Instructor ~ Jason Jorgensen ~ Third Spring Landscape Design, LLC
President of Northwest Horticulture Society
Fine Gardening writer
Monday, July 8
10 am ~ 3 pm (thereabouts)
$99.00 ~ Includes power point, conversation, lunch & garden tour of Louise Abbotts drought tolerant garden
Jason Jorgensen’s Drought Tolerant Garden
Today’s gardens need to do multiple jobs; conserve water, create wildlife habitat, and be beautiful and inviting spaces. Longer and drier summers are requiring a shift in the plant selection, siting, and installation methods to create and sustain these new types of gardens. Water usage in our urban areas is becoming more expensive and we need to create a new gardening paradigm. Jason Jorgensen will show you how to adapt to these challenges in this class.
This talk will cover an introduction to our Pacific Northwest climate, summer-dry gardening history and inspiration, suitable plant choices, planting techniques, and gardens of inspiration.You will leave the workshop inspired and ready to tackle new gardening challenges.
A garden tour of Louise Abbott’s well established and amazing garden using drought tolerant plants will show you what can be done on the island. Jason will also bring some fantastic plants from Xera and Cistus Nursery in Oregon for you to purchase.
Jason Jorgensen
Born in California, Jason moved to Washington State at the age of seven, and has called the Pacific Northwest home ever since. After more than twenty years in the international shipping industry he decided it was time for a career change. After graduating in 2013 with degrees in Landscape Design and Ornamental Horticulture from Edmonds Community College, he turned his life-long passion for gardening and plant selection into his profession as a landscape designer. Currently, Jason is collaborating with clients on creating sustainable summer-dry gardens around Seattle.