Classes
Educational programs are held at the garden to support the Northwest Horticultural Society (NHS). Betty Miller was a founder of NHS in 1966 and was instrumental in making it one of the premier educational horticulture organizations in the country. Classes cover a wide range of topics and typically focus on the unique Miller Garden plant collection, as well as practical applications of gardening techniques. A list of this year's classes can be found at the NHS website. If you are interested in attending please contact NHS. All proceeds support the activities of the Northwest Horticultural Society.
Lectures
Miller Garden staff lecture around the world on a variety of topics. If you are interested in attending a lecture the topics and locations are listed below. Some lectures have a small charge. It is best to contact the sponsoring organization for full details and site location.
November 19, 2009, 7:00pm
"In Sync with the Flora of Chile" by Dan Hinkley and Richie Steffen
- Center for Urban Horticulture (Free parking and admission)
- As the Foundation ramps up its fundraising campaign for the Gateway to Chile—the next exhibit to be created in the Pacific Connections Garden—famed plantsmen Dan Hinkley and Richie Steffen invite you to join them for a lecture about the fabulous flora of southern Chile. Dan and Richie believe that, despite the dominance of Eurasian plant species in the gardens of the Pacific Northwest, there is no place on earth more in sync with our region—floristically speaking—than southern Chile. And though Northwest gardeners are familiar with such beauties as Embothrium and Araucaria, much of Chile's astoundingly beautiful flora is completely off our collective horticultural radar. In this talk and slide presentation, you'll learn about a number of species that are profoundly worthy of wider cultivation.
- Please RSVP. Seating for the lecture is limited. Email Cheri Shanahan or call her at 202-325-4510 to RSVP. Please include your name, phone number, and number of people attending.
January 9, 2010
"Special Plants for Special Places" by Richie Steffen
- Jefferson County Master Gardeners Yard & Garden Series, Port Townsend, WA
January 12, 2010, 10:00am
"Travels in New Zealand" by Richie Steffen
- Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitor Center, sponsored by Arboretum Foundation Unit 16
- Join Richie as he shares his enthusiasm for the wonderful and bizarre New Zealand flora. This lecture is to help raise awareness for the arboretum's Pacific Connections Garden and how New Zealand plants play a role in these ambitious new gardens and in landscapes throughout the Pacific Northwest.
- RSVP by email to Kathy Fries.
February 3-7, 2010
Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Great Plant Picks booth, and poster giveaway
- This is the big release of the new GPP theme for 2010, "Great Plant Picks for Fantastic Foliage." Come down to the show and see the Great Plants Picks booth and pick the new poster for the year. Richie Steffen, curator of the Miller Garden, will be speaking on Friday February 5th on "Fantastic Foliage Picks." Visit the Northwest Flower & Garden Show website for times and ticket prices.
February 12-14, 2010
Portland's Yard, Garden & Patio Show
Great Plant Picks booth, and poster giveaway
- We will be kicking off the spring with a booth at the show and giving away free "Fantastic Foliage" posters. Come hear the Miller Garden curator, Richie Steffen, speak about Great Plant Picks and do a demo on creating a fern table. Visit the Yard, Garden and Patio Show website for lecture times and ticket prices.
