Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Debra Prinzing

Debra Prinzing is the author of The Abundant Garden (Cool Springs Press, 2005), the Pacific Northwest Garden Survival Guide (Fulcrum Books, 2004), the editor of the Northwest Gardeners’ Resource Directory, 9^th Edition (Sasquatch Books, 2002) and a co-author, with Mary Robson, of Washington & Oregon’s Gardener’s Guide (Cool Springs Press, 2005).  She is a columnist for the Seattle PI’s NW Style page and a regular contributor Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, Romantic Homes, BH&G Special Interest Publications (Garden Rooms, Garden Shed, Perennials, Country Gardens) and Gardening How-To magazine.  She is a National Director of the Garden Writers Association and a Board member of the Northwest Horticultural Society and Pacific Horticulture Foundation.  She has appeared on many television and radio shows, including “Gardening with Ciscoe” (KING-TV); “Seattle Live” (KING); “America’s Happy Gardener” (KSFO), and “Let’s Talk Gardening” (WGN).  Debra gardens in the Seward Park area with her two avid “helpers,” sons Benjamin and Alexander, and her lawn-mowing husband, Bruce Brooks.  Website – www.debraprinzing.com

Creating Abundance in the Smaller Garden

Friday, February 10 at 7:00 pm in the Rainier Room

‘Abundance’ is an attitude of living in the garden, cherishing plants, and combining art and horticulture to reflect one’s personality.  Learn how to revel in it!  Abundant gardens range from traditional cottage gardens to flamboyant tropical displays (with lots in between). This seminar reveals the nine essential elements of an abundant garden with an emphasis on fully developed plantings, strong, impressive plant species, in plentiful quantities, in scale with today’s smaller gardens.  There will be many images from the speaker’s own garden to show how she’s adapted concepts for smaller spaces. A book signing will immediately follow this seminar.

A Bouquet of Spring Bulbs

Sunday, February 12 at 12:45 pm in the Hood Room

Spring bulbs provide some of our earliest color; an extravagant display of spring bloom can be both provocative and inspiring.  Make a personal statement in your garden by combining a wide variety of bulbs of different shapes, sizes and colors – and learn how to design a bulb scheme that serves as a spring extension of your garden’s perennial and shrub borders.  Discover new container ideas for bulbs, too.  These plants are low maintenance and exceptionally rewarding, providing plenty of bang for your buck. A book signing will immediately follow this seminar.