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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Please click here for a pdf of the plants list from the Ciscoe Morris lecture at the Museum.
“The Land, the Culture and the Gardens Between Mountains and Sound” Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30pm Whatcom Museum • 121 Prospect Street, Bellingham Doors open at 7pm • Tickets at the door for non-members $12 Steve Lorton is dedicated to the preservation of our language, at war with all the superficial communications and the dumbing-down of…
New Event! Saturday, Oct 3 (rain or shine) from 9am to Noon 2604 16th St. in Bellingham (off Chuckanut Drive near Fairhaven Park) This is a great opportunity to receive and donate some new plants for each other. Let’s make this a success for all and it will become an annual event. Come to socialize,…