Many Pacific Northwest plants found a welcome reception in British horticulture when Archibald Menzies, David Douglas, and other plant collectors started transporting them “across the pond.” Sarah will share observations of Northwest species seen during visits to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and travels in England, Scotland, and Wales. Some of our native plants have become beloved garden subjects in Great Britain—selected and hybridized into numerous cultivars. Some have become invasive, while many of our locally problematic invasives are treasured natives in the hedgerows and fields of the British countryside. Vanquish any February doldrums with pictures and tales of flowers, gardens, and scones.

Sarah Gage, M.S., M.F.A., past president of WNPS (1995-96), managed the University of Washington Herbarium for thirteen years (1988–2001), co-authoring A Centenary Survey of Plant Life in Washington State, and participating in the International Kuril Island Project (1995–2000). From 2005 to 2019 she worked on biodiversity conservation and salmon recovery at the Recreation and Conservation Office in Olympia. She serves on several WNPS committees: Communications Committee, Editorial Board for Douglasia, Financial Advisory Committee, and Fundraising Committee. She has curated the Botanical Rambles blog for WNPS since the blog began in 2012.

Doors open at 6:00 PM for the Native Plant Identification Workshop.
Program begins at 7:00 PM.

Refreshments, Public Invited, Admission is free.
Donations are appreciated!

Event Website: http://www.wnps.org/cps-events/calendar/682