In this presentation with Michelle Rau, CPH, ISA Certified Arborist and Associate Faculty - Edmonds Community College, you will learn key characteristics that will help you identify several of the most popular plants found here in the Pacific Northwest. We will cover topics including leaf shapes, tips, bases, and margins, along with flowers, fruits, cones, bark, plant habit, scent, touch and sounds to help you tune in to some of these classic (and sometimes rare) popular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Growing up in the foothills of the Wasatch Front in Utah, Michelle found an early love for plants through Red Butte Gardens and countless hours hiking pristine mountains. The years in between were filled with ample travel, a million photographs of plants, and fine-tuning her people skills as a corporate trainer for a large hotel chain. When she moved to Washington, she realized that she had only reached the tip of the iceberg when it came to understanding plants and decided to pursue an education in horticulture at Edmonds College. Michelle interned with Farmer Frog and focused on rain garden design and installation and completed her degree in Landscape and Restoration Horticulture in 2018. After school, Michelle went to work for PlantAmnesty as a Programs Manager and learned about the passion the community has for proper plant health care, tree preservation, and having a good time while doing it. In the winter of 2020, Michelle started teaching at Edmonds College and has since taught a myriad of topics, with her favorite being the identification series (including broadleaf evergreens, conifers and deciduous plants). Michelle continues to teach at Edmonds and works with The Plant Nerds out of Everett.
Register below. A link will be sent one day before the class and the class will be recorded and available for two weeks after.