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Thursday, February 18, 2027

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Adams Room

Seminar Level (3rd floor, Tahoma Level)

10:30am	Birth of a Botanic Garden (Panel) Jennifer Jewell (Moderator) - NPR and Public Television Host Sean Hogan - Author, Cistus Design Nursery Co-Founder, Horticulturist Mark Weathington - Author, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum, Horticulture Professor Silas Zoeller - Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy Horticulturist, Rare Plant Enthusiast View More Botanic gardens can feel as though they’ve always been there, shaped over generations and rooted in long-established institutions. But what does it take to create one now? Join Cultivating Place host Jennifer Jewell for a conversation with three plantsmen experiencing that process firsthand. Sean Hogan is developing a new botanic garden in Portland, Silas Zoeller is helping guide Far Reaches Farm’s evolution into a botanic garden, and Mark Weathington brings the perspective of the JC Raulston Arboretum as Juniper Level Botanic Garden becomes part of its future. Together, they’ll consider what transforms a remarkable collection of plants into a botanic garden, what these institutions can offer their communities, and how decisions being made today may shape the plants, knowledge, and landscapes preserved for generations to come.	Birth of a Botanic Garden (Panel) Botanic gardens can feel as though they’ve always been there, shaped over generations and rooted in long-established institutions. But what does it take to create one now? Join Cultivating Place host Jennifer Jewell for a conversation with three plantsmen experiencing that process firsthand. Sean Hogan is developing a new botanic garden in Portland, Silas Zoeller is helping guide Far Reaches Farm’s evolution into a botanic garden, and Mark Weathington brings the perspective of the JC Raulston Arboretum as Juniper Level Botanic Garden becomes part of its future. Together, they’ll consider what transforms a remarkable collection of plants into a botanic garden, what these institutions can offer their communities, and how decisions being made today may shape the plants, knowledge, and landscapes preserved for generations to come. Thursday, February 18, 2027 10:30am
12:00pm	Bring your Garden to Life with Water John McCallen - Ecologist, Garden Designer, Habitat Restoration Specialist View More Imagine stepping into your garden to the gentle trickle of a fountain, a dragonfly skimming across a pond, or a bird stopping to bathe and drink. Water can add beauty and movement while creating valuable habitat, even in a small garden. Explore water features ranging from a compact pondless waterfall to a 5,000-gallon koi pond with a wastewater fertigation system. Learn practical ideas for integrating water beautifully into the landscape while supporting and attracting life to your garden.	Bring your Garden to Life with Water Imagine stepping into your garden to the gentle trickle of a fountain, a dragonfly skimming across a pond, or a bird stopping to bathe and drink. Water can add beauty and movement while creating valuable habitat, even in a small garden. Explore water features ranging from a compact pondless waterfall to a 5,000-gallon koi pond with a wastewater fertigation system. Learn practical ideas for integrating water beautifully into the landscape while supporting and attracting life to your garden. Thursday, February 18, 2027 12:00pm
1:30pm	Think Like a Garden Designer Kryssie Maybay - Author, Founder Kismet Design, Landscape Architect, Podcast Host View More Feeling overwhelmed by all the possibilities in your own garden? Learn how to step back from the details and look at your landscape with a designer’s eye. You’ll discover how asking the right questions can help you make more confident design decisions and move from indecision to a clear, cohesive plan. Develop your own “designer brain” by learning to observe flow, traffic patterns, spatial proportions, and how different areas of the garden work together, giving you the tools to create an actionable vision for your own garden.	Think Like a Garden Designer Feeling overwhelmed by all the possibilities in your own garden? Learn how to step back from the details and look at your landscape with a designer’s eye. You’ll discover how asking the right questions can help you make more confident design decisions and move from indecision to a clear, cohesive plan. Develop your own “designer brain” by learning to observe flow, traffic patterns, spatial proportions, and how different areas of the garden work together, giving you the tools to create an actionable vision for your own garden. Thursday, February 18, 2027 1:30pm
3:00pm	Gardening with Dinosaurs Gene Rozenboom - Garden Tour Host, IPM Specialist View More Imagine growing plants whose ancestors shared the planet with dinosaurs. Some remarkable plant lineages have persisted for millions of years, surviving dramatic changes to the planet and offering a living connection to Earth’s prehistoric past. Meet ancient plants that you can still grow in your garden or home today. Discover their fascinating histories, distinctive characteristics, and what has allowed them to endure through the ages, then learn how to add a little prehistory to your own plant collection.	Gardening with Dinosaurs Imagine growing plants whose ancestors shared the planet with dinosaurs. Some remarkable plant lineages have persisted for millions of years, surviving dramatic changes to the planet and offering a living connection to Earth’s prehistoric past. Meet ancient plants that you can still grow in your garden or home today. Discover their fascinating histories, distinctive characteristics, and what has allowed them to endure through the ages, then learn how to add a little prehistory to your own plant collection. Thursday, February 18, 2027 3:00pm
4:30pm	Dahlias Simplified Aimee Rhynalds - Dahlia Grower, Owner of The Dahlia Barn View More Growing beautiful dahlias doesn’t have to be complicated. Learn the essentials for success, from soil, sun, and water requirements to what your dahlias need throughout the growing season. Follow the dahlia year from planting through winter, including when and how to divide tubers, how to store them successfully, and when leaving them in the ground may be an option. Drawing on 24 years of growing experience, this session takes the mystery out of dahlias and gives home gardeners a simple approach to growing them with confidence.	Dahlias Simplified Growing beautiful dahlias doesn’t have to be complicated. Learn the essentials for success, from soil, sun, and water requirements to what your dahlias need throughout the growing season. Follow the dahlia year from planting through winter, including when and how to divide tubers, how to store them successfully, and when leaving them in the ground may be an option. Drawing on 24 years of growing experience, this session takes the mystery out of dahlias and gives home gardeners a simple approach to growing them with confidence. Thursday, February 18, 2027 4:30pm

Hood Room

Seminar Level (3rd floor, Tahoma Level)

9:30am	The Vanishing Garden Eric Hsu - Chanticleer Horticulturist, Writer View More Some garden-worthy plants are quietly disappearing, not only because of pests and disease, but as specialty nurseries close, skilled growers retire, and changing fashions leave once-beloved plants behind. Explore the surprising forces that put our garden plant heritage at risk and discover several plants whose futures have become increasingly precarious. Learn why preserving these plants matters, how their loss affects the diversity of our gardens, and why gardeners have an important role to play in keeping them in cultivation.	The Vanishing Garden Some garden-worthy plants are quietly disappearing, not only because of pests and disease, but as specialty nurseries close, skilled growers retire, and changing fashions leave once-beloved plants behind. Explore the surprising forces that put our garden plant heritage at risk and discover several plants whose futures have become increasingly precarious. Learn why preserving these plants matters, how their loss affects the diversity of our gardens, and why gardeners have an important role to play in keeping them in cultivation. Thursday, February 18, 2027 9:30am
12:00pm	Three Weeks Inside Sissinghurst Tamara Paulat - Garden Coach, Writer, Photographer, Propagator View More What is it like to be invited to work as a guest gardener at one of the world’s most celebrated gardens? Step behind the scenes at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, England, through three weeks spent working alongside its garden team in the Delos Garden, a Greek-inspired dry garden first imagined by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson in 1935. Discover how the once-unsuccessful garden was reimagined in 2019 with improved soil, drainage, and a new plant palette, giving the original vision new life. Through beautiful images and firsthand observations, explore techniques and inspiration for drought-adapted gardening closer to home.	Three Weeks Inside Sissinghurst What is it like to be invited to work as a guest gardener at one of the world’s most celebrated gardens? Step behind the scenes at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, England, through three weeks spent working alongside its garden team in the Delos Garden, a Greek-inspired dry garden first imagined by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson in 1935. Discover how the once-unsuccessful garden was reimagined in 2019 with improved soil, drainage, and a new plant palette, giving the original vision new life. Through beautiful images and firsthand observations, explore techniques and inspiration for drought-adapted gardening closer to home. Thursday, February 18, 2027 12:00pm
1:15pm	Contained Brilliance: Container Garden Like a Pro Cynthia Funes - Certified Professional Horticulturist, Container Garden Designer, Educator View More Packed with visual inspiration and practical advice, this session takes the guesswork out of container gardening by sharing the principles and techniques professionals rely on. Whether you’re planting your first statement pot or refining a patio full of containers, you’ll come away with a more confident approach to creating combinations that look better and perform better. Beautiful container gardens start with more than great plants. Discover how thoughtful container selection, soil, plant choices, design principles, and the right tools work together to create polished, successful results.	Contained Brilliance: Container Garden Like a Pro Packed with visual inspiration and practical advice, this session takes the guesswork out of container gardening by sharing the principles and techniques professionals rely on. Whether you’re planting your first statement pot or refining a patio full of containers, you’ll come away with a more confident approach to creating combinations that look better and perform better. Beautiful container gardens start with more than great plants. Discover how thoughtful container selection, soil, plant choices, design principles, and the right tools work together to create polished, successful results. Thursday, February 18, 2027 1:15pm
2:30pm	Bedding Plants: A History of Empire & Industry Christin Geall - Author, Floral Designer, Writer View More They fill window boxes, public parks, and garden beds everywhere, but the familiar bedding plant has a surprisingly complicated past. Travel back to the nineteenth century to see how these colorful plants became horticultural sensations and transformed the look of public spaces. Trace where the plants came from, how bedding became a recognizable garden style, and the roles empire, commerce, and industry played in its rise. Along the way, see how a horticultural fashion born more than a century ago still shapes the plants and public landscapes around us today, and consider what bedding might look like in the future.	Bedding Plants: A History of Empire & Industry They fill window boxes, public parks, and garden beds everywhere, but the familiar bedding plant has a surprisingly complicated past. Travel back to the nineteenth century to see how these colorful plants became horticultural sensations and transformed the look of public spaces. Trace where the plants came from, how bedding became a recognizable garden style, and the roles empire, commerce, and industry played in its rise. Along the way, see how a horticultural fashion born more than a century ago still shapes the plants and public landscapes around us today, and consider what bedding might look like in the future. Thursday, February 18, 2027 2:30pm
3:45pm	The Four-Season Grass Garden Susan Calhoun - Fine Gardening Contributing Editor Landscape Designer View More Inspired by sweeping prairie gardens but working with a smaller space, what began as an experiment with ornamental grasses evolved into a garden designed for interest in every season. The result combines grasses with carefully chosen companions for year-round color, texture, and life, with very little water. See how bulbs and evergreen grasses can start the show in early spring, while flowering companions such as echinacea, agapanthus, eremurus, and yarrow add color through the seasons. In winter, wheat-colored seed heads and grasses provide structure and food for birds. Pick up ideas for plant combinations, design, and seasonal maintenance to create a biodiverse grass garden in a space of almost any size.	The Four-Season Grass Garden Inspired by sweeping prairie gardens but working with a smaller space, what began as an experiment with ornamental grasses evolved into a garden designed for interest in every season. The result combines grasses with carefully chosen companions for year-round color, texture, and life, with very little water. See how bulbs and evergreen grasses can start the show in early spring, while flowering companions such as echinacea, agapanthus, eremurus, and yarrow add color through the seasons. In winter, wheat-colored seed heads and grasses provide structure and food for birds. Pick up ideas for plant combinations, design, and seasonal maintenance to create a biodiverse grass garden in a space of almost any size. Thursday, February 18, 2027 3:45pm
5:00pm	Beyond the Weeping Willow John Coghlan - Founder Cultivating Gardens, Landscape Designer View More There’s far more to willows than the familiar weeping tree. Discover an astonishing diversity of forms, colors, and uses, from Pacific Northwest native species to ornamental selections prized for colorful stems, graceful structure, and early-season catkins. Explore ways to use willows in habitat restoration, rain gardens, naturalized landscapes, and smaller residential gardens. Learn how to select the right species and successfully grow them in Northwest conditions while discovering just how beautiful and versatile this underappreciated group of plants can be.	Beyond the Weeping Willow There’s far more to willows than the familiar weeping tree. Discover an astonishing diversity of forms, colors, and uses, from Pacific Northwest native species to ornamental selections prized for colorful stems, graceful structure, and early-season catkins. Explore ways to use willows in habitat restoration, rain gardens, naturalized landscapes, and smaller residential gardens. Learn how to select the right species and successfully grow them in Northwest conditions while discovering just how beautiful and versatile this underappreciated group of plants can be. Thursday, February 18, 2027 5:00pm

Rainier Room

Seminar Level (3rd floor, Tahoma Level)

10:00am	Exciting New Plants from Around the World Brian Minter - C.M., Horticulturist, O.B.C., Syndicated Columnist View More Discover some of the most exciting new plants finding their way into gardens and landscapes from around the world. As gardeners adapt to a changing climate and declines in beneficial insects and birds, new introductions are offering greater heat and drought tolerance while providing valuable support for wildlife. From trees and shrubs to perennials and annuals, see standout new plants and discover what they can bring to your garden, from beauty and resilience to greater habitat value and exciting new possibilities for the landscape.	Exciting New Plants from Around the World Discover some of the most exciting new plants finding their way into gardens and landscapes from around the world. As gardeners adapt to a changing climate and declines in beneficial insects and birds, new introductions are offering greater heat and drought tolerance while providing valuable support for wildlife. From trees and shrubs to perennials and annuals, see standout new plants and discover what they can bring to your garden, from beauty and resilience to greater habitat value and exciting new possibilities for the landscape. Thursday, February 18, 2027 10:00am
11:15am	My Curious Life as a Plantsman Matt Mattus - Author, AHS Horticulture Director View More What do toy design and plant breeding have in common? More than you might imagine! For 30 years, horticulturist and author Matt Mattus led a double life, balancing a creative career at Hasbro with a not-so-secret obsession with rare plants, gardening, and botanical exploration. From international photo shoots and film sets to botanizing in the Himalayas and exploring plant breeders' trial fields, Matt discovered surprising connections between art, design, and horticulture. Why do we collect certain plants? How do trends influence what we grow? And what can the worlds of toy design and product development teach us about our own gardens? Part memoir, part gardener group therapy, this humorous and thought-provoking presentation explores the quirks, curiosities, and creative instincts that shape us as gardeners. Matt encourages us to question conventional wisdom, embrace experimentation, and rediscover the joy of following our own curiosity.	My Curious Life as a Plantsman What do toy design and plant breeding have in common? More than you might imagine! For 30 years, horticulturist and author Matt Mattus led a double life, balancing a creative career at Hasbro with a not-so-secret obsession with rare plants, gardening, and botanical exploration. From international photo shoots and film sets to botanizing in the Himalayas and exploring plant breeders' trial fields, Matt discovered surprising connections between art, design, and horticulture. Why do we collect certain plants? How do trends influence what we grow? And what can the worlds of toy design and product development teach us about our own gardens? Part memoir, part gardener group therapy, this humorous and thought-provoking presentation explores the quirks, curiosities, and creative instincts that shape us as gardeners. Matt encourages us to question conventional wisdom, embrace experimentation, and rediscover the joy of following our own curiosity. Thursday, February 18, 2027 11:15am
12:30pm	The Modern Cottage Garden Francis Tophill - Judge, BBC Gardeners’ World Presenter, Chelsea Flower Show Winner View More The modern English cottage garden can be many things: a source of food, a celebration of beauty, a haven for biodiversity, and a refuge for wildlife. In this richly illustrated talk, Frances Tophill explores the cottage garden’s hundred-plus-year history: how it began, how it has been remembered, and how its romantic legacy has shaped generations of gardeners. She then looks ahead, offering thoughtful ideas on how to reinterpret the cottage garden for today’s tastes and values, blending tradition with ecological awareness and a more relaxed, sustainable approach to horticulture.	The Modern Cottage Garden The modern English cottage garden can be many things: a source of food, a celebration of beauty, a haven for biodiversity, and a refuge for wildlife. In this richly illustrated talk, Frances Tophill explores the cottage garden’s hundred-plus-year history: how it began, how it has been remembered, and how its romantic legacy has shaped generations of gardeners. She then looks ahead, offering thoughtful ideas on how to reinterpret the cottage garden for today’s tastes and values, blending tradition with ecological awareness and a more relaxed, sustainable approach to horticulture. Thursday, February 18, 2027 12:30pm
1:45pm	Stunning Drought-Tolerant Perennials Ciscoe Morris - Author, Radio & Television Personality View More What’s more exciting than perennials? They emerge in spring, sparkle through summer, and many can thrive with surprisingly little water. Join Ciscoe Morris as he shares some of his favorite drought-tolerant perennials for adding color, texture, and excitement to the garden. Along the way, discover beautiful choices that will delight the neighbors and entice hummingbirds, too. Great plants, less water, and plenty of Ciscoe enthusiasm. Oh La La!	Stunning Drought-Tolerant Perennials What’s more exciting than perennials? They emerge in spring, sparkle through summer, and many can thrive with surprisingly little water. Join Ciscoe Morris as he shares some of his favorite drought-tolerant perennials for adding color, texture, and excitement to the garden. Along the way, discover beautiful choices that will delight the neighbors and entice hummingbirds, too. Great plants, less water, and plenty of Ciscoe enthusiasm. Oh La La! Thursday, February 18, 2027 1:45pm
3:00pm	Horticultural Hooch C.L. Fornari - Author, Garden Communicator, Radio Host View More Whether you’re mixing cocktails or mocktails, look to the garden and the great outdoors for fresh inspiration. Discover how foraged and homegrown weeds, flowers, herbs, and fruit can bring unexpected flavor, fragrance, and beauty to the glass. Learn which plants make the delicious journey from garden to glass, along with ideas for harvesting and using them in creative drinks at home. You’ll leave looking at both your garden and your cocktail hour a little differently.	Horticultural Hooch Whether you’re mixing cocktails or mocktails, look to the garden and the great outdoors for fresh inspiration. Discover how foraged and homegrown weeds, flowers, herbs, and fruit can bring unexpected flavor, fragrance, and beauty to the glass. Learn which plants make the delicious journey from garden to glass, along with ideas for harvesting and using them in creative drinks at home. You’ll leave looking at both your garden and your cocktail hour a little differently. Thursday, February 18, 2027 3:00pm
4:15pm	Mulch Matters: What Helps, What Hurts & Why Linda Chalker-Scott - Mulch Matters: What Helps, What Hurts & Why View More Mulch can be one of the most beneficial tools in the garden, or, when poorly chosen or applied, it can actually cause harm. Learn how different mulches affect water and air movement, soil temperature, soil structure and nutrition, beneficial microbes and insects, plant roots, and even weed growth. Explore the science behind choosing and applying mulch correctly, including why some common practices may do more harm than good. You’ll leave understanding not just which mulch to choose for your garden and landscape, but why it matters.	Mulch Matters: What Helps, What Hurts & Why Mulch can be one of the most beneficial tools in the garden, or, when poorly chosen or applied, it can actually cause harm. Learn how different mulches affect water and air movement, soil temperature, soil structure and nutrition, beneficial microbes and insects, plant roots, and even weed growth. Explore the science behind choosing and applying mulch correctly, including why some common practices may do more harm than good. You’ll leave understanding not just which mulch to choose for your garden and landscape, but why it matters. Thursday, February 18, 2027 4:15pm

DIY Demo Stage

Seminar Level (3rd floor, Tahoma Level)

DIY Demo Stage sponsored by:

10:15am

Think Like an Arborist: What to Prune & Why

Allen Taylor - ISA Board Certified Master Arborist

Good pruning starts before you make the first cut. Learn how professional arborists evaluate a tree, decide what they’re trying to accomplish, and choose cuts that support a clear objective, from improving structure and reducing risk to increasing clearance or preserving a tree’s natural form.

Then see that decision-making process put into practice with a live pruning demonstration. You’ll learn how thoughtful planning leads to better pruning decisions and healthier trees, giving you more confidence before reaching for the pruners in your own garden.

Think Like an Arborist: What to Prune & Why

Thursday, February 18, 2027 10:15am

11:45am

Perfect Pairings: Houseplants That Thrive Together

Kamili Bell Hill - Author, Content Creator, Founder PlantBlerd

A beautiful mixed container is only successful if the plants are happy living together. See how to move beyond the single houseplant pot and create combinations that work both aesthetically and horticulturally.

Watch a mixed houseplant container come together step by step, with practical guidance for pairing plants based on their light, soil, and humidity needs. See how those choices can create compatible microclimates within a single pot, and pick up ideas for mixing and matching plants into combinations that look great and thrive together long-term.

Perfect Pairings: Houseplants That Thrive Together

Thursday, February 18, 2027 11:45am

1:15pm

Written in Stone: Make a Hypertufa Trough

Patrick Ryan - Alaska Botanical Garden Education Specialist, Master Gardener, Communicator

Think hypertufa looks complicated? Watch a trough take shape from start to finish and discover the techniques and simple skills needed to create these long-lasting, weatherproof garden containers.

Learn how to make an attractive, inexpensive home for alpines, succulents, dwarf hostas, dwarf conifers, and other garden treasures. You’ll also receive an online recipe and complete instructions so you can recreate the process at home, make a hypertufa container of your own, and have something fabulous to show off to your gardening friends. They will be jealous.

Written in Stone: Make a Hypertufa Trough

Think hypertufa looks complicated? Watch a trough take shape from start to finish and discover the techniques and simple skills needed to create these long-lasting, weatherproof garden containers.

Thursday, February 18, 2027 1:15pm

2:45pm

Fools for Our Tools

Marc Boucher-Colbert - Franciscan Montessori Garden Specialist, Urban AG Solutions Principal

Great tools can make gardening easier, but what actually makes a garden tool great? Get an up-close look at favorite tools for common and specialized garden jobs and learn what separates a well-made tool from a cheap imitation.

See how different tools are designed to tackle specific tasks, discover which specialized tools can genuinely make the job easier, and learn what to look for when choosing tools of your own. You’ll also pick up practical tips for keeping quality tools working at their peak for years to come.

Fools for Our Tools

Thursday, February 18, 2027 2:45pm

4:15pm

The Shearables & the Hackables: Prune with Confidence

Kristin Jackson - Certified Professional Horticulturist, Garden Designer

Some shrubs can be cut nearly to the ground each year, while others barely tolerate a trim. How do you know which is which? Learn when to shear, when to cut back hard, and when to leave well enough alone.

Through demonstrations using heather, lavender, rockrose, Perovskia, fuchsia, and other woody perennials, discover practical pruning techniques that take the guesswork out of maintaining these garden favorites. You’ll leave better equipped to make the right cut at the right time, without worrying that one enthusiastic snip will lead to pandemonium.

The Shearables & the Hackables: Prune with Confidence

Thursday, February 18, 2027 4:15pm

Creative Studio: Hands-on Workshops

Seminar Level (3rd floor, Tahoma Level)

Main Stage

Back of North Hall

Main Stage sponsored by:

11:00am

Container Showdown

Anne Long - Educator, Flower Farmer, Dahlia House Owner

Susan Browne - Award-winning Landscape Designer, Educator

Container Showdown

Thursday, February 18, 2027 11:00am

1:00pm

Container Showdown: Celebrity Edition

Jessi Bloom - Author, Certified Arborist, Ecological Landscape Designer

Richie Steffen - Author, Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden Executive Director

Container Showdown: Celebrity Edition

Thursday, February 18, 2027 1:00pm

2:30pm

Blooms & Bubbles - Botanical Love Letters: A Secret Message for the Table

Teresa Rao - Belle Pétale Founder, Floral Designer

Additional Ticket Required

Flowers have always had something to say. Teresa Rao, founder of Belle Pétale, brings the romance and symbolism of the Victorian language of flowers to the design table, where you’ll create a seasonal centerpiece with a message all its own.

Teresa will introduce you to the hidden meanings associated with flowers, herbs, and foliage, then help you choose and combine botanicals that express a sentiment personal to you. As your arrangement takes shape, you’ll discover how meaning can add another layer to floral design, turning a beautiful collection of flowers into something far more personal.

You’ll leave with your own Language of Flowers centerpiece, along with inspiration for creating arrangements that are as articulate as they are beautiful.

Blooms & Bubbles - Botanical Love Letters: A Secret Message for the Table

You’ll leave with your own Language of Flowers centerpiece, along with inspiration for creating arrangements that are as articulate as they are beautiful.

Thursday, February 18, 2027 2:30pm

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

Thursday, February 18, 2027 4:00pm