HFF Webinar
Fern Companions: Epimediums with Richie Steffen
Thursday, March 21, 2024
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
$10 Members (with coupon code) / $15 Non-Members
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Epimediums, commonly called barrenwort, bishop’s hat and fairy wings, are beautiful long-lived perennials that are a perfect complement for ferns. Join Richie Steffen, HFF Past President and Executive Director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, as he shares his thoughts and experiences with growing these delightful plants. Richie has collected over 200 species and cultivars of Epimedium
Few people have a passion for plants or an excitement about gardening more than Richie Steffen. Richie is the executive director for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, overseeing the development of the garden, its programs, and the rare plant collections. His expertise comes from over thirty-five years of experience in the horticultural field, with the last 24 years spent at the Miller Garden. Ferns have become a specialty for him, and he maintains extensive collections at the Miller Garden and his home garden. He has traveled to Europe, Japan, Chile, New Zealand and Costa Rica as well as numerous trips around the US studying ferns and other plants.
He is active in the gardening community and is currently past president of the Hardy Fern Foundation and the Northwest Horticultural Society. A noted lecturer, writer and photographer, Richie is the co-author of the “Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns” with his friend and fern mentor Sue Olsen.