Over two decades of great gardening advice
Mike’s ‘First Pass’ at Winter Speaker Series. Goals: 1. as Robbie would say, ‘Flatten’ the current Weebly site and 2. Have a page that can reside on the site year-round without being outdated.
Every year between January and March, Snohomish County Master Gardeners sponsor a lecture series featuring celebrity gardeners, authors and subject matter experts on a variety of gardening subjects.
All sessions are held in-person in the beautiful Weyerhauser Room at the Everett Train Station at 3201 Smith Ave, Everett. There is plenty of parking at this venue.
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The twenty-second season of our Winter Speaker Series is on right now!
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The 2025 Topics:
Every year, when the days are at their shortest, the weather looks the bleakest, and die-hard gardeners are out shoveling compost in the mud, wondering if the sun will EVER shine again, the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation hosts the annual Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series. This year is the 22nd year we have been offering this lecture series!
The lecture series features eight celebrity gardeners, authors and subject matter experts sharing their knowledge on a variety of gardening subjects. Whatever the topic, they are always entertaining and educational. Plus they are SUCH a wonderful break from the winter doldrums! Here is an overview of topics covered in 2025:
Gardening with Early Ephemerals
Richie Steffen
There is no reason we cannot have a little color in our winter garden and early ephemerals are a great way to get the year off to a colorful start.
Layering for a Dynamic and Beautiful Garden, and Vines
Laura Watson
Learn how to layer a garden by staggering foreground, middle-ground, and background to create an alluring and satisfying landscape.
Growing and Conserving New and Rare Ornamentals
Sue Milliken & Kelly Dodson
Discussion of the work being done by Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy to introduce, distribute, and conserve vulnerable ornamental plants new to North America
Rediscovering Peonies
Lore Sampson
Gardeners are discovering the exceptional qualities of newer varieties of Peonies that have been specifically developed for today’s smaller, low maintenance gardens.
Gardens for Birds
Candy Brown
We will discuss many Do’s and Don’ts of attracting birds to your garden including: importance of native plants;
essential water; best bird feeders and houses; cats, pesticides and squirrels.
Wildflower Photography
Mark Turner
Photographer Mark Turner will share his techniques for capturing high-quality images of wildflowers that combine artfulness and scientific clarity.
Dee Montpetit
Dee will share some of her most inspirational garden transformations focusing on the importance of editing a mature garden and selecting the best site-suited plants. You’ll see the step-by-step transformation process including hardscape, reshaping the garden beds, plant selection and placement.
Myths and
Gardening Folklore
Dr. Chalker-Scott is WSU’s Extension Urban Horticulturist and a Professor in the Department of Horticulture. She conducts research in applied plant and soil sciences. She will provide a general discussion of gardening myths with a focus on a handful of myths supported by science-based facts.
The 2025 Speakers:
Richie Steffen
Laura Watson
Sue Milliken &
Kelly Dodson
Lore Sampson
Frequently Asked Questions:
Single tickets will be available on-line starting January 1st. On-line sales must be completed no later than 6pm the Wednesday before the talk. Tickets can also be purchased at the door the day of the talk.
Season passes are $85 each and can be purchased online or by mail. Visit the BUY NOW page for more information. (Please see below for accepted payment methods and special instructions).
Snohomish County Master Gardeners in good standing are entitled to purchase ONE discounted season pass. Information on how to purchase this pass can be found on the SNOH MG page.
Please note:Subscribers will not receive a hard copy or paper season pass/ticket.
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