Where: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St (Near U Village) See uwbotanicgardens.org for directions; free parking at the Knoll (take Clark Street off of Mary Gates Way, to Franklin) and at the main CUH lot (at 36th and 41st)

What: If you’re thinking of a celebration aimed at evoking natural, organic beauty and a studied, reverential love of the great outdoors, you owe it to yourself (not to mention your guests) to consider UW’s Botanic Gardens at the Center for Urban Horticulture.

Tour the event lawns, outdoor patios, large hall and classrooms of the Center with its experts, and get valuable face time with almost 50 top wedding and event vendors. (A short list: Herban Feast, Jewel Hospitality, Dani Weiss Photography, Wavelink Music.) Get a feel for what the Gardens are like in any season, with any theme, with any set of flavors.

When: Thursday July 21 from 3 to 7; call 206‐221‐2500 and leave your name and number in your party, or email the same to uwbgfac @ uw.edu