Events & Workshops

Learn about our expert-led seminars & hands-on workshops scheduled for the coming months.
Most of the events are FREE, do not require registration and are held in the Events Area.

Please note: While we are a dog-friendly store, dogs are not allowed in the Events Area. Working service dogs are an exception and are always welcome. Please refer to our Pet Policy for more information. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

	G & G Dogs in the Nursery Stop and enjoy a specialty dog, brat or sausage grilled to perfection just for you by a G & G grill master.	Saturdays and Sundays Sunday: 11am-2pm In the nursery
	SEMINAR: Gardening Basics for Garden Success Featuring Don Marshall, Lake Washington Institute of Technology Instructor and Author Overwhelmed with your garden and don't know where to start? Don will help you understand how to create healthy soil, choose plants, transplant them successfully, fertilize if necessary and control weeds without chemicals. This class is perfect for new gardeners or those who wish to fine-tune their green thumbs. Sponsored by the Saving Water Partnership.	May 19 10-11:30am
	EXPERTS ON-SITE: Master Gardener Plant Clinic Bring your gardening questions - and plant samples - to the clinic and get answers from trained, WSU Master Gardeners. Ask about plant selection; diseases and treatments; pest controls and prevention; and more.	May 19 11am-2pm In the nursery The clinic is held on the first and third Saturdays of* each month through September.*
	SEMINAR & BOOK SIGNING: Herbs – The Essential & The Unusual Featuring Colin McCrate, Author of the New Book: Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard, and Co-Founder of Seattle Urban Farm Co. Which herbs are easy to grow in your backyard? In containers? On your windowsill? Colin will discuss the top essential culinary herbs and how to care for them organically, recommend varieties to ensure your success, and inspire you to try some more unusual herbs as well. Book signing to follow.	May 19 12:30-1:30pm
	EVENT: Ciscoe Live! Gardening with Ciscoe, Live Broadcast, 97.3 KIRO FM Featuring Ciscoe Morris, Gardening Expert, Author and TV/Radio Personality Come join the fun! Ciscoe will be broadcasting live from the nursery and you’re invited. Prizes and surprises abound! Be sure to bring your questions. Sponsored by Kellogg Garden Products.	May 26 10am-12pm In the Nursery
	SEMINAR: Lavender in the Garden Featuring Sue Goetz, The Creative Gardener and Author of In Love with Lavender This fragrant and versatile evergreen herb can be enjoyed year-round as a landscape plant or harvested for a myriad of uses. Learn the secrets to successfully growing, pruning, and harvesting this beloved plant while discovering which cultivars are great for color in the landscape, cutting gardens, cooking and baking, or crafts.	May 26 11am-12pm
	SEMINAR & BOOK SIGNING: Maximum Harvest; Minimum Effort Featuring Willi Galloway, Freelance Writer, Creator of Digginfood.com, and Author of the New Book: Grow. Cook. Eat: A Food-Lover’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening Follow a few simple rules and you can spend less time maintaining a healthy, productive vegetable garden, and more time enjoying it. Join Willi as she shares practical strategies for preventing problems with pests and disease; discusses how to properly fertilize vegetables; gives tips on harvesting at the peak of flavor; and explains how to keep your garden producing well into fall. Be sure to bring your most pressing vegetable-growing questions! Book signing to follow.	June 2 10-11am
	WORKSHOP: Garden Photo Magic – Master Your Point-and-Shoot and Create Striking Images Featuring David Perry, www.davidperryphoto.com/blog/ professional photographer and Photographer for the new book The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers Join David for this dynamic workshop full of laughter, picture-taking, and proven tips and techniques. Learn how to snap amazing images using a point-and-shoot camera, or, yes, even your cell phone. Train your eye to see a story in every picture and to tell that story in the most imaginative way possible. This 2-hour workshop includes a slide show presentation, an in-store garden shoot and David’s personal review of your photos. A minimum of 10 participants is required, with space limited to 16. The workshop is also offered 7/21, 10am-12pm.	June 2 12-2pm Space is limited, so please register by May 25. FEE: $45.
	MEET THE CHEF: Grilled Salmon and Salsa Demo & Tasting at the Garden Café Featuring Renowned Local Chef Russell Lowell, Executive Chef and Owner of Molbak’s Garden Café, Russell’s, and Russell Lowell Catering Join Chef Russell as he demonstrates and offers pointers on perfectly filleting and grilling a whole salmon and prepares a tasty summer salsa to complement the fish. Attendees will be treated to a tasty sampling of Chef’s mouth-watering creation, a glass of Washington wine, and complimentary Russell’s Original Spice Blend to take home. This is the perfect opportunity to learn from a master.	Thursday, June 21 5-6:30pm In the Cafe Please register by June 15. FEE: $30 + tax per person.
	WORKSHOP: Garden Photo Magic – Master Your Point-and-Shoot and Create Striking Images Featuring David Perry, www.davidperryphoto.com/blog/ professional photographer and Photographer for the new book The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers Join David for this dynamic workshop full of laughter, picture-taking, and proven tips and techniques. Learn how to snap amazing images using a point-and-shoot camera, or, yes, even your cell phone. Train your eye to see a story in every picture and to tell that story in the most imaginative way possible. This 2-hour workshop includes a slide show presentation, an in-store garden shoot and David’s personal review of your photos. A minimum of 10 participants is required, with space limited to 16.	July 21 10am-12pm Space is limited, so please register by July 13. FEE: $45.