WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Winter Speaker Series: The Science of Color
February 26, 2027 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
$30.00The Science of Color
February 26, 2027
Gardens are all about color. From flowers to fruit to foliage, we gardeners select a palette of plants based on the colors we like, while excluding those we don’t care for. But plants don’t create color for our benefit.
In this lecture, Dr. Ross Bayton delves into the science of color, revealing how plants produce it and how they use it to communicate.
Speaker Profile:
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.
About the Series: Over two decades of great gardening advice
The lecture series sponsored by the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation features eight knowledgeable gardeners, authors and subject matter experts sharing their expertise on a variety of gardening subjects. The presenters are chosen by their intriguing topics, educational value and entertainment. Doors open at 9:00 am.
The lecture begins at 9:30am – 11:30am, it is located in the Weyerhaeuser Room at the Everett Train Station.
Schedule Changes: If for some reason, a lecture must be cancelled and rescheduled, that information will be posted above the line below. This might occur due to WEATHER or if a SPEAKER has to cancel at the last minute or has a change in his/her schedule.
Season Tickets or Single Tickets Available
Season Pass (includes all 8 lectures): $110.00 per person, available October – January 1st.
- Purchase on-line: Use the PayPal link at https://www.gardenlectures.com.
- Purchase by mail: Make checks payable to SCMGF, send to:
SCMGF c/o Leigh Anne Burford
6705 Puget Park Drive
Snohomish, WA 98296
Please include a name and email address with your check.
Single Tickets (for one lecture): $30.00 per person, available after January 1st on this site or at the door the day of lecture.
Details
- Date:
- February 26, 2027
- Time:
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9:30 am - 11:30 am
- Cost:
- $30.00
- Event Categories:
- All Events, Home & Garden Event, MG
- Event Tags:
- community events, Extension, gardening, horticulture, master gardeners, WSU
- Website:
- https://www.gardenlectures.com
Organizer
- Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation
- Email:
- http://www.snomgf.org/contact-us.html
- View Organizer Website
Venue
- Everett Station – Weyerhaeuser Room
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3201 Smith Ave, 4th Flr
Everett, WA 98201 United States + Google Map
