Name: Gardening with the Seasons: Spring (in-person)
Start: 2026-03-28T10:00:00-07:00
Location: UW Center For Urban Horticulture

Gardening with the Seasons: Spring (in-person)

Cost: $35
Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis
Join us in-person at the Center for Urban Horticulture! As spring approaches and things start moving fast in the garden, it can be hard to keep up or decide what to do first. With a focus on seasonal growth patterns, and best tools and techniques, this session will help home gardeners determine what tasks will have the most effect for the progress over the next months. Key topics will include planting, seasonal care for shrubs, vines, and perennial plants, lawn care, mulching and preparing for summer irrigation. In addition to hands-on demonstrations, we will end the class by taking a stroll through the Center for Urban Horticulture’s gardens.
About this series:
Plants and gardens don't live by the written calendar, but by the seasonal cycles and cues of changes in daylight, temperature, and moisture. When gardeners become acquainted with the seasonal rhythms and life cycles in the garden, and learn to work in sync with nature, caring for the garden becomes more of a process and less of a battle with potential garden enemies. This series will help beginning and seasoned gardeners learn how to capitalize on optimal timing and sustainable practices to have a great garden all year long.
Instructor Christina Pfeiffer is a horticulture consultant and educator with over 40 years’ experience in landscape horticulture. She brings an emphasis on sustainable garden practices that work in sync with nature to her classes. She holds degrees in horticulture from Michigan State and the University of Washington, and is an ISA Certified Arborist ®. For Christina, the next best thing to being in the garden is teaching and writing about gardening.