Events
Save the date for our Spring Open House: Local, Sustainable, Delicious, April 24th 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Workshops 2010
This spring we are pleased to offer a variety of free workshops. Whether you're interested in edibles or ornamentals, planting your first garden or honing your pruning skills, these classes provide information you need to grow with confidence this spring. To register call our store, 206-324-0737 or e-mail the workshop coordinator erincpgs@gmail.com
Late Winter Pruning
Saturday, March 6th: 11:00 am
Unravel the wintry tangle of limbs, canes, and vines in your garden and give your plants a healthy start to the spring growing season. Rolland Hiebert of City People's Garden Store demonstrates proper pruning techniques for your late winter garden. Fruit trees, roses, and shrubs will all be included. Bring any questions you may have about pruning your favorite plants.
Mason Bees: The Unsung Heroes of the Backyard Orchard
Sunday, March 7th: 11:00 am
The Orchard Mason Bee is a native bee. They are non-aggressive and highly effective pollinators for apples, pears, cherries, plums and other related crops. Learn how to benefit from these industrious creatures with Roger Ledbetter. Roger has been cultivating Mason Bees for many years. Using special techniques, his Mason bee population has grown from 15 bees to 18,000. He’ll discuss the Mason bee’s life cycle, why they are such excellent pollinators, and will give you 3 methods of propagation that work for the backyard orchardist.
Spring Vegetable Garden Prep
Saturday, March 20th: 11:00 am
It's spring and for those of you who have been daydreaming over such delights as 'Petite Rouge' lettuce, 'Ai Qwa' eggplant and 'Kentucky Blue' pole beans, it's time to get started on your vegetable garden. Carey Thornton of Seattle Tilth will be here to teach you the basic principles of spring and summer vegetable gardening in the Northwest. The class will cover soil preparation, watering, planting, fertilizing among other tips to make this year the most bountiful yet!
Orchid Crush
Saturday, April 3rd: 11am
Saturday, April 3rd: 11am
Long a passionate horticultural pursuit, orchids have inspired countless generations of growers with their delicate beauty. Alan Mathews of Seattle Orchids offers practical advice on orchid cultivation. Learn the basics of fertilization, pruning, and watering as well as tips on repotting and more.
Backyard Chicken Farming 101
Saturday, April 10th: 11:00 am
Ever considered raising chickens? Why not? Chickens can provide you and your family with a direct connection to your food source and hours of entertainment! Keeping chickens is inexpensive, low maintenance and fun. Rosalinde Gosnell of City People's Garden Store, will cover the basic information you need to get started keeping happy, healthy chickens. This class will also cover the general history of domestication, as well as how to integrate chickens into your garden landscape.
Building Your Green Room with Containers
Saturday, April 17th: 11:00 am
Ceramic, plastic, and glass containers of many sizes are the building block for creating a lush private space with plants. Sara Lawrence of City People’s Design and Landscape, will lay out the fundamentals of design for any room be it inside or out, and then will share tips and tricks for bringing it alive with your favorite plants.
Growing Heirloom Vegetables
Saturday, April 24th: 11:00 am
This year, grow some history in your garden with heirloom vegetables. They are beautiful, unique, have stood the test of time, and come with great stories! Learn where to get them, what to try and how to grow them from Bill Thorness, author of the new book Edible Heirlooms and publications editor for Seattle Tilth. Bill will also demonstrate the technique of "potting up" tomato starts for best results.
Garden Design Tour: The Basic Principles
Saturday, May 1st: 11:00 am
Richard Greenberg, Designer and Proprietor of Earth Wizardry Gardens leads a tour of five outstanding gardens in the Wallingford and Crown Hill neighborhoods that illustrate some of the primary concepts and principles of landscape design. These will include how to create rooms outside the home as living spaces using both aesthetic and functional considerations. Come see some marvelous plants, some lovely gardens and learn how they were created.
Growing Irises for Pleasure and Inspiration
Saturday, May 8th: 11:00 am
Richard Greenberg returns for a tour of local iris gardens, including his own at the University District P-Patch. Richard will discuss many varieties of iris available to the contemporary gardener, including Pacific Coast, Siberian, Bearded and others, as well as how to integrate these stately beauties into your existing garden, with tips on cultivation and answers to any questions you may have.
Squirmy Worms and Sassy Seedlings
Saturday, May 15th: 11:00 am
Jessica Heiman of Seattle Tilth's Children's Garden, presents a special kids and parents workshop. Kids aged 2-5 and their parents will take a sensory walk with Jessica around the nursery and learn all about what plants need to grow, including what role worms play in the process. They'll even start their own plants from seed!
Tomatoes for the Northwest Garden
Saturday, May 22nd: 11:00 am
Costuluto Genovese or Early Girl? Sweet Million or Sungold? Not sure where to start when it comes to tomatoes? Our friends from Seattle Tilth will be here to teach you the essentials of tomato gardening in our region. From selecting the right varieties to soil preparation and watering, you will learn indispensable techniques for a delicious harvest of ripe, homegrown tomatoes from your garden this summer.
Drip Irrigation for the Rest of Us
Saturday, June 5th: 11:00 am
Jose Gonzales of City People's Garden Store deconstructs drip irrigation. Find out what all those nozzles, pipes, and connectors are meant to do! Discover how drip irrigation brings ease and frugality to watering your garden. Jose will take you through the process of installing a drip irrigation system step by step. Come armed with a notebook as well as any questions you may have
If you have an idea for a workshop topic you would like to see (or teach!) please e-mail our workshop coordinator erincpgs@gmail.com, or call the store: 206-324-0737.
