University of Washington

Ever wonder why your plant's leaves turn brown or yellow? In this class instructor Tassy de Give, co-author of Rooted in Design and Plant Director of Glasswing Greenhouse and Geometry Gardens, will discuss the normal life cycle of plants: what is acceptable leaf loss, how to identify and treat plant pathogens, common houseplant pests, and…

Growing your own food from seed is the truest form of sovereignty! Raising seedlings indoors saves money, extends your growing season & optimizes space in your garden beds. Learn how to create the perfect seedling, upcycle seedling containers, understand planting depths for different seeds, how to water them appropriately, how to harden off your seedlings…

Conifers provide the structural framework for many gardens, serving as specimen trees, focal points, screens, and hedges. Unique growth habits along with contrasts of foliage color and texture can provide year round interest in any size garden. In the dark days of winter a golden cypress can light up the garden with colorful foliage, and…

Jennifer D. Roberts is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health at the University of Maryland College Park (UMD). Dr. Roberts is also the Founder and Director of the Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment (PHOEBE) Laboratory as well as the Co-Founder and Co-Director of NatureRx@UMD, an…

"Racial Hierarchy, Race Narrative, and the Institutions that Sustain Them" Dr. Gail Christopher will speak on achieving equity through getting rid of the fallacy people have in the belief in the hierarchy of human value and on the modern structures of racial healing as outlined in the TRHT model. Dr. Gail Christopher is an award-winning…