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Alison Hicks

Certified Professional Horticulturist

Focusing on garden coaching, seasonal container designs, hands-on workshops, and specialty plant growing.

Serving Kitsap and King County since 2016

 

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Botanista Bird Blog Profile: Cedar Waxwing
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Botanista Bird Blog Profile: Beautiful Western Tanager
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View fullsize Favorite shady container duo (so far) this season! #containergardening #shadegarden #pnwgardening #podophyllum
View fullsize A few shots from Saturday’s Petals and Pints at Friends and Neighbors Brewing! It smelled so fresh and we had lots of creative fun. Thank you to those who joined us! Join the mailing list for new workshop dates. #botanistaworkshop #kingstonwa
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View fullsize Starting to collect some standout colors for this Saturday’s Petals and Pints workshop at Friends and Neighbors Brewing! Garden harvesting begins tomorrow- greenery, peony blooms, roses, columbine and more will meet my pruners and be ready for
View fullsize Next Saturday we’ll be having fun with flowers at the brewery! Looking for a great activity with mom? The fresh greenery and blooms last over two weeks 💐 Early bird online plant sale goes live tonight! Check your email for the link. Shop wil
View fullsize Mailing list members! There’s a loyalty offer waiting in your inbox. Mark your calendar and save your spot: Floral Arranging May 16th at Friends & Neighbors. More info at nwbotanista.com
View fullsize A glimpse of what’s to come… Garden blooms are on their way for a spring floral workshop. Mailing list friends, keep an eye on your inbox! New workshop details + plant sale announcement coming soon 🪴
View fullsize Spring is poppin’ on the east coast! The us native Halesia (silverbell tree) is so charming and at first glance I thought it was a Japanese snowbell- what do you know, they are in the same family #styracaceae #halesia
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View fullsize He’s green! ‘Sinopel’ is a favorite of mine #daffodil #springflowers #pnwgardening #botanistaplantpick
View fullsize April showers bring May flowers, right? Spring is fabulous and if it weren’t for the allergies, I’d be outside non-stop so I appreciate the rain knocking some of that pollen down. Here are a few pics from the garden. Fritillaria meleagris
View fullsize I made violet syrup! Swipe to see the final product. So easy and pretty. I’ve added it to iced beverages and overnight oats. #violets
View fullsize Happy St. Patrick’s Day🍀 I’ve been asked how I find so many lucky clovers and truly it’s because I’m outside a lot! And I love I-spy 👀 I looked it up and the probability of finding one is about 1 in 1,000 (some say 5,000&n
View fullsize Petasites starts popping up in February here in the PNW. You can spot them in boggy, wet areas. The white flowers are a cheery welcome along the forest trails this time of year. Fun fact, they are dioecious meaning there are separate male and female
 
 
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