Garden: Dark Blooms Coloring Book from Third Place Books, pick up some crayons, and settle into the Meet & Greet Café for an hour of coloring, conversation, and botanical oddities with author Felicia Feaster.

As you color your way through strange and fascinating goth garden plants, Felicia will share the stories behind some of the dark blooms that inspired the book. No instruction, no agenda, just a little self-care, a little escapism, and the oddly satisfying pleasure of coloring in the company of fellow dark-hearted plant lovers.

Coloring books and crayons are available for purchase at Third Place Books at the Festival.

Meet & Greet: Color Me Melancholy: A Goth Garden Coloring

Coloring books and crayons are available for purchase at Third Place Books at the Festival.

Saturday, February 20, 2027 3:30pm