Jay Sifford
“My Greatest Design Secrets”
Creating a Magical, Immersive and Profound Space
Thursday September 24, 2026
Whatcom Museum • 121 Prospect Street
7pm • Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets: $10 Members • $15 General
Hear my personal discoveries from 20 years of garden design. Learn how to create a magical, immersive and profound space versus ‘decorating a yard.’ I share tips on rhythm, lines, shapes and light; creating theater using scrim; and the power of emotion.
Jay Sifford is an award-winning landscape designer based in North Carolina. Several of his garden designs have been featured in Fine Gardening, including a one-of-a-kind modern meadow garden and a series of beautiful, functional dry creek beds.
He is often featured in Southern Living and was named North Carolina’s Most Outstanding Landscape Designer 2021 by LUXlife Magazine.
Design awards include the Perennial Plant Association and 23x “Best of Houzz”.
Lecture Tickets for Jay Sifford – September 24, 2026
Online ticket sales opens August 14, please check back!
