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2025 Snohomish Cty Master Gardener Winter Speaker Series
January 17 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
$852025 SNOHOMISH COUNTY MASTER GARDENER WINTER SPEAKER SERIES
The Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation is excited to announce its 2025 fundraising season. It is our Twenty-Second Annual Winter Speaker Series and we are once again meeting in person! The lecture series features eight celebrity gardeners, authors, and experts sharing their knowledge on a variety of gardening subjects. Whatever the topic, they are always entertaining and educational. Plus they are a great break from the winter doldrums!
January 17th – “Gardening with Early Ephemerals“, Richie Steffen, executive director for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, over 35 years experience in the horticultural field. Books for sale!
January 31st – “Layering for a Dynamic and Beautiful Garden, and Vines”, Laura Watson, a life-long gardener, garden writer and blogger; she has created gardens on both coasts, and always makes use of vines for vertical enhancement!
February 7th – “Growing and Conserving New and Rare Ornamentals”, Far Reaches Farm, featured in ‘Pacific Horticulture’, ‘Martha Stewart Living’, and Sue and Kelly are contributing editors for ‘Fine Gardening’ magazine.
February 14th – “Rediscovering Peonies”, Lore Sampson, a nurseryman’s daughter, propagator, small specialty nursery owner. Plant selection, forms, propagating and care.
March 7th – “Gardens for Birds”, Candy Brown, passion for birds, importance of native plants, bird feeder & house selection, pesticides & predators. Bird photo cards for sale!
March 14th – “Wildflower Photography”, Mark Turner, well-known photographer, specializing in gardens and native plants for books, magazines, and commercial clients. Co-author of “Wildflowers of the PNW”. Books for sale!
March 28th – “Garden Journeys: Before & After Transformations”, Dee Montpetit, specializes in maximizing each garden’s potential and creating beautiful outdoor spaces!
April 4th – “Myths and Gardening Folklore”, Linda Chalker-Scott, PHD, OSU horticulture, ISA certified arborist, WSU’s Extension Urban Horticulturist , science-based facts.
All lectures held at NEW location! EVERETT STATION, Weyerhaeuser Room, 4th floor, 3201 Smith Avenue, Everett. $20 for single sessions at the door. Please visit our website, www.gardenlectures.com, for a complete listing of dates, speakers and topics.”
WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of non-compliance may be reported through your local Extension office. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication or program information or reasonable accommodation need to contact Mary Watts at 6705 Puget Park Drive, Snohomish, WA 98296, 425-357-6001, mary.watts@wsu.edu at least two weeks prior to the event.