MGFKC 2018 Seminar – The Good, the Bad and the Why Bother

Ever wonder what makes a plant “garden worthy”?  Why is it that some plants really are superior while others fail?  Come and take a critical and opinionated look at what we buy, plant, and edit in our gardens.  George will fearlessly lead us on a quest to decipher what attributes really matter when trying to choose the best plants.  His decades in public and private gardens have distilled a knack for seeing plants and gardens in a keen editorial light.  Every level and skill of gardener will be pushed to rethink the plants they choose or lose from their gardens.

George Lasch has been playing in the soil for his entire life.  After studying plant science in high school he spent 2 years at Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia learning how to do many things and followed that with a year in England training to be a gardener.  Having spent a decade or so working his way across the continent with stops at an estate near Chicago and a stint in the research greenhouses at the Missouri Botanical Garden he has settled in the northwest.  After a long weekend visit to Seattle George found his home. For the past 18 years he has helped connect people and plants.

Working in many areas of horticulture has given him a broad base of experience.

A highlight being guiding the major renovation and re-growing of the large herbaceous border at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.

Lately he continues to teach horticulture for a local community college as well as consulting, maintenance and design. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and opinions with others who are passionate about plants.