The Bellevue Botanical Garden is a successful partnership between City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services and the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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A Botanical Tourist Visits the Western Cape of South Africa
Apr 2 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
Sponsored by the Washington Native Plant Society—Central Puget Sound Chapter. Sarah Gage will present highlights from her September 2025 tour of South Africa’s Western Cape and Namaqualand Provinces. The trip was timed to coincide with the rich displays of spring annuals and bulbs that carpet Namaqua National Park. The reserve is home to an estimated 3,500 species of plants (about the same number in the entire state of Washington). The tour also visited the Cape Peninsula and the Cape Floristic Region. In other words, Sarah will show you pictures of a lot of cool plants, and some animals too.
Sarah Gage has always loved plants. Since retiring, she has traveled the world seeking out botanical and horticultural sites. Sarah’s career ranged from managing the UW Herbarium (Burke Museum) to biodiversity conservation and salmon recovery. She has been active with WNPS since 1988.
Free and open to the public. No registration needed. Email for more information about this program.