Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Richie Steffen

Richie Steffen is the Coordinator of Horticulture for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden where he manages the rare plant collections and heads acquisition of new plants for the garden.  Richie moved from Maryland to the Northwest in 1989 and has been actively involved in the horticulture community since, participating in the Northwest Horticulture Society, Hardy Fern Foundation, the Rhododendron Species Foundation and the Arboretum Foundation.  He currently serves as a selection committee member of the Great Plant Picks program and is always ready to share his enthusiasm for the excellent regional resource.  Richie’s lectures are fun and informative, drawing from a wide range of experiences from worldly travels to practical dirty hands gardening.  Website – www.millergarden.org

Behind the Scenes at Great Plant Picks

Friday, February 10 at 12:30 pm in the Hood Room

Did you ever wonder how the experts decide whether a plant merits being a “Great Plant Pick?”  How do they determine which plants make the cut, and which ones don’t?  This outrageously fun discussion will give you all the gossip, on the plants and some of the plant people too!  Find out which plants have been rejects (hint – some of them may be in your garden!)  Learn about the evaluation process and get the inside scoop on all the latest picks for 2006.