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.
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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.