Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist.  She is an Associate Professor of Horticulture at Washington State University and the Extension Urban Horticulturist at WSU’s Puyallup Research & Extension Center, where she provides expertise to WSU Master Gardeners and the nursery and landscape industry.  Her research includes development of scientific, sustainable practices for landscape management in urban environments.  She presents seminars to a variety of non-academic audiences and writes a monthly on-line column dedicated to exposing horticultural and arboricultural myths.  In recognition of her educational outreach activities, she was named Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association’s Educator of the Year in 2002, and in 2004 received an honorable mention from the Environmental Education Association of Washington. Website – www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/

Get Growing Symposium

Starting a Garden with Less Time, Less Money and Less Stress!

Part 3 - Plants Without Problems – Selecting Healthy Nursery Plants

Saturday February 11 at 12:50 pm in the Rainier Room

When you’re at your favorite nursery, how can you select that one perfect plant out of the crowd? This lecture will explain how you can inspect shrubs and trees to choose the specimens most likely to thrive after transplanting.  Handouts will be provided and supplemented with numerous color slides to illustrate root, trunk and crown problems often found in container and B&B plants.

Bare Bones Transplanting – The Root of the Problem or the Problem of the

Root?

Saturday, February 11 at 2:30 pm on the Monrovia Stage

This invaluable seminar will show you the best ways to prepare container plants and B&B trees for transplanting.  Investing the time to prepare and install trees and shrubs properly will pay future dividends of reduced maintenance and increased plant health for the lifetime of your landscape.  Whether you’re new to gardening or just want to make sure your plants get off to a health start, don’t miss this seminar!