The Fifth Annual Ice Cream Social will feature Celebrity Guest Ciscoe Morris on Sunday, Aug. 14th at Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, located at 13735 24th Ave South in SeaTac.

Ciscoe Morris, a local gardening media maven, will be scooping free ice cream for the first 300 guests. Cicsoe hosts “Gardening with Ciscoe” on KIRO 97.3 FM radio and KING 5/NWCN television, and is the author of the best-selling garden tome, “Ask Ciscoe,” as well as a weekly column in The Seattle Times.

Ciscoe’s topic will be “Ciscoe’s Favorite Autumn Bloomers; Great Plants to Keep Your Garden Going Until Frost.”

The fun starts at 1:00 p.m., with Ciscoe taking center stage in the Celebration Rose Garden at around 2:30 p.m.

Other featured events include:

• Silent Auction! Bid on a variety of great items, including three Aw Pots personally planted by Ciscoe, 7 designer pots planted by local nurseries and designers, (including Clinton Bamboo, Herr Backyard Garden Center, Furney’s Nursery, Minter’s Earlington Greenhouse, Village Green Perennials Nursery, West Seattle Nursery, and Dogwood Design), a Rose Package including an autographed copy of Jeff Wyckoff’s new rose book, a gorgeous quilt, handmade garden art, a lavender basket, and more!
• Plant Sale!! A delightful variety of plants will be on sale from our garden club partners and the Elda Behm Paradise Garden.
• Door Prizes Galore!!!
• And Free Ice Cream to the first 300 guests!

“Please join us in the garden for an afternoon of the very best in gardening ‘edu-tainment,’ ice cream, and of course, brussels sprouts!” reads a flier.

For more information, click here, or download a PDF of the poster here. For directions to the garden, click here.

Highline/SeaTac Botanical Gardens will be hosting their FREE annual “Ice Cream Social” on Sunday, Aug. 16th, with special guest Ciscoe Morris and FREE ice cream to the first 300 guests.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Highline Botanical Gardens Annual “Ice Cream Social” with Ciscoe Morris and FREE ice cream to the first 300 guests

WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 16th, beginning at 1pm, with Ciscoe taking center stage around 2:30pm

WHERE: Highline/SeaTac Botanical Gardens, located at 13735 24th Ave South in SeaTac (see directions below)

COST: None, but get there fast if you want free ice cream, which apparently will be limited to the first 300 guests.

INFO: From the Highline/SeaTac Botanical Garden website:

Join us in the garden on Sunday, August 16th for our annual Ice Cream Social.

This year’s Celebrity Guest will again be Ciscoe Morris, who hosts “Gardening with Ciscoe” on KIRO 97.3 FM radio and KING 5/NWCN television, as well and is the author of the best-selling garden tome, “Ask Ciscoe” as well as a weekly column in the Seattle Times.

Ciscoe’s topic will be “…And This Is Also My Favorite Plant…”

Many of the plants discussed will be available at our accompanying plant sale.

The fun starts at 1:00 p.m., with Ciscoe taking center stage in the Celebration Rose Garden at around 2:30 p.m.

Be one of the first 40 guests to join the Garden Foundation and get a free pot from AW Pottery!

DIRECTIONS:

• The Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden is located just west of the intersection of S. 138th & 24th Ave. S. in SeaTac, WA, and just south of the North SeaTac Park Community Center. The community center’s street address is 13735 24th Ave S., SeaTac WA.
• From Interstate 5, travel west via SR-518 (SeaTac Airport/Burien freeway) about 3 miles to Des Moines Memorial Drive exit. At the stop sign, turn North onto Des Moines Mem. Dr. to S 136th. Right at S 136th, then right at 24th S, then right into Community Center complex at S 138th.
• From Seattle travel south on Hwy 99 to SR-509. Take the S 128th St exit. Turn left onto S 128th, then right at 24th S, then right into Community Center complex at S 138th.
• Garden located on south side of parking area.

No word yet on whether Ciscoe will be scooping ice cream, nor what the plant-related flavors may be, but we’re rooting for “Nasty Stinging Nettle.”

Apparently, Ciscoe will toss off his gardening gloves and wash his hands to serve as celebrity ice cream scooper.

From their website:

Join us in the garden on Sunday, August 17th for our annual Ice Cream Social.

This year’s Celebrity Guest Scooper will be Ciscoe Morris, who hosts “Gardening with Ciscoe” on KIRO radio and KING 5 television, and is the author of the best-selling garden tome, “Ask Ciscoe” as well as a weekly column in the Seattle PI. Ciscoe will give one of his favorite talks, “Stump the Chump: Get Environmentally Friendly Answers to Your Gardening Questions!”

The fun starts at 1:30 p.m., with Ciscoe taking center stage in the Celebration Rose Garden at around 2:30 p.m.

Other featured events include:

• “Cool Pots for Hot Spots; Drought Tolerant Containers for Summer & Fall”
• Local nurseries and designers will plant up 10 gorgeous pots donated by Aw Pottery. Sign up to vote for your favorite container and get a chance to take one of these babies home for FREE!!! Participating designers and nurseries include Clinton Bamboo Growers, Dogwood Design/Klein Art Fab, Grass Roots Home and Garden, Minter’s Earlington Greenhouse and Nursery, Village Green Perennials, Furney’s, West Seattle Nursery, Herr Backyard Garden Center, and Branches Garden Center, with more to come!
• Door Prizes Galore!!!
• Register to win 2 free ticket to the NW Flower and Garden Show, an autographed copy of Ciscoe’s book,  or gift packages from Dan the Sausageman, the Seattle Rose Society, King County Iris Society, and the Puget Sound Daylily Club.
• Free Ice Cream cone to the first 300 guests!
• Please join us in the garden for an afternoon of the very best in gardening edu-tainment, ice cream, and of course, brussels sprouts!

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