Riz Reyes – Thursday November 2, 2017
Fall Bouquets – Members Event! Thursday, November 2, 2017 Check back for more details.
Members Only Event: Fall Plant Exchange
Saturday, Oct 1, 9am to Noon 2604 16th Street, Bellingham (Off Chuckanut Drive near Fairhaven Park) Last year several of you enjoyed the opportunity to receive and donate new plants for each other. It was a great success, so we are making it an annual event. Come socialize and get some new plants for your…
Brian Minter “Taking Your Garden to the Next Level”
Join us at the Fall Members Meeting! Tuesday, September 13, 2016 7:30pm • Doors Open at 7 Whatcom Museum ~ Old City Hall 121 Prospect Street, Bellingham Members Free, General $12 Light refreshments will be served Join us at the Fall members meeting for an evening with Brian Minter, well-known horticulturalist, columnist and owner of…
30th Annual Tour of Private Gardens
Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and/or garden to make the 30th Annual Tour of Private Gardens a huge success! Sat & Sun July 9-10, 2016 11am to 5pm Six unique and exquisite private gardens: A charming garden with an expansive view A whimsical garden A lush shade garden that welcomes wildlife An artistic…
Maurice Horn: Old Dog, New Tricks
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:30pm • Doors Open at 7 Whatcom Museum ~ Old City Hall 121 Prospect Street, Bellingham Members $7, General $12 In the 1990’s, Maurice Horn left a mainstream job to co-found Joy Creek Nursery in Scappoose, Oregon. He and Mike Smith “created the nursery they always wanted to find”, one that…
Plantapalooza Night • Thursday, April 28
It’s a plant party with wine and cheese! A Spring Members-Only Event Thursday, April 28, 7:30pm Squalicum Boathouse • Doors open at 7pm It’s a plant party with wine and cheese! We had so much fun, we’re doing it again! Join us at a members-only event for an evening of plant passion, wine and cheese….
Sue Milliken & Kelly Dodson: Two Old Jaded Gardeners and the Plants that Light Them Up
Spring Lecture Series Opener Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Squalicum Boathouse 2600 N. Harbor Loop Drive, Bellingham 7:30pm • Doors open at 7:00pm Ticket at the door: $7 Members • $12 General Sue and Kelly of Far Reaches Farm nursery in Port Townsend will immerse you in the plants they find exciting. Brace yourself for an…
Far Reaches China, Report #1
Whatcom Horticultural Society supports Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken (Far Reaches Farm) plant exploration and their current trip to China. This is their first correspondence. Hi Folks! We are in Hubei where we have spent the last two days at higher elevations in a bit of snow before being chased down to lower and richer…
Far Reaches China, Report #2
We had every intention of getting a note out to you last night but fortunately it was a very good day in the field and prep and field notes went quite late into the evening just missing being morning. We left the botanical candy store of Shennongjia and Hubei today are now in Anhui which…
Far Reaches China, Report #3
We have arrived in Taiwan today after finishing up in China. We had essentially a tourist day in the incredible Huangshan Geopark in Anhui which is China’s Yosemite but perhaps even more so. We were on the gondola heading up the mountain at 8am on a Tuesday morning and already it was teeming with Chinese…