UW Botanic Gardens
Classes in Seattle
The University of Washington Botanic Gardens, part of the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences, consists of two sites: the Washington Park Arboretum and the Center for Urban Horticulture. With a diverse collection of over 20,000 plants and various amenities, these sites provide opportunities for education, research, and recreational activities.
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Petal to Paper: Creating a Realistic Italian Butterfly Ranunculus Out of Crepe Paper
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Join this class to master crafting realistic Italian Butterfly Ranunculus from crepe paper. You'll learn coloring, assembling, and petal manipulation techniques. Suitable for beginners to intermediate levels.
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$55.50
Terrarium Workshop
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn to create and maintain a miniature indoor garden with terrariums in this class. Discover terrarium history, planting techniques, and care tips while building your own unique, artistic garden.
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$68
Botanical Fiber Art Workshop: Fluffy Moth Embroidery
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
In this hands-on embroidery workshop, fiber artist Melissa Galbraith will guide you through creating whimsical, fluffy moth designs using a variety of stitches, with all materials provided in a complete kit.
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$52
Botanical Fiber Art Workshop: Veggie Tote Embroidery
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Get ready for spring farmers market trips by jazzing up your tote bag with beautiful vegetable embroidery!
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$60
Spring Ephemerals at the Miller Garden
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ Shoreline, Seattle, WA
Discover the secrets of creating a stunning early spring display as you wander through the enchanting Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden. Immerse yourself in the expertise of Richie Steffen, curator of the garden, as he unveils the beauty of early spring flowering bulbs and perennials in their natural habitat. Embrace the wonders of nature and join us on this captivating journey.
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$50
Local Plants for Natural Dyes and Pigments
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Discover the vibrant world of natural dyes as you learn to create your own beautiful colors from common garden plants, ornamental trees, and even weeds. Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll uncover the art of dyeing fabric and explore the use of mordants. Leave with a swatch book and stunning dyed silk scarf and cotton bandana.
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$72
Watercolors from Natural Pigments
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Discover the art of lake pigmentation in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to transform organic materials into vibrant watercolor pigments and create your own paints. Leave with newfound knowledge and two unique watercolor paints to continue your artistic journey.
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$72
Painting Spring Florals and Pollinators in Mixed Media
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Join this immersive painting workshop to create vibrant Spring florals and garden pollinators using watercolors, acrylic inks, and mixed media techniques, while learning color theory, composition, and mark-making—no experience required!
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$66
Restoration Project Management
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Class attendees will be introduced to restoration-relevant project management concepts in order to plan and implement more successful and cost effective ecological restoration projects. Considerations of project management like identifying project needs and stakeholders and researching sites, as well as creating project schedules and budgets will be discussed. Class attendees will also be introduced to important resources for restoration practitioners...
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Free
Vine Pruning
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
This class covers pruning and management of some of our most common ornamental vines: wisteria, common varieties of clematis, Boston ivy/Virginia creeper, honeysuckle, and trumpet vine. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction.
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$35
Fruit Tree Pruning
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn the basics of fruit tree pruning. Covers apple, cherry, plum, and pear trees. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction. This class takes the confusion out of pruning common fruit trees.
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$35
Plant CSI: What's Wrong with my Conifer?
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ Virtual Classroom
This course will help you identify common conifer diseases and insect pests including rusts, twig and needle blights, needle casts, adelgids, and moths. Why is your juniper turning brown? Should that pine have orange needles? And why does my hemlock look like it has been covered in lint? There are a number of common insect pests, diseases and abiotic problems that impact the health of both native and landscape conifers in our region. This course...
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$35
Pruning Art or Pruning Atrocity
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ Virtual Classroom
This two hour slideshow covers the three main forms of mal-pruning: tree topping, inappropriate shearing of trees and shrubs, and over-thinning. Then we compare and contrast mal-pruning with bona-fide examples of pruning art: pollarding, cloud pruning, topiary, pleaching, and coppicing. The class ends on a humorous note as slides are shown of "The Good, the Bad, and the Bizarre". This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance....
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$35
Raising Seedlings for the Backyard Gardener
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ Virtual Classroom
Learn how to start seeds, upcycle seedling containers, harden off your seedlings and eventually plant them out. Growing your own food from seed is the truest form of sovereignty! Raising seedlings indoors saves money, extends your growing season & optimizes space in your garden beds. Learn how to create the perfect seedling, upcycle seedling containers, understand planting depths for different seeds, how to water them appropriately, how to...
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$15
Plant CSI: What's Wrong with my Apple Tree?
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ Virtual Classroom
There is nothing better than taking the first juicy bite of a delicious apple picked right off of the tree. But then you notice the holes and dark areas on the fruit, and spots on the leaves, and the bark seems to be peeling off. What’s happening? This course will cover common insect pests and diseases of apple trees, including apple scab, apple anthracnose, powdery mildew, nectria canker, codling moth, apple maggot, aphids, tent caterpillar and...
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$35
Plant CSI: Diagnosing Plant Problems in the Autumn
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
Plant CSI: Diagnosing Plant Problems in the Autumn Landscape Autumn provides us with the opportunity to look at overall plant health as temperatures cool, leaves change color and fall, and the days shorten. In particular, we can often see signs of tree and shrub decays as well as overwintering insect pests that are not present at other times of the year. This is also a great time to work on management techniques to help prevent a repeat of some...
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$35
Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: Jefferson Park
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3801 Beacon Ave S , Seattle, WA
Friends of Seattle Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: Jefferson Park Join the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks on the final walking tour of Seattle’s Olmsted Brothers parks and parkways this summer! J.C. Olmsted visited the large tract of city-owned land on Beacon Hill (now Jefferson Park) in 1903 when he toured the city to develop his city-wide system of parks and boulevards. In the 1903 report, Olmsted recommended ways the city could develop the...
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$30
Curator Tour: Fall Color in the Arboretum
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
Discover the breathtaking fall foliage in the Washington Park Arboretum as Ray Larson, Curator of Living Collections, guides you through the stunning plant collections at UW Botanic Gardens. Join this virtual journey to learn about rare and unusual plants, their genetic origins, and the fascinating stories behind their arrival. Immerse yourself in the vibrant colors of autumn in this online class delivered via Zoom.
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$25
Painting Spring Florals and Botanical Elements in Mixed Media
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Explore the beauty of nature through art with our engaging course focusing on creating vibrant floral and botanical masterpieces using a variety of mixed media techniques.
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$48
Therapeutic Gardening
UW Botanic Gardens See all classes by this school @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Engage in an experiential workshop to recognize plants that inspire curiosity, calmness, and happiness. Unlock the therapeutic potential of gardening and integrate these practices into your everyday routine for enhanced well-being.
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$25
Reviews of UW Botanic Gardens
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Kokedama: Moss Ball Workshop
A lot of fun and taught well -
Playful Winter Collage - Botanical Art Workshop
I loved the class and it met my expectations. I do collage at home on my own but it was nice to get new ideas and to servers others were doing. -
Creating Closed Terrariums
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Shrub Pruning I: The Friendly, Fearless, and Forgiving
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Botanical Sketching in Ink and Watercolor
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Native Plants 101: Gardening with Native Ephemerals and Understory Plants
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Botanical Print-Making Workshop
Perfect class. Offered just the right amount of instruction and information in order to play around with the concepts and walk away with the ability to do more on your own. The space was airy and spacious. Also appreciated that materials were included. Thank you! -
Japanese Garden Pruning
Good information, great presentation. Thanks, Bess. -
Rose Pruning
Lots of practical information for the beginning gardener, or anyone who has grown roses but never was sure about what to prune and when. All of my questions were answered during the class. The instructor was highly qualified and had a good sense of humor. -
Japanese Garden Pruning
The one issue was that the organization did not have me on the list when I checked. The registration was done on CourseHorse 2 weeks in advance. -
Rose Pruning
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Gardening with the Seasons: Fall
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Gardening with the Seasons: Fall
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Gardening with the Seasons: Winter
concise and clear explanation of winter tasks such as pruning (and which pruning for summer) including how to reduce waterspouts, common weeds that are best tackled in winter, kinds of mulches and useage, etc. -
Botanical Sketching in Ink and Watercolor
Superb easy to go along teaching! Never did that before & she’s a great teacher. Location is not so easy to go to due to crazy traffic, but it was worth it -
Botanical Sketching in Ink and Watercolor
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Native Plants 101: Edible Native Plants
The handouts were tough to read and while the two teachers did a good job and knew the material, it would’ve been better to not look at the Yesler Swamp for IDing. I thought I was going to get a better idea of what plants should go in a yard/garden.
