Daniel Mount offers one-hour PowerPoint Presentations and longer hands-on workshops on various gardening topics. Please contact him via email for in depth description of classes, rates, and schedules.
Classes
PowerPoint Presentations
Plant Profiles
The Tulip:
Queen of the Spring Bulbs
A brief history and botany of this famous bulb with recommendations for selection of bulbs and cultivation.
The Hosta:
Elegant, Bold and Dependable
A look at the multiple uses for this garden classic with recommendations for various sites and conditions.
The Willow:
From Rock Gardens to Ponds
An exploration of the vast variety of willows available and their uses in the modern landscape.
Garden Inspiration
Pacific Northwest Gardening:
A Boundless Art
Explore the influences which make the eclectic Pacific Northwest gardens unique in the world.
From Far and Near:
Native and Not-So-Native Plants for the Pacific Northwest Gardener
See what our native flora has to offer to gardeners, and find inspiration in local ecosystems for garden-making ideas.
The Japanese Garden:
Timelessness for Today’s Gardens
Be inspired by the many ways the Japanese style has influenced modern American gardens, and how American gardens have influenced the Japanese.
Travelogues
The Flora of Hawaii:
The Iconic, the Common and the Unique
Learn the intricacies of Hawaii’s complex plant communities nearly half of which are not native.
Flora Japonica:
The Famous, the Fabulous, and the Fortuitous
Learn about the many great garden plants that originated in Japan and their origins in the wilds of that country.
Workshops
In Living Color:
The Fundamentals of Color for the Modern Gardener
Wake up to the simplicity of color in this 3-hour hands-on workshop, using techniques from the masters of 20th-century design.
Botany for Gardeners:
The Living World of Plants
Come to understand the mysterious workings of plants through explorations of their architecture and growth habits in this 4-or, 8-hour hands-on workshop designed specifically for gardeners with little or no science background.
A Wildflower Laboratory:
Fireweeds, Forests and Ferns
Customize your own wildflower class, learn how to identify wild plants from your neighborhood or the nearby mountains in an afternoon, or over the course of the growing season, especially good for small groups.
A Cut Above:
Pruning Basics for Every Gardener
Learn the whys, whens and hows of pruning, plus the use and maintenance of tools from the orchard ladder to the sharpening file in this 3-hour workshop.
