Get ready to be inspired with this combination slideshow and demonstration planting of a spectacular winter container presented by Cindy Funes, an award-winning container garden designer. (This container is the evening’s raffle!). Cindy’s winter designs focus on texture and color, and the pots are underplanted with spring blooming bulbs to add further interest and additional pops of color later, while the rest of the landscape still remains quiet.
Introducing Sylvia! We’re happy to introduce Sylvia Briggs-Bauer as a new member of the Whatcom Horticultural Society and contributor to our newsletter. She is a 10th-grade student at Bellingham High School who caught our eye through her informative creation of the Columbia Neighborhood Nature News. We are excited to work with her! To find out more about…
The city selected the topic “Natural Yard Care” to educate residents about the value of natural yard care techniques that protect our water quality as part of their 2019-2024 NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit process. They then narrowed their scope to managing weeds naturally. They began by developing and promoting the “Manage Weeds…
In this lecture, you’ll see photographs from gardens on four continents and an amazing array of different plants, styles, and designs. Ground covers offer a diverse range of beautiful and intriguing options with a variety of colors, textures, and forms. Gary’s book, The Complete Book of Ground Covers will be available to purchase at the lecture.
We’re back with one of our favorite member events – making your own arrangement! We’ll have a similar set up as before with many, many thanks to the Lutheran Church in Happy Valley for providing a place. Pre-register and pay online asap as seating is limited, and we need to know the amount of flowers to purchase.
Bess Bronstein “Tough Trees and Shrubs for Tough Times” Thursday June 13, 2024Whatcom Museum • 121 Prospect Street7:30pm • Doors open at 7Tickets: $10 Members • $15 GeneralGet your tickets at the door using a check or bankcard, online ticket sales is now closed. Bess’s talk will focus on some wonderful woody plants that can…
Jennifer Jewell “Cultivating Place” Thursday May 2, 2024Whatcom Museum • 121 Prospect Street7:30pm • Doors open at 7Tickets: $10 Members • $15 General We invite you to join us for this inspiring talk by the amazing Jennifer Jewell. Jennifer is passionate about the power of horticulture, empowerment, and cultivating place. She is the creator and…
Linda Cochran, accomplished plantswoman and long time Pacific Northwest gardener, had an acclaimed Bainbridge Island garden known for its a lush, tropical style. It was featured in many books, magazines and TV shows. 10 years ago, she went in the opposite direction, moved to Port Ludlow and created an amazing new garden. We’ll enjoy her…
When Ganga and Neal moved into their house late in 2009 it was surrounded by huge cedars and a swath of Leyland cypresses. Although past landscaping of the property had left them with some nice shrubs, trees, and stones, it also left them with a lot of English ivy, Neal removed 60 full landscape bags from one berm alone!
The English style garden of Sarah Ullis was an empty lot filled with clay soil and lots of rocks when she first started working on it in 2013. Now, 10 years later, it is a beautiful and serene space overlooking a small lake.