Events

Nature journaling at the Bellevue Botanical Garden is a wonderful way to connect with the environment through curiosity and observation of the natural world. This free adult program will help guide your practice whether you are just starting out or are an experienced journaler. In this warm and welcoming environment, you will be encouraged to experiment and find your voice. In each session we will gather for introductions and brief guidance, and then head out into Garden to journal and...

Horticulturist Michelle Rau will dig into the tree stories of a couple of the most frequented public gardens in the Puget Sound area (Bellevue Botanical Garden, Washington Park Arboretum), and how educators approach working with students in the public arena. From the beautiful and serene moments of silence before a class to the inferno of processing complex information quickly (what is that thing and what does it do!?), and the moment things click and the tree is seen. These trees...

Join us in the Garden after work for a relaxed and informative hour at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.  Roger Walker, with the Puget Sound Dahlia Association, will walk you through the annual Dahlia Display at the Garden which has been planted and maintained by the PSDA since 1993. Sun-loving dahlias provide a kaleidoscope of color from high summer through fall. The Puget Sound Dahlia Association is dedicated to growing, hybridizing, exhibiting, and conducting research on dahlias in the Northwest region of...