From Mountains to Sound Program

The Garden Club of America

From Mountains to Sound 2015 Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference

September 19 - 23, 2015 Seattle, Washington

Welcome to the 2015 GCA Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference, “From Mountains to Sound” The Seattle Garden Club is delighted to host this year’s annual GCA Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference, 2015. Many of you have crossed the country, the Pacific Ocean or the Columbia River to participate in this coveted horticulture conference. It has been two years in planning, and we are eager to share our special corner of the country with you. We are honored by your visit and hope our unique setting, engaging speakers and renowned gardens will inspire you to return to your clubs filled with new horticultural endeavors.

Catherine Allan 2015 GCA Shirley Meneice Conference Chair

A Brief History After months of planning the original concept, a horticulture workshop was approved at the June, 2001, meeting of the GCA Horticulture Committee and subsequently given life by the GCA Executive Committee.

Early reports state the event’s mission was “to foster the knowledge and love of gardening among amateurs through workshops and seminars that would stimulate, educate and offer the opportunity to share horticultural knowledge and experience.” An additional goal was to choose site locations that would offer exposure to a wide variety of growing zones and to diverse plant material.

The event was named for Shirley Meneice, a long-time Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club member, horticulturist and Horticulture Committee Chairman from 1995 to 1997.

Her friend, Luise Strauss, a Newport Garden Club member and Horticulture Committee Vice Chairman from 2002 to 2003, has generously given her energy, ideas and an annual stipend so that nationally known speakers can be invited to participate.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Saturday, September 19, 2015 Pre-Conference Garden Visits for GCA Horticulture Committee: Miller Garden and the Highlands private garden tour 9am Bus leaves Marriott Hotel for garden tours and lunch Sunday, September 20, 2015 GCA Horticulture Committee meetings at the Waterfront Seattle Marriott Hotel 3-8:30pm Registration at the Marriott Hotel 5-9pm Optional cocktails followed by dinner at 6pm at the Bell Harbor Convention Center; across the street from the Marriott Speaker: John Bishop, PhD: A Landscape Reborn: Stories of Pioneering Plants from Mount St. Helens' Pumice Plain, after the 1980 eruption Monday, September 21, 2015 Breakfast on your own 7:30-8:30am Registration 7:30am-5pm Seed Share available at Marriott 8:30am Marriott Hotel, Grand Pacific Ballroom Welcome and Introductions by Conference Chair, Catherine Allan Keynote Speaker: Mike Stevens, Washington State Director of The Nature Conservancy, Four Plants and What They Tell Us About the Present and the Future of the Pacific Northwest and the Planet 9:45am Program Pause. Please remain in the Ballroom for the next speakers.

10am GCA Horticulture Committee Chair and Vice Chairs Horticulture Committee Initiatives 10:45am Transition to small rooms for Zone Meetings 11-11:45am Horticulture Zone Meetings 12 Noon Lunch in the Marriott Hotel, Grand Pacific Ballroom 1:15-4pm Rotating Breakout Sessions at Marriott  Clay Antieau, Explore the Ornamental Potential of NW Native Plants  Marian Maxwell, The Role of Mushrooms in the Ecosystem  Cass Turnbull, Pruning Art or Pruning Atrocity? How to Prune and Renovate the Overgrown Garden; A Woman, a Plan, an Organization  Elizabeth Umbanhowar, Laying the Groundwork, Preserving the Green: How the Olmsted Brothers Shaped the History and Future of Seattle 4:15-5:30pm Gather in Marriott Hotel Lobby and Terrace. Walking tours to the Olympic Sculpture Park or Pike Place Market 6:30-9:30pm Dinner at The Seattle Aquarium; short, five minute walk on flat ground

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Breakfast on your own 7:45am Buses load for University of Washington/Center for Urban Horticulture 8:15am Last bus departs Marriott for CUH 9am Arrive at CUH garden, enter through Fragrance Garden 9:15am Panel: Dan Hinkley, Sarah Reichard and Richie Steffen From the World to our Gardens 10:45am Transition to small group breakout sessions 11-11:50am Morning Breakout Session at CUH  Flower Pressing ($25 fee)  Herbarium & Miller Library  Plant Conservation, Miller Rare Plant Seed Vault  Tour of McVay Courtyard and plantings  Seattle Garden Club’s Fragrance Garden, Soest Garden & Goodfellow Grove  University of Washington Farm  Union Bay Natural Area, wetland  So You Think You Know Plants: How Endophytes Challenge our Perceptions  Yesler Swamp, boardwalk tour of natural area  University of Washington Greenhouses, Botany Department Buses for this tour only depart at 11am SHARP, followed by lunch at Graham Visitors Center 11:50-12:30pm Lunch at CUH (except UW Greenhouse tour) 12:30-12:50pm Buses load and depart for Washington Park Arboretum; arrive 1:15 (except UW Greenhouse tour) 1:30-2:30pm Afternoon Breakout Session at Washington Park Arboretum  Japanese Garden ($2.00 fee)  Pacific Connections  Azalea Way/Pinetum  Witt Winter Garden tour  Woodland Garden/Azalea Way  Lookout Loop, Arboretum Core Collection  Champion Trees, with demonstration from WPA Arborist  Native Plants and People  Rhododendron Glen, Sorbus Collection & Metasequoias 2:30-3pm Transition to second breakout session 3-4pm Second Afternoon Breakout Session at WPA This second session includes  History of WPA and its Plant Collections. Indoor seating Wisteria Hall, Graham Visitors Center 4-4:20pm Buses load from north and south ends of WPA for Marriott 4:30pm Last bus departs for Marriott

6:30pm

Dinner at Marriott. Speaker Steve Lorton, former NW Editor of Sunset Magazine, The Land, Culture and our Gardens between Mountains and Sound

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Breakfast on your own 7:45am Buses load and depart for Bellevue Botanical Garden (BBG) 8:15am Last bus departs Marriott for BBG 9:15-10am Welcome by Nancy Kartes, Manager, and George Lasch, Gardener Keynote Speaker, Landscape Designer Iain Robertson, LA PhD 10-12pm Tour of Bellevue Botanical Garden 11:20am Buses depart for optional post-event trip to Bloedel Reserve Box lunches on buses; ferry departs at 12:20pm and you will return to the Marriott Hotel at approximately 5:30pm to conclude the Conference.

12pm Buses load and depart for Marriott for all not attending post-event tour of Bloedel Reserve. Conference concludes; no lunch provided

SPEAKERS, PUBLIC & PRIVATE GARDENS Sunday, September 20, 2015 John Bishop, PhD Dr. Bishop is Professor of Biology at the Washington State University’s Vancouver Campus.

Dr. Bishop began working on Mount St. Helens in 1990 with PhD work on the genetics and ecology of alpine lupin (Lupinus lepidus) the most important plant colonist. Since arriving at WSU Vancouver in 1998, Dr. Bishop’s focus shifted to understanding the development of plant and animal communities and soils on the most intensely impacted volcanic sites. Dr. Bishop’s work on the effects of herbivores and nutrient stress on key plant species such as lupin, willow, and huckleberry provides new understanding of the biological responses to catastrophic disturbance. For a fascinating article on Dr. Bishop’s work see http://wsm.wsu.edu/s/index.php?id=834. In recent years he has begun visiting volcanoes around the world to compare to our local active volcano.

Monday, September 21, 2015 Morning Keynote Speaker, Mike Stevens, Four Plants and What They tell us about the Present and the Future of the Pacific Northwest and the Planet Mike Stevens is the Washington State Director for The Nature Conservancy. Mike has worked in conservation, food production and field science for 25 years. Mike and his partners have received multiple national awards for leadership and innovation and he was named a Hero for Wildlife by Defenders of Wildlife for his work to promote coexistence with wolves in the Northern Rockies. Mike's professional and mountain travels have taken him throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Mike received a Master's in Botany from the University of Vermont and a B.A. in Biology from Middlebury College. He is a native of Mallorca, Spain and he lives with his wife Liz in Seattle.

The Nature Conservancy leads and supports many of the most creative, collaborative, and effective efforts to tackle conservation issues around the world by bringing together individuals, companies, tribes, and government agencies to make lasting change.

Monday, September 21, 2015 (continued) Breakout Sessions Clay Antieau, Explore the Ornamental Potential of Northwest Native Plants Native plants of the Pacific Northwest offer many potential benefits to gardeners, including tolerating drought, resisting pests and disease, attracting wildlife, providing year-round beauty, and teaching us about the ecology and complexity of life in the Pacific Northwest. In this illustrated presentation, Clay highlights some great native plants and plant combinations for specific applications. Discover the eminently rewarding world of the Northwest’s flora and the many ways these plants can be effectively used in public and private garden design.

Clay Antieau is a horticulturist, botanist, and environmental scientist who enthusiastically combines these disciplines to offer unique abilities and perspectives in horticultural and environmental education.

He’s well-regarded for providing engaging and effective learning experiences for students of all ages. As a horticulturist, he has more than 40 years of experience cultivating plants for edible and ornamental uses. Clay is a recognized local authority on Northwest native plants. He’s taught or lectured on botanical diversity, ecological restoration, and related subjects throughout the Northwest for more than three decades. He is currently President of the Washington Native Plant Society.

Marian Maxwell, The Role of Mushrooms in the Ecosystem Marian Maxwell studied Mycology under the renowned Dr. Daniel Stuntz and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington. She has been the President of the Puget Sound Mycological Society for the past 5 years and has served as one of their identifiers and scientific display chairperson for many years. She is very passionate about sharing and educating people about the role of fungi in the environment.

Cass Turnbull, Pruning Art or Pruning Atrocity? How to Prune and Renovate the Overgrown Garden; A Woman, a Plan, an Organization Cass Turnbull is the founder of Plant Amnesty, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is "to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs caused by mal-pruning." Plant Amnesty has gained considerable local and national press for educating the commercial and public sectors on responsible, appropriate pruning and landscape management practices, establishing a standard of quality care for the urban ecology. Cass is a Washington State Certified Landscaper and a Certified Arborist. She teaches horticulture, runs a landscape maintenance and consulting business and is the author of several books on plant maintenance including Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning, Third Edition, Sasquatch Books, 2013.

Elizabeth Umbanhowar, Laying the Groundwork, Preserving the Green: How the Olmsted Brothers Shaped the History and Future of Seattle Elizabeth Umbanhowar, PLA, is a licensed landscape architect, ASLA, and LEED AP, teacher, and artist. She currently works for Parametrix, an environmental engineering, transportation planning and biological sciences firm with offices around the Pacific Northwest. In her practice work, Elizabeth focuses on large-scale public infrastructure, non-motorized transportation planning, and habitat restoration.

In addition to practice, Elizabeth teaches both studios and lecture courses in landscape architecture at the University of Washington, including courses in the history of landscape architecture, and public art and public place. She has also taught classes in history, urban planning and design courses for the Garden Club of America. Elizabeth has co-published in Landscape Architecture Magazine on cultural landscapes and preservation, innovation in design thinking and design pedagogy, and healing landscapes. She also serves as a mentor to students and new practitioners in landscape architecture and urban planning, as well as pursuing creative work as an artist, curator, and juror. In her practice, teaching and creative explorations, Elizabeth stresses community based-design, interdisciplinary cooperation, and negotiating the boundaries between resilient urban ecologies and the legacy of historic landscapes, such as the Olmsted brothers’ role in the shaping of open space in Seattle. Elizabeth weaves together thinking, writing, reading and drawing, and travels to understand and plumb the interstitial spaces of landscape architecture practice, urban design, art and art history, creativity, design philosophy and theory, and community service.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington Botanic Gardens Morning Panel (Dan Hinkley, Sarah Reichard, Richie Steffen): From the World to Our Gardens; Moderator, Jenny Wyatt, SGC Member Dan Hinkley Dan Hinkley, plantsman, author, plant collector, plant researcher, lecturer, has had a lifelong interest in all types of plants from trees to edibles, leading him to receive his B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture and Horticulture Education from Michigan State University in 1976, and his M.S. in Urban Horticulture from the University of Washington in 1985. In 1987, having begun Heronswood Nursery with partner, Robert L. Jones, he devoted himself to introducing rare and unusual plants to gardeners of North America, traveling far and wide, exploring the flora of remote regions of the world. Since W. A. Burpee closed the garden and nursery in May of 2006, Dan independently focused his attentions on continued plant hunting, writing, speaking and plant research.

Hinkley is widely published, and has written for a number of horticultural periodicals, including Pacific Horticulture, Horticulture Magazine, Fine Gardening, Martha Stewart Living,and Gardens Illustrated.

He has also written several books, including: Winter Ornamentals; The Explorers Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials, 1999 Book of the Year Award from the American Horticultural Society, and The Explorers Garden: Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the World, 2010 Book of the Year award from the American Horticultural Society. For more information on Dan Hinkley, including the many awards and medals he has received for his contributions in the interest of horticulture, please visit his web site, www.danieljhinkley.com.

Sarah Reichard Dr. Sarah Reichard is a conservation biologist who applies ecological principles to the practice of horticulture. Her research is primarily focused on understanding the biology of invasive plants and using that understanding to develop risk assessment methods to prevent their introduction and spread. She also studies the biology of rare plants to determine what is impacting them and how they can be restored.

Dr. Reichard is the author of The Conscientious Gardener: Cultivating a Garden Ethic (University of California Press, 2011) and is also the co-author of Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2006) and Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests (National Academy of Science Press, 2002). She is the author or co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and numerous popular articles. She is currently the Orin and Althea Soest Professor of Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington and is Director of its Botanic Gardens (Washington Park Arboretum and Center for Urban Horticulture).

Richie Steffen, Curator If you know Richie Steffen, then you would probably imagine that he dreams about plants. If you don't know him, he is one of the few who turned his budding passion as a youngster into a career as well as a noted Pacific Northwest horticultural personality. His knowledge is broad and his enthusiasm for plants is contagious. Starting his professional career in horticulture in 1986, he has rarely had a day where his desire for learning more has not ignited his interests in plants and his joy for gardening.

Richie is the curator for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden where he oversees the Garden, rare plant collections, and heads acquisition of unique new plants. He also supervises the primary educational program of the Miller Garden: Great Plant Picks, a program committed to building a comprehensive palette of outstanding and reliable plants for maritime Pacific Northwest gardens.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 (continued)

Morning Breakout Sessions at CUH

Flower Pressing Many flowers can be flattened and dried to create beautiful craft projects. You will learn how to press the flowers, then use materials already prepared to make your own five cards. Eve Rickenbaker is a Ph.D student, Collections Manager for the Hyde Herbarium and an SGC member.

Union Bay Natural Area What is now one of the best places to view birds in Seattle, was once a city landfill – and before that, it was a wetland. You will learn about the history of the site and how it has become a valuable outdoor classroom teaching restoration ecology to thousands of students. Kern Erwin is a Professor in the College of the Environment and has turned a former landfill into a beautiful natural area for research, teaching and wildlife.

Yesler Swamp Tour A swamp is a forested wetland. A few years ago faculty and students started clearing the weeds and the neighbors saw the efforts and joined in. That led to raising $400,000 through the neighborhood group to build a boardwalk over the wet areas and open water. Walking the boardwalk makes you feel like you are miles away, not in the middle of the city. This is a tale of the garden and the neighboring public working together to create a public good. Fred Hoyt is the Associate Director of the UW Botanical Gardens.

Herbarium/Library and Library/Herbarium The Otis Douglas Hyde Herbarium assists in documenting the collections of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens. Dried and pressed Herbarium specimens help facilitate plant identification, verification of time of flowering and fruiting,and many other uses. The Herbarium also provides free plant identification for the public. Mrs. Hyde was a member of the Tacoma Garden Club. Brian Thompson is the Manager of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library. Please see expanded bio for Sarah Reichard.

The Elisabeth C. Miller Library is one of the largest horticultural libraries on the west coast, serving both students and the public. Its extensive collection of books and periodicals – many not found anywhere else in the region – make it an important resource for area gardeners. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Seattle Garden Club and a champion for the Center for Urban Horticulture in its formative days.

Miller Rare Plant Seed Vault/Plant Conservation Seeds are living organisms that respire as all organisms do. Lowering the temperature and humidity in storage means that they can live much longer.

The UWBG conservation program sends staff and volunteers all over Washington to collect seeds of rare plants and then prepares them for storage. You will learn about how the seeds are prepared, how they are tested for viability, and how they are used in conservation. Following the talk and discussion, you will have the opportunity to view our unique two room seed vault. Wendy Gibble manages both the conservation program (Rare Care) and the Education Program at the UW Botanical Gardens.

Soest/ Fragrance Garden/Goodfellow Grove These gardens are at the heart of the Center for Urban Horticulture. The Soest Garden displays plants under different soil, water, and light regimes, encouraging “right plant, right place” approaches to gardening. The Fragrance Garden, curated by the Seattle Garden Club, engages the senses in every season with beautiful flowers and fragrance. Ray Larson is the Curator of Living Collections for the UWBG. Jessica Farmer is the Manager of Adult Education for the UW Botanic Gardens.

Tour of McVay Courtyard and its Design Plant expert and popular garden lecturer, Richie Steffen will take you through the design and installation of the central courtyard at the Center for Urban Horticulture. It provides a gathering space for visitors, as well as respite for faculty, staff and students. Please see expanded bio for Richie Steffen.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 (continued)

University of Washington Farm The UW Farm was created by students and faculty and has grown into a thriving community of student farmers. The Center for Urban Horticulture site (one of three) is the largest and highest producing. You will visit the Farm and learn about the programs they have developed, including providing food for UW restaurants, workshops, and classes. Sarah Geurkink is Manager of the UW Farms, a part of the UWBG. So You Think You Know Plants: How Endophytes are Challenging our Perceptions Recent discoveries have shown that many attributes of plants, like drought or salt tolerance, may actually be attributes of a yeast, bacteria, or fungus within the plants. This finding has revolutionized our understandings of plants. University of Washington faculty are even studying some of the naturally occurring yeasts of native conifers to produce biofuel. Soo-Hyung Kim is an Associate Professor with the College on the Environment.

UW Greenhouses/Botany Department Take a trip through the arid, tropical and subtropical biomes housed in the University of Washington’s Botany Department Greenhouse. There are some noteworthy plants such as the giant Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum), unusual orchids from rainforests around the world and the ancient desert-dwelling Welwitschia mirabilils. The sixty-six year collection will be moving temporarily to an off-campus site during the construction of a new building. Come enjoy its wonderful eclectic charm before everything is moved The greenhouse has a vast collection of plants currently comprised of 3,400 accessions in 195 families. Hosts: Dr. Toby Bradshaw, Professor and Chair of UW’s Department of Biology, researches the genetic basis of adaptive trait evolution in natural populations. Nile Kurashige is on the UW Botany Greenhouse Staff and has worked in greenhouses throughout her education at Barnard College and University of Toronto. Jeanette Milne began her career at the Arboretum at Flagstaff, AZ, collecting seeds for cultivation in a high-altitude botanic garden and has been on the UW Botany Greenhouse Staff for 20 years. Docents: Shawn Behling is a PhD candidate studying light dynamics and plant competition in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula. Myles Fenske is a PhD candidate studying the molecular mechanism of scent emission in flowers. Terry Huang, a graduate of UW and on the Botany Greenhouse Staff, was a 2013-14 Royal Horticultural Society/Garden Club of America Interchange Fellow. Melissa Lacy is a 4th year graduate student studying plant physiology, specifically the contribution of leaf shape to plant productivity under drought.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions at WPA Japanese Garden The Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum is 3.5 acres of tranquil beauty. Opened in 1959, it is one of the oldest Japanese gardens in North America and is considered to be one of the most authentic. Over 500 granite boulders were carefully placed to add structure to the garden of azaleas, camellias, ferns, and many other plants. Docent led tours.

Champion Trees The Washington Park Arboretum holds a number of “champion,” or largest plants of various species within the region. Starting at the Graham Visitor’s Center, this group will visit several of these trees, learning about both the species and how one cares for such large trees. Chris Watson is Assistant Manager for Horticulture at the Washington Park Arboretum and arborist for the UWBG Pacific Rim Connections The newest gardens in the Washington Park Arboretum celebrate the diversity of plants and people in the Pacific Rim. Built around a central meadow, one enters “entry” gardens that display plants already in the nursery trade from Cascadia (Siskiyou Mts.) , Chile, China, New Zealand and Australia. From the entry gardens, one enters a forest reminiscent of Cascadia or New Zealand, with the forests of the other regions still to be built. You are guaranteed to learn some new species! Kathleen DeMaria is the horticulturist for the New Zealand Forest Garden. Preston Pew is the horticulturist for the Pacific Connections entry gardens and Cascadia.

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Azalea Way/Pinetum In the past, it was thought that all conifers were in the Pine family, but we now know there are many families of conifers. A “Pinetum” hails back to those times in arboreta, but our Pinetum has a variety of conifers. You will be escorted along a 0.5 mile trail, learning interesting facts about conifers and their conservation. We will also stroll part of Azalea Way, the iconic path designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm and much loved by visitors. Roy Farrow is a horticulturist for the UWBG at the Washington Park Arboretum. David Zuckerman is the Manager of Horticulture at the UWBG. The Witt Winter Garden The Witt Winter Garden displays plants that are in their glory in winter. It includes species that flora in the winter and early spring, those with interesting bark, or species with an interesting architecture. Richie Steffen, please see expanded bio. Randall Hitchin is Outreach and Major Gifts Manager for the Arboretum Foundation and arborist for the UWBG. Lookout Loop Trail This loop trail of about one mile, highlights some of the historic aspects of the Arboretum, as well as horticulture in the Pacific NW. It travels along a ridge through the core of the Arboretum to the history Lookout, built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, and recently refinished with assistance from the Seattle Garden Club; then heads back to the Visitors Center through forest and collections. Sarah Reichard, please see expanded bio. Fred Hoyt is the Associate Director of the UWBG Native Plants and People The indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest used the diverse plants in the region for food, medicine, clothing, building, and many other purposes. This walk will feature some of the most important trees and how they were used and protected by regional Native Americans. Lisa Sanphillippo is the School Program Coordinator for the UW Botanic Gardens.

Azalea Way/Woodland Gardens The heart of the Arboretum is Azalea Way. Originally a track for buggy races in Seattle’s early days, it stretches nearly the length of the Arboretum with beds of cherries, azaleas, other Rhododendrons, and many other species. The Woodland Garden is anchored by ponds at both ends and has many of the large collection of Japanese maples at the Arboretum. Roy Farrow is a horticulturist for the UWBG at the Washington Park Arboretum. David Zuckerman is the Manager of Horticulture at the UWBG. Rhododendron Glen and Sorbus Rhododendron Glen is one of the most beautiful areas of the Washington Park Arboretum. It is currently undergoing a revitalization that has led to the discovery of plantings that were hidden by overgrowth. One of the key features is several Metasequoia glyptostroboides trees.

This species, native to China, was thought to be long extinct, but in 1944 it was discovered living in a small stand in Moudao. In 1948, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard) sent an expedition in to collect seeds, which were distributed to several gardens and universities. These trees were grown from those original seeds.

Following the Glen, we will walk to the Sorbus collection to view the large collection that arranges the species from those believed to be most primitive to those more advanced. The colorful fruits should be close to peak color. Ray Larson is the Curator of Living Collections for the UWBG. Washington Park Arboretum History and its Plant Collection The Arboretum is a hidden gem on the shores of Lake Washington. Jointly managed by UW and the City of Seattle, its 230 acres are a dynamic assortment of plants found nowhere else. Collections include: Asiatic Maples, Birches and Poplars, Camellia family, Hawthorns, Hollies, hybrid Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Japanese Maples, Larches, Legumes, Lindens, Magnolia family, Mountain Ashes, Oak family, Pinetum, True Ashes, Walnut family and witch Hazel family. John Wott, Ph.D., is a retired UW Professor and Director Emeritus for the Washington Park Arboretum.

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Steve Lorton, Evening Keynote Speaker Steve Lorton was at Sunset Magazine for 33 years, most recently as the Northwest Bureau Chief. The Senke School of Ikebana gave him their first and only honorary membership. He started the Seattle Street Tree Advisory Board for the City of Seattle, served on the Executive Boards of the Washington Park Arboretum, The Northwest Horticulture Society, The Arboretum Bulletin Editorial Board, and the Northwest Trail of the Woodland Park Zoological Gardens. He has written extensively about gardens in America, Canada, Japan, Korea, Finland, England, Spain, France and Brazil.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 The Bellevue Botanical Garden The Bellevue Botanical Garden is an enduring community treasure for the Northwest region and beyond. The Garden is an urban refuge, encompassing 53 acres of cultivated gardens, restored woodlands, and natural wetlands. The living collections showcase plants that thrive in the Pacific Northwest. It is a place of beauty, serenity and learning for thousands of visitors each year.

The BBG Visitor Center, including The Aaron Education Center, has earned the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. For more information visit www.bellevuebotanical.org.

Dr. Iain Robertson, L.A. Dr. Robertson has taught in the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington, for over 30 years. He worked on BBG’s master plan, as well as the garden’s grading and clearing plans. His credits include several projects at the Washington Park Arboretum and the planting of Freeway Park in downtown Seattle. He is interested in teaching planting design and basic design and in cultivating creativity in students of all ages.

POST TRIP INFO: BLOEDEL RESERVE The Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, is an internationally renowned public garden and forest preserve. The founder’s vision was “to provide refreshment and tranquility in the presence of natural beauty,” and the Reserve’s mission is to “enrich people’s lives through a premier public garden of natural and designed Pacific Northwest landscapes.”

Unique among public gardens in the United States, The Bloedel Reserve was created by Prentice Bloedel and his wife, Virginia, who resided on the property from 1951 until 1986. The son of a prominent lumber company owner, Prentice was educated at the Thatcher School in Ojai, California, and at Yale University.

While continuing his association with the Thatcher School as a teacher in the late 1920s, he was called upon by his father to take the helm of the family timber business. He took an early retirement from the MacMillan Bloedel Timber Company in 1950 to devote the balance of his life to the creation of the gardens of what is now The Bloedel Reserve. Although he was advised by and worked with noted landscape architects, including Thomas Church, Richard Haag, Fujitaro Kubota, and Iain Robertson, the overall vision for The Reserve’s gardens was his alone.

Prentice Bloedel was a pioneer in renewable resources and sustainability. He was the first to use sawdust as a fuel to power his company’s mills. He replanted clear cut areas, and started a company that marketed fireplace logs made from sawdust. He also was deeply interested in the relationship between people and the natural world, and the power of landscape to evoke emotions ranging from tranquility to exhilaration.

Indeed, some believe that due to his early school experiences and his bout with polio as a young man, Prentice Bloedel may have been ahead of his time in his understanding of the therapeutic power of gardens and landscape.

2015 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS NAME

EMAIL ADDRESS

CLUB

ZONE

Abrahamson, Donna

dbabrahamson25@gmail.com

Hillsborough GC

XII

Adams, Tootsie

terrell.adams@gmail.com

Junior Ladies' GC

VIII

Adams, Molly

mewa@aol.com

GC of Lookout Mountain

IX

Allport, Grania

gpond1@comcast.net

GC of Somerset Hills

IV

Almand, Virginia

valmand@bellsouth.net

Cherokee GC

VIII

Almeida, Leslie

almeidaleslie6@gmail.com

GC of Honolulu

XII

Almy, Anne

almyat@aol.com

GC of Buzzards Bay

Andersen-Berger, Sue

sue_andersen@comcast.net

Orinda GC

XII

Anderson, Christine

ceander@harbornet.com

Tacoma GC

XII

Antle, Cass

cass.antle@gmail.com

Carmel-by-the-Sea GC

XII

Avery, Emmie

powderedshug@aol.com

GC of Lookout Mountain

IX

Babbitt, Nory

eleanor.babbitt@att.net

GC of New Haven

Banta, Darrell

darrellbanta@gmail.com

Pasadena GC

Barbour, Mary

barbour155@comcast.net

GC of Allegheny County

Barrett, Brenda

brenda@barrettpartnersinc.com

GC of Lexington

VII

Benz, Sarah

sbenz@me.com

Memphis GC

IX

Biddle, Cathy

cwbid@optonline.net

Rusticus GC

III

Blackburn, Sharon

slblackb@yahoo.com

Loveland GC

XI

Blake, Holly

hblake@wi.rr.com

Green Tree GC

XI

Blethen, Sue

sueblethen@hotmail.com

Seattle GC

XII

Bolton, Michele

michelerose8@yahoo.com

The Weeders

V

Borgman, Caroline

CBorg564@gmail.com

Glenview GC

VII

Botts, Sue

vsbotts@earthlink.net

River Oaks GC

IX

Brandt, Gina

ginafbrandt@gmail.com

Hancock Park GC

XII

Breeden, Holly

Hpbreeden@gmail.com

The Grass River GC

VIII

Breese, Katie

ahoyktb@aol.com

The GC of Jackson

IX

Bromley, Barbie

ebromley@gmail.com

The GC of Princeton

Brooks, Kathy

kathycarpenterbrooks@gmail.com GC of Lexington

Brown, Mary

millwood@aol.com

Nantucket GC

I

Browning, Ginger

gbrowning60@gmail.com

Knoxville GC

IX

Brownlow, Kelley

smidgidee@gmail.com

The Gertrude Windsor GC

IX

Bumpas, Diane

dbumpas@sbcglobal.net

Founders GC of Dallas

IX

Burton, Adelaide

adelaideburton@bellsouth.net

Cherokee GC

Busch, Mary

maryz50@optonline.net

GC of East Hampton

I

II XII V

IV VII

VIII III

2015 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS NAME

EMAIL ADDRESS

CLUB

ZONE

Cadranell, Heather

hcadranell@gmail.com

Short Hills GC

IV

Calhoun, Mary

marychristie23@yahoo.com

Cherokee GC

VIII

Carmony, Kathleen

ktcarmony@bex.net

Country GC

III

Carter, Anne

anne.carter@cox.net

Loveland GC

XI

Castle, Elizabeth

elizcastle@yahoo.com

Kanawha GC

VII

Cavanah, Lisa

lisa.cavanah@gmail.com

The GC of Honolulu

XII

Cheadle, Deborah

cheadled@aol.com

Seattle GC

XII

Clark, Tanny

tannymc@aol.com

GC of Mount Desert

Clarke, Eva

evamarie8@gmail.com

James River GC

Cohen, Helen

helencohen@comcast.net

Piscataqua GC

Condon, Harriett

hmc1812@me.com

Fauquier & Loudoun GC

VII

Cooke, Marjorie

marjcooke@suddenlink.net

Kanawha GC

VII

Cordts, Grace

egcordtsjr@sbcglobal.net

Magnolia GC

IX

Costic, Robin

robbielinn@msn.com

The Portland GC

XII

Crutchfield, Tootsie

TootsieCrutch@hotmail.com

Magnolia GC

IX

Cunningham, Judith

jrc2900@msn.com

Carmel-by-the-Sea GC

XII

Currie, Bland

blandcurrie@mac.com

Greenville GC

IX

Dales, Lesley

lesley@norsouth.com

Trustees' GC

VIII

Dana, Susan

susanddana@gmail.com

The Lenox GC

Day-Dahlgard, Roberta

twig11780@optonline.net

North Suffolk GC

III

DeVuono, Julie

jwdev@verizon.net

The Weeders

V

Donahue, Marilyn

donahue.marilyn@gmail.com

The Little GC of Rye

III

Donner, Meredith

mwdonner@comcast.net

Broadmoor GC

XII

Dowds, Jana

janacdowds@gmail.com

Glenview GC

VII

Draths, Christine

cjdraths@gmail.com

Magnolia GC

IX

Dunwoody, Kackie

kackied@yahoo.com

River Oaks GC

IX

Eager, Eloise

ese233@gmail.com

Peachtree GC

VIII

Ely, Betsey

betseyely@hotmail.com

Millbrook GC

III

Ferrell, Cynthia

FiveFerrells@gmail.com

Tuckahoe GC of Westhampton VII

Flynn-Stach, Amanda

afstach@yahoo.com

Tacoma GC

Frame, Pamela

pakf@me.com

Hortulus

Fromm, Pat

fromm_pat@yahoo.com

GC of Englewood

IV

Ganson, Donna

Donnaganson@aol.com

GC of Lawrence

III

Gaylord, Karen

Kargaylord@comcast.net

Short Hills GC

IV

I VII I

I

XII II

2015 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS NAME

EMAIL ADDRESS

CLUB

ZONE

Gaynor, Vicki

vogaynor@gmail.com

Kettle Moraine GC

XI

Goodwin, Ellen

goodlong@comcast.net

GC of Philadelphia

V

Goodwin, Jeanne

pergola32@aol.com

Millbrook GC

III

Gould, Barbara

bgould@goucher.edu

Hardy GC

VI

Grieve, Linda

linda@perennialgardens.biz

Des Moines Founders GC

XI

Growney, Priscilla

priscilla@growney.net

The GC of Honolulu

XII

Hall, Kirke

kirkehall@verizon.net

Noanett GC

Hanna, Meredith

meredithhanna@gmail.com

Adirondack GC

Harden, Susie

sjpharden@aol.com

Trustees' GC

VIII

Harris, Sally

landlady99@aol.com

Diggers GC

XII

Heintz, Jane

janeheintz@verizon.net

The Garden Workers

Hernandez, Mimi

mimih2840@yahoo.com

Founders GC of Sarasota, Inc. VIII

Heuer, Barbara

bheuer@earthlink.net

Stonington GC

Hilson, Cindy

article9ucc@netzero.net

Hancock Park GC

XII

Hooker, I’Lee

ileehooker@yahoocom

Marin GC

XII

Huddleston, Gretchen

ahuddle@aol.com

Alamo Heights-Terrell Hills GC

IX

Hutcheson, Stephen

shutche128@aol.com

Philipstown GC

III

Hutchins, Anda

andahutch@optonline.net

New Canaan GC

II

Hyland, Kay

jhy3512@aol.com

Founders GC of Dallas

IX

Inman, Nancy

nancy.inman@gmail.com

Albemarle GC

VII

Jackson, Dodie

dodieojackson@gmail.com

The GC of Houston

IX

Jacobs, Cordelia

csjview@aol.com

Village GC of Sewickley

V

Johnston, Weezie

weeziejo@gmail.com

The GC of Houston

IX

Jordan, Carole

xin2cu10@gmail.com

Founders GC of Dallas

IX

Jorgens, Lisa

lljorgens@comcast.net

Orinda GC

XII

Kang, Agnes

akangaroo2@gmail.com

Piedmont GC

XII

Kelberg, Mary

Marykelberg@verizon.net

Westhampton GC

III

Kelly, Deborah

dc1kelly@gmail.com

GC of Allegheny County

V

I III

V II

Kent, Mary

kentmary@me.com

Plainfield GC

IV

Klein, Susan

mtmama007@aol.com

Akron GC

X

Kugeler, Monty

m.kugeler@mac.com

GC of Denver

XII

Lau, Patti

pattilau@ox.net

Columbine GC

XII

Lamkey, Wanita

wrlamkey@aol.com

GC of Barrington

XI

Lastinger, Gigi

gigilastinger@bellsouth.net

Junior Ladies' GC

VIII

2015 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS NAME

EMAIL ADDRESS

CLUB

ZONE

Lavery, Lin

lin.lavery@gmail.com

Hortulus

II

Lavezzorio, Liz

lizlav@mac.com

Lake Forest GC

XI

Lee, Phyllis

phyllee2@att.net

The GC of Honolulu

XII

Leerssen, Betsy

betsyandneil@cox.net

Newport GC

II

Linz, Nancy

nancylinz13@gmail.com

GC of Cincinnati

X

MacQueen, Kim

kimberlymacqueen@me.com

The Little GC of Memphis

IX

Manning, Lisa

llmanning@bellsouth.net

GC of Nashville

IX

Manning, Ashley

aemanning394@yahoo.com

Monroe Garden Study League

IX

Martin, Robin

RobinRMartin805@gmail.com

GC of Santa Barbara

XII

Mayer, Pam

pam53mayer@gmail.com

GC of the Oranges

IV

McColloch, Brookie

scm1228@cox.net

Newport GC

II

McCoy, Betsy

betsymccoy@me.com

GC of Wilmington

V

McDonald, Carol

carol.M.McDonald@comcast.net

Santa Fe GC

McKenzie, Ann

annmckenzie2011@gmail.com

Monadnock GC

XII

McKinley King, Michelle

michelle.a.mckinley@gmail.com

GC of Morristown

IV

McPherson, Ann

ABMAlbum@aol.com

Woodside-Atherton GC

XII

Meier, Pam

pamelameier@comcast.net

St. George's GC

VI

Meneice, Shirley

meneice@att.net

Carmel-by-the-Sea GC

XII

Meyer, Mary

meyer023@umn.edu

Lake Minnetonka GC

XI

Miller, Barbara

thehill86@optonline.net

The Stamford GC

Miller, Mary

mary5250@aol.com

South Side GC of L.I.

III

Miller, Ladeen

LadeenM@gmail.com

GC of Santa Barbara

XII

Missildine, Jo

jmissil@swbell.net

The Westport GC

XI

Mitchell, Connie

constancemitch@gmail.com

Kettle Moraine GC

XI

Moore, Libby

libbymoor@aol.com

Little Compton GC

I

Moore, Peggy

puritan43@aol.com

Fairfield GC

II

Morena, Sarah

sams40@optonline.net

Green Fingers GC

II

Murphy, Martha Reed

marthareedm@yahoo.com

GC of Dublin

I

I

II

Murphy, Jane

jane@karney.com

The GC of Princeton

IV

Murray, Chris

crissykm@optonline.net

The Little GC of Rye

III

Myers, Anne

armyers@optonline.net

GC of Irvington-on-Hudson

III

Nadosy, Patricia

pnadosy@mac.com

Southampton GC

III

Nazarian, Kaye

tennis.lady@me.com

Fauquier & Loudoun GC

VII

Nelson, Clare

claredmnelson@gmail.com

Shreveport Garden Study Club

IX

2015 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS NAME

EMAIL ADDRESS

CLUB

ZONE

Neuckranz, Ginny

gin.neuck@gmail.com

Garden Guild of Winnetka

XI

Newton, Kathy

newtonks@comcast.net

Late Bloomers GC

O'Connor, Susan

skoconnor6@gmail.com

Fort Orange GC

III

Odom, Mary

maryodom@comcast.net

GC of Allegheny County

V

Ong, Helen

cliffordong@optonline.net

GC of Darien

II

Orsi, Robin

robinorsi@aol.com

Little Rock GC

IX

Osborn, Anne

annetoddosborn@gmail.com

Philipstown GC

III

Pepi, Carrie

carriepepi@gmail.com

The GC of Houston

IX

Perkins, Sherry

z12hort@sherryperkins.com

Woodside-Atherton GC

XII

Peters, Shelley

shelleymcbee@aol.com

GC of East Hampton

III

Quintrell, Lynn

LRQ1@msn.com

GC of Cleveland

X

Ransohoff, Margaret

margranso@aol.com

Shaker Lakes GC

X

Reid, Terrie

tkreid@verizon.net

GC of Somerset Hills

IV

Rhame, Beth

highmeadowstudio@gmail.com

Sasqua GC

Rhame, Lucy

lrhame@aol.com

Fauquier & Loudoun GC

Rion, Barbara

b.rion7766@att.net

GC of Dayton

X

Robinson, Barbara

brob82@comcast.net

Green Spring Valley GC

VI

Royce, Ann

croyce1932@gmail.com

Monadnock GC

I

Rucker, Gene

genebrucker@gmail.com

GC of Cleveland

X

Salas, Marianne

moliviasalas@gmail.com

Late Bloomers GC

Schieffelin, Susan

sustps@aol.com

Greenwich GC

II

Schmitt, Judy

judy@schmittengineering.com

North Suffolk GC

III

Schrader, Nancy

judgenrs@aol.com

GC of Madison

IV

Serrurier, Annette

theserrurier@gmail.com

Diggers GC

XII

Setliff, Ellen

esetliff@bellsouth.net

The Grass River GC

VIII

Shepperly, Katherine

kshepperly@mac.com

GC of Morristown

IV

Sherman, Cailean

caileansherman@gmail.com

Woodside-Atherton GC

XII

Simone, Peter

pasimone@aol.com

Plainfield GC

IV

Sisk, Nina

nsisk@comcast.net

GC of Denver

XII

Slick, Barbara

bbslick@gmail.com

Peachtree GC

VIII

Smith, Holly Lorrain

holly@hollysmithrugs.com

South County GC of R.I.

Speelmans, Maya

mayaelisabeth@gmail.com

Rumson GC

IV

Spencer, Suzy

smsoldmill@rochester.rr.com

Rochester GC

III

Stanton, Ann

annmstanton@gmail.com

Columbine GC

XII

VIII

II VII

VIII

II

2015 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS NAME

EMAIL ADDRESS

CLUB

ZONE

Stevens, Caroline

nativenook@me.com

GC of Nashville

IX

Strauss, Luise

bhlulu@cox.net

Newport GC

Stutz, Tracy

tmstutz11@comcast.net

Saint Paul GC

XI

Sullivan, Barbara

bvmsullivan@gmail.com

Alamo Heights-Terrell Hills GC

IX

Sullivan, June

uakea@aol.com

Marin GC

XII

Sweeney, Jan

sweeneyjs@aol.com

Indianapolis GC

Taylor, Julie

jtaylorinteriors@gmail.com

Sand Hills GC

VIII

Taylor, Kim

kimgtaylor@bellsouth.net

Greenville GC

IX

Terzian, Lindsay

lindsayterzian@comcast.net

Hillsborough GC

XII

Thatcher, Jenny

jenthatcher@aol.com

Broadmoor GC

XII

Thom, Emily

emilygsthom@gmail.com

Little Rock GC

IX

Thomas, Alice

alicethomastx@gmail.com

The GC of Houston

IX V

II

X

Thompson, Pam

pamthompson13@gmail.com

The Gardeners

Thompson, Sue

sue.tuckahoe@gmail.com

Tuckahoe GC of Westhampton VII

Thornton, Claudia

cstla@comcast.net

GC of the Oranges

Thoron, Louisa

lthoron@myfairpoint.net

GC of Dublin

Trammell, Kate

katemtram@gmail.com

The Little GC of Memphis

IX

Trotter, Katherine Ann

katherineanntrotter@gmail.com

Little Rock GC

IX

Tuffli, Barbara

btuffli@yahoo.com

Woodside-Atherton GC

XII

Twohy, Barbara

barb2e@comcast.net

The Portland GC

XII

Walsh, Linda

lawalsh411@comcast.net

Winnetka GC

XI

Wasden, Anna

awasden53@comcast.net

Trustees' GC

VIII

Whitehead, Carol

jccw424@aol.com

GC of Michigan

X

Whitney, Gladys

gladyswhitney@mac.com

Little Rock GC

IX

Wilson, Marni

marniwilson@mac.com

Lake Forest GC

XI

Winchester, Michelle

michelletwinchester@gmail.com

Piedmont GC

XII

Wood, Chris

cdwood624@gmail.com

Noanett GC

I

Zaro, Yvonne

yzaro@earthlink.net

Diggers GC

XII

Zasa, Leslie

lesliezasa@yahoo.com

Pasadena GC

XII

Zorniger, Kim

kim.zorniger@gmail.com

GC of Dayton

X

IV I

GCA HORTICULTURE COMMITTEE Chairman Barbara Tuffli Woodside-Atherton GC btuffli@yahoo.com First Vice Chairman Marilyn Donahue The Little GC of Rye donahue.marilyn@gmail.com Vice Chair - 2015 Shirley Meneice Conference Catherine Allan Seattle GC jardinsroyaux@gmail.com

Vice Chair - 2016 Shirley Meneice Conference Donna Ganson GC of Lawrence donnaganson@aol.com

Vice Chair - Club & Zone Awards Alice Thomas The GC of Houston alicethomastx@gmail.com Vice Chair - Partners for Plants Sharon Blackburn Loveland GC slblackb@yahoo.com Vice Chair - Freeman Medal Lucy Rhame Fauquier-Loudoun GC lrhame@aol.com Vice Chair - Seed Share & Propagation Katherine Shepperly GC of Morristown kshepperly@mac.com

Vice Chair - The Real Dirt Editor Tootsie Crutchfield Magnolia GC tootsiecrutch@hotmail.com Vice Chair - The Real Dirt Assistant Editor Catherine Allan Seattle GC jardinsroyaux@gmail.com

Zone I Representative Paulette Boling Nantucket GC pauletteboling@gmail.com Zone II Representative Susan Schieffelin Greenwich GC sustps@aol.com Zone III Representative Mary Miller South Side GC of Long Island mary5250@aol.com Zone IV Representative Maya Speelmans Rumson GC maryaelisabeth@gmail.com Zone V Representative Mary Odom GC of Allegheny County maryodom@comcast.net Zone VI Representative Mandy Mahoney GC of Twenty rosbrian@aol.com Zone VII Representative Sue Thompson The Tuckahoe GC of Westhampton sue.tuckahoe@gmail.com

Zone VIII Representative Anna Wasden Trustees’ GC awasden53@comcast.net Zone IX Representative Molly Adams GC of Lookout Mountain mewa@aol.com Zone X Representative Lynn Quintrell GC of Cleveland LRQ1@msn.com Zone XI Representative Liz Lavezzorio Lake Forest GC lizlav@mac.com Zone XII Representative Sherry Perkins Woodside-Atherton GC z12hort@sherryperkins.com

Executive Committee Liaison Mary Kent Plainfield GC kentmary@me.com

Director Committee Liaison Lulu Lubbers Town & Country GC llubbers1@aol.com Finance Committee Liaison Sarah Brown Carmel-by-the-Sea GC sarah@rhc.com

2015 SHIRLEY MENEICE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SEATTLE GARDEN CLUB Chairman Catherine Allan Advisors B.J. Anderson Diana Neely Audio/Visual Technical Creator, Video-Photographer Kim Bishop Bell Harbor Conference Center Marilee Ahalt Barbara Feasey Bellevue Botanical Garden Liaison Betty Paul Lindsay Price Bloedel Reserve Liaison Barbara Anderson Booklet & Signage Suzette de Turenne Box Lunches Barbara Peterson Breakout Sessions Jenny Wyatt Center for Urban Horticulture Liaison Debbi Wilson

Entry/Fragrance Garden Helpers B.J. Anderson Suzette de Turenne Diana Neely Floral Arrangements Marilee Ahalt Sue Ashmun Barbara Feasey Barbara Hamachek Carol Henderson Vicki Neuman Jo Anne Rosen Debby Smith Iris Wagner Highlands Garden Tours Burnley Snyder Hope Stroble Hotel & Transportation

Photographers Noreen Frink Jane Harder Kathy Lea Charlee Reed Juliet Romano Jo Anne Rosen Suzy Titcomb Mary Turner Registrars Sandy Cox Pam Green Jenny Wyatt Seattle Aquarium Dinner Liaison Suzy Titcomb Seed Share Megan Smith

Laurie Riley

Speaker Contracts

Hotel Meals

Diana Ackerley Jenny Wyatt

Carol Eland Hospitality

Transportation Dialogue/Commentary

B.J. Anderson Candace Lancaster

Catherine Roach Marianne Kitchell

Name Tags

Treasurers

Sandra Cox Pam Green Jolie Roze

Dabney Rohrbach Karen Simmonds Washington Park Arboretum Liaison Carolyn Kitchell

Special Thanks We are grateful to the following for contributing to the success of the 2015 GCA Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference

Bellevue Botanical Garden & Staff

Michael Jardine Cover photograph

Bloedel Reserve & Staff

Miller Garden Richie Steffen, Curator

Center for Urban Horticulture and Washington Park Arboretum Sarah Reichard & Staff Certified Folder Display Service Jill Andrews Sandra Cox Computer Wizard Renee de La Chapelle Hough Artist

Pasta & Co. Private Garden Hosts: Alison Andrews, Burnley Snyder, Hope Stroble, Ann Wycoff Tempo Premium Women’s Clothing Tami DeLauren Weiss, Owner Tree Top Fruit & Charlie de La Chapelle

Humankind has not woven the web of life.

We are but one thread within it.

Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.

All things are bound together.

All things connect.

Chief Seattle, Duwamish 1780-1866

Attractions Near & Far In Seattle:

Further afield:

Bullitt Foundation (greenest building in the world)

Boeing Everett Building (where 777’s, 787’s and 747’s are built)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Ferry to: San Juan Islands, Whidbey Island, Vashon Island, Bainbridge Island

Center for Wooden Boats (Lake Union) Chihuly Glass Museum (Seattle Center)

Flying Heritage Museum Everett: Paul Allen)

Flight Museum (Boeing Field)

LeMay Car Museum in Tacoma

Hiram Chittenden Locks and Carl English Botanical Garden (Ballard, NW Seattle)

Mount Rainier National Park

Pacific Science Center (Seattle Center) Seattle Architectural Tour (downtown)

Olympic National Park Woodinville, WA: St. Michelle Winery, Columbia Winery, Long Shadows Vintner

MOHAI (Museum of History & Industry on Lake Union); South Lake Union Park Olympic Sculpture Park Pike Place Market Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum Space Needle (Seattle Center) Underground Tour (Pioneer Square) Volunteer Park and Conservatory

For helpful local tips, please consult the hotel Concierge and/or your Internet connection.

The beauty of the trees, the softness of the air, The fragrance of the grass, speaks to me.

The summit of the mountain, the thunder of the sky, The rhythm of the sea, speaks to me‌.

And my heart soars.