Horticulture

Horticulture Committee

2024 Garden Inspirations Flower Show Horticulture Classes Info:

“GARDEN INSPIRATIONS” FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULE HERE FOR REFERENCE

DIV. II – HORTICULTURE
- How to Fill Out Horticulture Entry and Key Cards
- Reference For Entry Cards-BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE
- CLASS 1 – 35 – Cut Specimens – (No Key Cards)
  - Horticulture Entry Card
- CLASS 36 & 37 – Baird Boards
  - Hort Class 36 Baird Board Entry & Key Card
  - Hort Class 37 Baird Board Entry & Key Card
- CLASS 38 – 43 – Container Plants (Key Card Needed, if more than 1-2 plants)
  - Horticulture Entry Card – (Along with Appropriate Key Card-form provide or self-made)

2023-2024 SGC Horticulture Meetings

Oct. 2, 2023 Horticulture Meeting
Lucy Glenn’s Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art: Minoan/Egyptian/Roman”
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Program
Members only

Nov. 6, 2023 Horticulture Meeting
Christina Koon’s Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art: Persia and India”
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Program
Members only

Nov. 16, 2023 General Meeting – Horticulture Talk
Erin Lea’ Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art, Middle Ages”
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Program
Members only

Jan. 8, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Rachel Stroble’s Provisional Presentation “Garden in Art, Renaissance Europe”
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Program
Members only

Feb. 5, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Julie English’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Asia”
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Meeting
Members Only

Mar. 4, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Liz McKallor’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Latin America”
Members only
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Program

Apr. 1, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Linda Walker’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Post Industrial”
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Program
Members only

May 6, 2024 Horticulture Meeting
Beth Ketcham’s Provisional Presentation: “Garden in Art, Current Day”a
9:15 am Social, 10:00 am Program
Members only

BAIRD BOARDS

Baird Boards are named for Marjorie Wetherill Baird, a long-standing Seattle Garden Club member until her passing at age 92 in 2004. Marge was a knowledgeable horticulturalist, a rhododendron hybridizer, an avid conservationist and a mentor to many Club members. Along with her sister, she donated the property for the Wetherill Nature Preserve on Yarrow Point, where SGC holds a yearly work party on Earth Day. Marge instigated the idea for Baird Boards, and her husband Hugh made them.

Baird Boards are a tradition unique to SGC, and in more recent years, others with woodworking skills have been recruited to make them. Every new SGC member is given one and is encouraged to enter Flower Shows. This tradition is over 40 years old! Judging information (select here)
Video by Jenny Wyatt and Suzette de Turenne at 2023 Fall Picnic

PAST EVENTS

May 1st, 2023: Horticulture Meeting @ Streissguth Garden
Photos Here

January 9th, 2023: U of W Bio Lab Tour
Photos Here

SGG Virtual Hort Show – May 19th, 2021
“Reawakening” Schedule select here

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March 1st Hort Meeting Resources: Rose Pruning Tips “PRUNE” From Suzette de Turenne, select here

Jan 4th Hort Meeting Videos, Resources and Hort Share

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SGC Hort Catalogs and Nursery Spreadsheet select here for PDF

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SGC Hort Favorite Websites and Catalogs select here for PDF

Hort Share Slides, select here for PDF

Nov. 2nd Meeting videos – Select here

“Latin for Gardeners” Hort-Shorts series by Roxanne Wiley – Select here

2020-2021 Meetings & Information

November -Hort Share
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Horticulture Related News Feed Articles

Sept 22nd-23rd
Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference

Shirley Meneice Virtual Horticulture Conference Replays and Information

Tue: Sep 22nd, AM: Keynote (replay not avail) Margaret Roach; Chicago Botanic Garden Walk; Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden) at Lurie Garden
Tue: Sep 22nd, PM: Tribute to Shirley Meneice; Montage of “Amazing Horticulturists”; Northwind Perennial Farm with Roy Diblik, Nurseryman; Tutorial of a Pot-et-fleur
Wed: Sep 23rd, AM: Keynote: Cassandra Quave, PhD; In the Vegetable Garden; Rare Book Specialist: Medicinal Plants; Installation of a Piet Oudolf Garden
Wed: Sep 23rd, PM: Secrets of a “Bulb Guru”; Tips and Tricks to Make a Fall Seasonal Container; Viticulture Education
Seed Share for the 2020 Conference: ongoing online — To contribute your seeds, go to Seed Share for instructions. To obtain seeds, go to the Seed Share Database, make your seed selection and contact the person who posted the seeds.