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Thursday, February 8, 2001

Here it is -- the most reader-friendly list of the seminars and workshops remaining at this year's Northwest Flower & Garden show.

Why is it the best? Because it's the only list that is completely chronological, integrating events from three venues. It also corrects mistakes in the official show guide.

All seminars are 60 minutes unless otherwise noted.

Today

9:30 a.m. -- "Microwave Flower Pressing: How to use a microwave to create pressed flower masterpieces," Donna Conner (Baker Room).

9:45 a.m. -- "Greenhouse Growing: What you can grow under cover in a home greenhouse," Shane Smith (Hood Room).

10 a.m. -- "Bodacious Borders: Working with color, foliage and bloom for year-round interest," Lucy Hardiman (Rainier Room).

11 a.m. -- "Herbal Candles: Flower-embossed candles and techniques for harvesting flowers," Patti Chambers (Baker Room, 45 minutes).

11:15 a.m. -- "Treasures of the Royal Horticultural Society: 350 years of botanical illustration in this London library," Brent Elliott (Hood Room).

11:30 a.m. -- "A Tour of English Gardens: Around the island with Seattle's own KIRO radio host," Ciscoe Morris (Rainier Room).

12:30 p.m. -- "Hand-Tie Bouquets from Your Flower Garden: Instructions from Floral Design Institute founder," Leanne Kesler (Hood Room).

12:45 p.m. -- "In a Shakespeare Garden: Flowers at the Huntington -- from the pen of William Shakespeare," Clair Martin (Hood Room).

1 p.m. -- "Garden Design From Around the World: Observations from this internationally acclaimed designer," David Stevens (Rainier Room).

2 p.m. -- "Potting Up: From start to finish, creating a perfect potted planting," Mark Henry (Baker Room).

2:15 p.m. -- "Herbs in History: From Thomas Jefferson's time to today's -- a look at herbs in our gardens," Eagle Song (Hood Room).

2:30 p.m. -- "Artists' Gardens: The best Northwest artists' gardens," Valerie Easton (Rainier Room).

3:30 p.m. -- "Meet the Flower Show Producer: An informal get-together with the originator of the Northwest show," Duane Kelly (Baker Room).

3:45 p.m. -- "The French Alps: An alpine excursion, with great plants and scenery," David Mason (Hood Room).

4 p.m. -- "Secrets of a Sunset Gardener: Top 10 (minute) tips from the Northwest editor," Steve Lorton (Rainier Room).

5 p.m. -- "Basic Pruning, Including Native Plant Pruning: Whether, when and how to prune native Northwest plants," Allen Davenport (Baker Room).

5:15 p.m. -- "To China and Back: Using stone in the garden," Jan Whitner (Hood Room).

5:30 p.m. -- "Every Inch a Garden: Designing gardens in small spaces," Lucy Hardiman (Rainier Room).

6:30 p.m. -- "Growing Fruit in Containers: Using small spaces for delicious results," Chuck Holland (Baker Room).

6:45 p.m. -- "Stealing Beauty: Taking inspiration and ideas from 20 years of touring on assignment," Mark Kane (Hood Room).

7 p.m. -- "Building Award-Winning Gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show: Overseas tricks of the trade," David Stevens (Rainier Room).

8 p.m. -- "Alaska Wildflowers: My experiences growing Alaska wildflowers in the garden," Jim Fox (Hood Room).

Tomorrow

9:30 a.m. -- "Market Flowers: Choosing, arranging and caring for store-bought flowers," Leanne Kesler (Baker Room).

9:45 a.m. -- "Along the Primrose Path: Primroses for every Northwest garden," June Skidmore (Hood Room).

10 a.m. -- "Spinning the Color Wheel: Using color in the garden," Richard Hartlage (Rainier Room).

11 a.m. -- "Brunch for Birds: Learn about birds and plants in a wildlife garden," Keith Geller (Baker Room).

11:15 a.m. -- "Bonsai Survival Techniques: How to provide the essentials of light, air, water, nutrients," David De Groot (Hood Room).

11:30 a.m. -- "Secrets From a Bouquet-maker's Garden: How to design beds and borders for cutting," Kathleen Brenzel (Rainier Room).

12:45 p.m. -- "It's Not Easy Being Green: The fern's favorite friend tells us why," Judith Jones (Hood Room).

1 p.m. -- "Why Native Plants: The advantages and drawbacks of the 'native' garden," Dan Hinkley (Rainier Room).

1 p.m. -- "A Seedy Business --Growing From Scratch: Meet three West Coast seed starters from Territorial, Nichols and Shepherd seeds," Renee Shepherd, Rose Marie Nichols, Tom Johns (Baker Room).

2:15 p.m. -- "The September Garden: Great plants for late summer and how to grow them," Marty Wingate (Hood Room).

2:30 p.m. -- "Blue in the Garden: Using shades of blue for color effect," Robin Parer (Rainier Room).

3:30 p.m. -- "Painting Flowers and Gardens: Artistry in Watercolor -- techniques from this Northwest Watercolor Society artist," Ann Breckon (Baker Room).

3:45 p.m. -- "In the Footsteps of Hooker: A personal exploration of Sikkim and its plants," David Mason (Hood Room).

4 p.m. -- "The Color Yellow, a Tint for All Seasons: Bright ideas from Withey-Price designers," Glenn Withey (Rainier Room).

5:15 p.m. -- "Small Intimate Spaces: Making a small garden feel large, mysterious, exciting -- tips from Little & Lewis partners," David Lewis (Hood Room).

5 p.m. -- "Starting and Caring for Your Own Fruit Tree: Getting fruit trees off to a good start, from Raintree Nursery expert," Sam Benowitz (Baker Room, 45 minutes).

5:30 p.m. -- "The Winter Garden: Rethinking the forgotten season with form, structure, foliage, flower," Dan Hinkley (Rainier Room).

6:30 p.m. -- "Say It With Flowers, Say It With Watercolors: Painting techniques from this Northwest Watercolor Society teacher," Kay Barnes (Baker Room).

6:45 p.m. -- "Bringing Europe Home: Adapting great European traditions to Northwest gardens," Ron Rule (Hood Room, 45 minutes).

7 p.m. -- "Seeing Red: Weaving reds into garden borders and designs," Richard Hartlage (Rainier Room).

8 p.m. -- "Plant Hunting in the Sino-Himalayas: Searching for rhododendrons with Rhododendron Species Foundation curator," Steve Hootman (Hood Room).

Saturday

9:30 a.m. -- "Bentwood Trellises for Your Garden: How to construct a rustic trellis of your own," Jim Long (Baker Room).

9:45 a.m. -- "Beautiful American Rose Gardens: The best rose gardens in the USA," Mary Dorrat (Hood Room).

10 a.m. -- "Secrets of a Sunset Gardener: Top 10 (minute) tips from the Northwest editor," Steve Lorton (Rainier Room).

11 a.m. -- "Scented Geraniums for Northwest Gardens: Pelargonium propagation, varieties and uses for these old-time favorites," Eagle Song (Baker Room, 45 minutes).

11:15 a.m. -- "Old Garden Roses for the Pacific Northwest: The Huntington rose curator picks 35 of the best," Clair Martin (Hood Room).

11:30 a.m. -- "Designing and Constructing Naturalistic Water Gardens: Making water features appear natural, from Hughes Water Gardens expert," Eamonn Hughes (Rainier Room).

12:30 p.m. -- "Rose Pruning Simplified: Pruning techniques from Cottage Grove Nursery expert," Robert Nelson (Baker Room).

12:45 p.m. -- "Hawaiian Geraniums: Discovering, growing and preserving exotic species," Robin Parer (Hood Room).

1 p.m. -- "Building Award-Winning Gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show: Overseas tricks of the trade," David Stevens (Rainier Room).

2 p.m. -- "Growing Fruit in Containers: Using small spaces for delicious results," Chuck Holland (Baker Room).

2:15 p.m. -- "Bounty From Your Lavender and Herb Garden: Creating a niche market in the Northwest rain shadow," Mike Reichner (Hood Room, 45 minutes).

2:30 p.m. -- "Natural Gardening: Revealing the simple secrets of happy gardening," Ann Lovejoy (Rainier Room).

3:30 p.m. -- "Cultivating Lavender in the Pacific Northwest: A hands-on look from this Sequim grower," Jadyne Reichner (Baker Room, 45 minutes).

3:45 p.m. -- "A Rose Is a Rose, But Is It Hardy? A look at the weak and the tough," Patty Campbell (Hood Room, 45 minutes).

4 p.m. -- "Romantic Flowers: Alluring annuals and perennials selected for fragrance and bouquets," Renee Shepherd (Rainier Room).

5 p.m. -- "Fruit Tree Pruning: Basics for better growth and harvest," Chuck Holland (Baker Room).

5:15 p.m. -- "From Boulders to Roses: How to develop thriving rose bush gardens," Alec Globe (Hood Room).

5:30 p.m. -- "Gardening for the Traveler and Worker: Tips for overworked and wandering gardeners," Phyllis Stephens (Rainier Room).

6:30 p.m. -- "Sweet Dreams From the Garden: Making herbal dream pillows with blended flowers," Jim Long (Baker Room).

6:45 p.m. -- "Fragrance Year-Round in the Garden: Four seasons of scent," Phil Wood (Hood Room, 45 minutes).

7 p.m. -- "Perennial Problem Solvers: Putting perennials to work in your garden," Marianne Binetti (Rainier Room).

8 p.m. -- "No Wimpy Plants Allowed: Not in my garden, not in your garden," Geraldine Krueger (Hood Room).

Sunday

9:30 a.m. -- "Bees in Every Seattle Garden: See them swarm; learn their needs from the queen of Queen Anne beekeeping," Jennifer Cochrane (Baker Room).

9:45 a.m. -- "Country Living in a City Garden: Bringing in the birds and bees and survivor plants," James Baggett (Hood Room, 45 minutes).

10 a.m. -- "Curbside Gardening: How and what to plant in those narrow strips," Marty Wingate (Rainier Room).

11 a.m. -- "Say It With Flowers, Say It With Watercolor: Painting techniques from this Northwest Watercolor Society teacher," Kay Barnes (Baker Room).

11:15 a.m. -- "In a Victoria Garden: Vancouver Island gardeners profiled by this Victoria author," Lynne Milnes (Hood Room).

11:30 a.m. -- "Outlandish Ideas and Practical Tips: Ways to enjoy your garden more, work less," Marianne Binetti (Rainier Room).

12:30 p.m. -- "Gardening Through the Mind's Eye With Humor and Zest: the Octypus garden-maker takes us along," Judith Jones (Baker Room).

12:45 p.m. -- "Smaller Bulbs for Intimate Spring Scenes: Wedging in miniature bulbs for big effect," Mary Robson (Hood Room).

1 p.m. -- "Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots: Advice for adults on growing a new generation of gardeners," Sharon Lovejoy (Rainier Room).

2 p.m. -- "Bugs! Squish, Splat! Come see garden critters and crawlers creep around the stage," Ciscoe Morris (Baker Room).

2:15 p.m. -- "Gardening With Pets: Combining paws and patience," Bess Bronstein (Hood Room, 45 minutes).

2:30 p.m. -- "Perennial Problem Solvers: Putting perennials to work in your garden," Marianne Binetti (Rainier Room).

3:30 p.m. -- "Bees in Every Seattle Garden: See them swarm; learn their needs from the queen of Queen Anne beekeeping," Jennifer Cochrane (Baker Room).

3:45 p.m. -- "Incredible Edibles: New flavors, new plants for our Northwest gardens," Brian Mintner (Hood Room).

4 p.m. -- "What Makes a Northwest Garden: Is it the plants? Is it the mist? Is it the gardeners?," Scott Conner (Rainier Room).

5 p.m. -- "Basic Pruning Tools and Their Care: Tools tips from this Plant Amnesty veteran," Linelle Russ (Baker Room, 45 minutes).

5:15 p.m. -- "Pacific Garden Contest Winners: Winning gardens in this annual local contest," Janet Endsley (Hood Room).

5:30 p.m. -- "A Zoo Landscape for You? From savannahs to jungles, reproducing wild gardens in Seattle," John Bierlein (Rainier Room.

MEET THE P-I WRITERS

AT THE BOOTH

Be sure to visit the P-I booth at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show this week. Meet our writers, chat with P-I staffers about the Northwest Gardens section, maybe buy a book, and get a free beautiful bookmark and copies of our garden show coverage.

The booth is on the sixth floor of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, in the Market Place area, between the cafe and the orchid show. It will be staffed throughout the show. Here are the scheduled appearances of our writing team: