WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Our Seminar Schedule is sorted by date, then by room and time. Want to find specific topics? Use our Seminars by Category pages to find the seminars just right for you.

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 Book Signing        Pro Tips  

We post Speakers' Pro Tips every evening by 9 pm after the show closes for the day. If you would like to access the SPEAKER PRO TIPS just click on the pink paper icon on the seminar schedule to download and print their Pro Tips, or go to the dropdown menu for a listing of all Speaker Pro Tips. We keep the schedule up for months after the show, so you can access all the Pro Tips as you get back out into the garden.

If you do not see paper symbol, it means that the Speaker didn’t provide a Pro Tips for that seminar.

No ticket refunds in the event of Speaker cancellations.

Click here for the full Book Signing schedule.

 

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

Nature as Nurture: Can Gardens Heal the World?

Arit Anderson - 2023 Show Judge, BBC ‘Gardeners World’ presenter and co-founder, Sustainable Landscape Foundation 

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Sponsored by
Northwest Horticultural Society


 

11:30 AM

Designing for Theme: Unifying Space, Architecture and Plants

Danilo Maffei, CPLD, PCH, FAPLD - 2023 Show Judge, founding principal, Maffei Landscape Design

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Sponsored by
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society


 

1:00 PM

School of Rock: Creating Your First Rock Garden

Ross Bayton, PhD - 2023 Show Judge, Director, Heronswood Gardens and author, The Gardener’s Botanical

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Sponsored by
WSU Extension Master Gardener Program


 

2:30 PM

(90 min)

GARDEN 101: GREAT STRUCTURAL PLANTS FOR ALL LANDSCAPES

Beyond Arborvitae: Every Garden Needs More Conifers!

Roger Ragusa - General Manager, Wells Nursery LLC

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Incorporating Native Plants into Your Garden

Mark Turner - Professional photographer, author, Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest and owner, Turner Photographics 

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Best Ground Covers and Ground Cover Combos for NW Gardens

Gary Lewis - Award-winning owner, Phoenix Perennials and author, The Complete Book of Ground Covers

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4:30 PM

Let's Show Off Our Cool Plants!

Ciscoe Morris - Radio, TV host, columnist & best-selling author, Ask Ciscoe and Oh, La La!

Nita-Jo Rountree - Author, Growing Roses in the Pacific Northwest

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6:00 PM

Climate Change in Your Garden: Building Resilience Now

Sally Morgan - U.K. co-author, The Climate Change Garden and author, The Healthy Vegetable Garden

Kim Stoddart - U.K. garden journalist and co-author, The Climate Change Garden 

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Hood Room

(All seminars 60 minutes)

9:30 AM

Four Steps to Create a Fire-Smart Landscape

Toni Gattone - Award-winning speaker and author, The Lifelong Gardener

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10:45 AM

A Gardener’s Guide to Botany

Scott Zona, PhD - Research botanist and author, A Gardener’s Guide to Botany

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12:00 PM

Discovering Lichens in Your Garden

Jessica L Allen, PhD - Co-author, Urban Lichens: A Field Guide for NE North America and Assist. Prof. of Biology at EWU

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1:15 PM

Big Dreams, Small Garden: Creating Something Extraordinary in an Ordinary Space

Marianne Willburn - Award-winning blogger, GardenRant.com, author, Tropical Plants and How to Love Them and Big Dreams, Small Garden

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2:45 PM

Color In and Out of the Garden

Lorene Edwards Forkner - Author, Color In and Out of the Garden and gardening contributor for The Seattle Times

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4:00 PM

Nature As Gardener: Working with Natural Process for Beauty and Reduced Maintenance

C. Colston Burrell - Garden designer, photographer, lecturer and award-winning author, Hellebores: A Comprehensive Guide

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5:15 PM

Neither a Tulip nor a Daffodil: Overlooked Bulbs

Eric Hsu - Chanticleer plant information coordinator, horticulturist and blogger of Plinth et al

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6:30 PM

Never Ending Garden Chores? Get Organized!

Robin Haglund - Educator and founder and president of Garden Mentors® and Garden Mentors Academy

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DIY Stage

(All seminars 60 minutes)

10:00 AM

Richie's Picks #1: Trees, Shrubs and Surprises for the Long Haul

Richie Steffen - Executive Director, Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden and co-author, Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns

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11:45 AM

Orchids 101: Everything You Need to Know to Grow Gorgeous Orchids Like a Pro

Joe Grienauer - Orchid expert and owner, Emerald City Orchids 

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1:30 PM

Successful Garden Maintenance with the Correct Tools

Ginger Hudson - Garden designer and Director, Jensen-Olson Arboretum, Juneau, AK

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3:15 PM

Set in Stone: Making Hypertufa Garden Troughs

Patrick Ryan - Garden writer, radio host and education specialist, Alaska Botanical Garden

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