Sky Nursery seminars this weekend - bonsai, carnivorous plants, designing garden beds

Saturday, September 18, 11 am – 12:30 pm

Bonsai Basics, Robert Cho of Asia Pacific Gardening

Let Robert Cho introduce you to the wonderful art of bonsai. These living sculptures are surprisingly easy to create or maintain once you master a few basic techniques and learn how to work with your tree’s natural growth habits. Robert will cover what you need to know to create and care for your bonsai. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133 206-546-4851

Saturday, September 18, 1 pm. – 2:30 pm

Carnivorous Plants, Jerry Addington of Courting Frogs

Pitcher plants that lure unsuspecting insects to their doom… Venus flytraps that snap jaws shut on unwary flies… sundews sparkling innocently in the sunlight, until a whitefly or midge lands…. There are few plants more spooky or fascinating than the carnivores, and our grower, Jerry Addington of Courting Frogs Nursery, is delighted to introduce you to them. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133 206-546-4851

Sunday, September 19, 11 am – 1:30 pm

Garden Design: How to Design Garden Beds - pre-registration required

Doug Rice of "Yard Talk"

Become your own garden designer in under three hours. By using a unique category system devised by the great garden designers of England, you can learn to create fail safe planting beds using combinations that you devise yourself, or better: in groups. We will discuss the principles, then break up into small teams to practice hands-on with real plants. Bring your camera and tablet; you will want to take notes that will serve you for a lifetime. 

Doug Rice is a landscape architect and co-host of the TV series "YARD TALK," available on many municipal networks. He has been teaching garden design for 18 years. Free, but class size is limited to 24; so please come in, email us, or call 206-546-4851 to preregister. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133 206-546-4851