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Next Meeting

Join us on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00pm for our speaker: Note: via online with Zoom.

Speaker: Dr. Ross Bayton from Heronswood Garden, Kingston, Washington, USA.
Topic: Heronswood’s Renaissance: Building for Ferns and a New Future

Heronswood’s popular Renaissance Garden, the last part of the garden created by Dan Hinkley before his retirement, is home to our huge collection of ferns. I’ll look at the history of the garden and the philosophy behind its creation, plus the connection between this garden and the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. I will also focus on ferns, a crucial group of plants for all PNW gardeners, delving into their cultivation, reproduction, and great diversity.

Bio: Biographical Sketch – Dr. Ross Bayton
London-born botanist and gardener Dr. Ross Bayton gained his PhD at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, studying the classification of tropical palms. He’s the author of several books on horticulture including New Trees: Introductions to Cultivation (with John Grimshaw), Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists (with Simon Maugham), and most recently The Gardener’s Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names, as featured in the New York Times. Formerly the Gardening Editor of the UK’s best-selling gardening periodical, BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, he is now the Director of the world-renowned Heronswood Garden in Kingston, WA., and is developing a 5-acre garden at home in nearby Bremerton.

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