

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Seedy Affair - Seed Sowing Workshop and January NWNARGs Meeting
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Feeling a little unsure about starting plants from seed? Wondering what on earth a John Innes mix is? Do terms like *scarification* and *stratification* sound more like medieval punishments than horticultural techniques? And what about phrases such as “top dressing,” “damping-off,” or “excellent drainage”—ringing any bells?

Fear not. Ron Ratko, Richard Ramsden, and Claire Cockcroft will guide you through a hands-on workshop all about growing plants from seed, with a special focus on alpine species and natives of our region. We’ll begin with a short presentation and handout, then you’ll dive right in: choose your seeds, prepare your pot, and take your future treasures home. With luck—and a bit of patience—you’ll be boasting about germination success later in the year. Who knows, maybe you’ll grow enough for a full-blown potting party. Hope springs eternal, even when seedlings don’t.

This is an in-person, hands-on session at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.  
NWNARGS membership required: https://www.nargsnw.org/join
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bellevue/a-seedy-affair-seed-sowing-workshop-and-january-nwnargs-meeting/200029490310932
- **Event Categories**: workshops, meetups, parties, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029490310932?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bellevue-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bellevue
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bellevue Botanical Garden
- **lat**: 47.609484981812
- **long**: -122.17904895544
- **full address**: Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St,Bellevue, Washington, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Northwestern Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society (https://allevents.in/org/the-northwestern-chapter-of-the-north-american-rock-garden-society/26150304)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St,Bellevue, Washington, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Northwestern Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, meetups, parties, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about A Seedy Affair - Seed Sowing Workshop and January NWNARGs Meeting ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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