Dr. Ross Bayton
“Hot Hardy Plants for Super Shady Gardens”
Thursday October 9, 2025
Whatcom Museum • 121 Prospect Street
7:30pm • Doors open at 7
Tickets: $10 Members • $15 General
We are excited to welcome Heronswood Garden’s Director Dr. Ross Bayton for a talk on the best that shade gardening has to offer. Expand your plant palette to include shade-loving plants that are grown in the famous garden that is known for its rare plants and cutting edge design. As with many Pacific Northwest gardens, shade is a predominant feature and the garden utilizes a unique palette of plants to create beauty under the trees. Dr Bayton will reveal a wealth of richly hued and elaborately textured plants that flourish in various shade conditions.
London-born botanist and gardener Dr. Ross Bayton gained his PhD at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He’s the author of several books on horticulture including New Trees: Introductions to Cultivation (with John Grimshaw), Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists (with Simon Maugham), and most recently The Gardener’s Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names. Formerly the Gardening Editor of the UK’s best-selling gardening periodical, BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, he is now the Director of the world-renowned Heronswood Garden in Kingston, WA, and gardens on a 5-acres in Bremerton.
To learn more about Heronswood go to www.heronswood.com
Accessibility at Whatcom Museum (Old City Hall)
An accessible parking space is located in the rear of the building, on the brick parking platform directly behind the back entrance doors. The accessible building entrance ramp is also at the back side of the building. Take the ramp down to the basement level door and press the buzzer for assistance with opening the door. A desk attendant will open the door. From there you can take the elevator.
For additional assistance entering Old City Hall, call the front attendant desk at 360.778.8977. An elevator is located on the basement level that accesses all levels of the building. An accessible/family restroom is located on the first floor of the building.
