Field Trip to Lakewold Gardens and more ~ June 15, 2019
Join us for the Members Only Field Trip to Lakewold Gardens, Old Goat Farms Nursery, and the Private Garden of Camille and Dirk Paulsen
Fall Members Meeting: Brews and Bouquets with Debra Prinzing – November 8, 2018
Debra Prinzing “Brews & Bouquets: Creating a Seasonal Arrangement” Fall Members Lecture Thursday, November 8, 2018 The Mountain Room at Boundary Bay 1103 Railroad Ave • Bellingham Members only, materials fee $20 paid at the door. You must preregister by November 2! See below for info about preregistration and things to bring with you. Debra…
Marietta and Ernie O’Byrne – Wednesday September 26, 2018
“Tapestry Garden – The Art of Weaving Plants & Place” Fall Lecture Series Wednesday September 26, 2018 Whatcom Museum 121 Prospect Street, Bellingham 7:30pm • Doors open at 7:00pm Tickets at the door: $7 Members • $12 General The O’Byrne’s book A Tapestry Garden – The Art of Weaving Plants and Placetells the story of…
Members-Only Field Trip: The Gardens of Mill Creek – August 9
The gardens of Mill Creek & more! We’ll visit Molbacks Nursery, have lunch at Crooked Arbor Display Gardens, and will enjoy a private tour of McMenamins Anderson School with Garden Manager Riz Reyes.
Saturday July 14 ~ Summer Plant Exchange!
Join us Saturday from 9am to 11am for the Whatcom Horticultural Society Summer Plant Exchange! 2604 16th Street • Off Chuckanut near Fairhaven Park in Bellingham Membership not required, but we welcome new members. Are you looking for some new plants or do you have some that need a new home? Join us at the…
August 9, 2018 ~ Summer Field Trip!
COMING Soon in Your Mailbox! Join us on this year’s field trip to gardens in Mill Creek, the Gardens of Anderson School tour with Riz Reyes, Molback’s and more. Look for a mailer with registration info coming next week. Online registration and information will be posted next week on our website.
June 28 at the Pickford Theater – Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
This film is sponsored by the Whatcom Horticultural Society, and is an award winning documentary that showcases the creative genius of Piet Oudolf. “The film poetically reveals how Oudolf upends conventional notions of nature, public space, and, ultimately, beauty itself.” Reception is at 6:15pm, film starts at 6:30pm. Click here for list of plants featured…
32nd Annual Tour of Private Gardens – July 7-8, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Join us on this year’s tour where you can enjoy 5 lovely city and country gardens. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tickets & Tour Details” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_text_separator title=”Garden #1 Heather Aarstol” color=”mulled_wine”][vc_single_image image=”936″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://whatcomhortsociety.org/1-heather-aarstol-329-bayside-road-bellingham/”][vc_btn title=”Description & Photos” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwhatcomhortsociety.org%2F1-heather-aarstol-329-bayside-road-bellingham%2F|||”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_text_separator title=”Garden #2 Desiree Casson-Wald & Joseph Wald” color=”mulled_wine”][vc_single_image image=”991″ img_size=”medium”…
#1 Heather Aarstol
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”933,939,938,937,936,935,934″ img_size=”medium” speed=”4000″ slides_per_view=”3″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text]You will think you are in Italy! Heather’s vision of a Mediterranean landscape comes to life in this garden. When she moved here 7 years ago, there were a small number of garden beds throughout. She expanded them in the front to create a carefully woven border of mixed…
#2 Desiree Casson-Wald & Joseph Wald
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”991,971,972,973,974″ img_size=”medium” speed=”3000″ slides_per_view=”3″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text]Nestled on a corner lot and sitting on a hill above residential streets is a carefully maintained garden that was first planted in 2002. Desiree has surrounded the side and front of her home with a wonderful variety of conifers, both large and small, anchoring their home to street…