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Summer's
Here

Summer has arrived and my tomatoes are happy. I'm happy too!

Radio Show: July 24 and 25 (Saturday AND Sunday)

Saturday I broadcasting live from the Third Annual Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival. Come enjoy ask me questions; then enjoy all kinds of tasty treats prepared by the Northwest's top chefs!

Sunday I am in the studio taking all of your questions.


Next Talks

In the morning on Saturday, July 24th, I will be broadcasting from the Mushroom Fest; then in the afternoon I will be speaking at Snoqualmie ridge. These are on my Talks Page.


97.3 KIRO FM

Remember that I am on News Talk 97.3 KIRO FM. The call in number is 1-888-973-KIRO


East Coast Baseball Tour

baseball

Coming up Soon: Mariners East Coast Road Trip! We leave on Monday, August 16 and return home on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. We will go to the Mariners vs the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Included are stadium tours of Camden Yards, the new Yankee Stadium, and the festive Fenway Park. If baseball isn't fun enough, we will tour the Baltimore Harbor, Washington DC monuments, New York City, and the Gettysburg Battlefield. Finally, we will tour Boston via a Boston Duck Tour. We will not go to any gardens as a group but you can ask me all the garden questions that you can think of in 10 days! Get more information on my travel page or at Northwest Travel.


Garden Events

You will find the complete list of sales and tours at the Miller Library website. My list showcases a few select upcoming events that go beyond sales and tours.

  • There are lots of great classes through Plant Amnesty in July.
  • Snohomish Garden Tour: Sunday, July 25, from noon to 5. This is another one of my annual favorites. Now in its 26th year, the self-guided tour of nine beautiful gardens in and around the historic town of Snohomish.
  • 26th Annual National Garden Railway Convention: Sunday, August 1, through Sunday August 8 in Tacoma. Check the website for the week-long list of events.
  • Bloedel Reserve 4th Annual Garden Party: Thursday, August 5, starts at 2 p.m. This is the premiere event of the season! Sip fine wine and nibble delicious food from dozens of local restaurants, caterers and wineries, while conversing with friends and fellow gardeners. Save a little time to shop for beautiful container plantings and rare and unusual plants from local specialty growers and nurseries. You will, of course, also want to explore the Reserve's 150-acre blend of natural woodlands and beautifully landscaped gardens.
  • Art in the Park, Washington Park Arboretum: Thursday, August 12, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Art meets artisanal wines in this popular summer garden party. Local artists display works with botanical and natural history themes, while regional wineries pour their finest vintages. The art show is free and open to all. There is a $25 suggested donation for the wine and cheese tasting.
  • The Fabulous Fronderosa Frolic: Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15 from 10am-3pm. A festival of rare plants, garden art, artifacts, scintillating botanical conversations with some of the Northwest’s premier specialty growers and garden artists, and raffles benefiting Save a Forgotten Equine and Northwest Equine Stewardship Center. As Val Easton wrote in her Seattle Times column many years ago, “Fronderosa Frolic is a celebration of plants and summer… that has become the horticultural equivalent of Woodstock”.
  • Highline Botanical Garden Ice Cream Social: Sunday, August 15 starting at 1 p.m. This is a super fun event: Door prizes, a silent auction, a talk by me, and Ice Cream !!!
  • 10th annual Ballard P-Patch Art in the Garden: Saturday, August 21, 9 a.m to 7 p.m. The address is 8527 25th Ave NW in Seattle. This is a great neighborhood garden celebration. It includes 25 local artists & 10 live musical performances plus: Free parking and admission, Free door prizes every hour on the hour, Wine, cheese & bread provided by local artisans, Beer & brats, Bake sale by Ballard P-patchers, Homemade pie auction, Children activities, Puppet show, and a Silent Auction. Wow!

NWFG Show

Northwest Flower & Garden Show:
Feb 23 to 27, 2011

The theme for the 2011 show is "Once Upon A Time-Great Literature Brought To Life!" Top garden creators adopt noteworthy works of literature and weave story elements into spectacular full-scale themed gardens featuring thousands of plants and blooming flowers.

Another exciting development is that the show is partnering with Windmill Gardens Nursery of Sumner in a new "forcing" program enabling garden creators to feature more flowers in bloom in their displays.


Seattle Youth Garden Works

Exciting news: Seattle Youth Garden Works is back and merging with Seattle Tilth! This is a great organization: visit their website to see how you can help them win a sizable grant.


Looking for cool plants?

Visit Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend. Check out the website for the schedule of open days; then have fun checking out their great selection of plants! I recently visited the nursery and it was great.


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Rose Classes at the Highline Botanic Garden

Check out the series of rose classes with Jeff Wyckoff. The first one is March 20 and the last is July 17. You will learn everything you need to know to be an expert rose grower.


Seattle Tilth Workshops

Check out all of the classes and workshops at Seattle Tilth. There are tons coming up in May including "Comprehensive Organic Gardener" on May 4th.


Gardening Green

Twenty-six local nurseries across King County are leading the way with this initiative, helping consumers start or maintain green gardens that are easy on the environment and the pocketbook. From landscape planning advice to facilitate the longevity of a garden to natural yard care products that prevent the use of harsh chemicals and pesticides, the 2009 Natural Yard Care Nurseries are local resources for sound advice and environmentally-friendly products. Here is a full list of nurseries.


recycle

It's not garbage anymore!

If you are a Seattle Public Utilities, remember: Don't use regular plastic bags for your kitchen scraps. Use biobags or line your kitchen composter with newspaper. This is really important because regular plastic is the worst thing that can get into the compost. Also, be careful that you don't accidentally put any glass in the yard waste container.


PCC Recipes (and new blog)

Lynne Vea of PCC is the regular chef on Gardening with Ciscoe. Of course, Meeghan and I help her out! Check out all of our past Recipes.

Be sure to check out the PCC Natural Markets blog called Stir-Fry. Karen, the blogger, posted one recently about my shoot with Lynne Vea..


Master Gardener Magazine

If you have not checked out the Master Gardener Magazine, look at it online. You will find great articles in there and lots of useful information.


Pots

Recycle your Pots!

The list has changed over time so contact your local nurseries to see if they recycle pots. Many do.

The good news is that, starting March 30, 2009, Seattle Public Utilities allows Seattle residents to recycle plastic plant pots. Simply clean them out of dirt and debris and put them in your recycle bin.


Need help?

Many of you have heard the ads for the Millionair Club on the radio and have asked me for their website. Find more information at the Millionair Club.

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