"A sumptuous botanical feast of plants, people and places that define the green landscape and history of our city. Meet heroes (Fujitaro Kubota), Villains (Himalayan Blackberry) and odd-balls (Napoleon's willow), during 26 botanical snippets delivered in one hour, with a break to make sure you're fresh on drinks.

Speaker: Orlando de Lange, Plant Molecular Biologist at UW and parent to many happy houseplants.

Arriving in Seattle from the UK, by way of Germany, presenter Orlando de Lange now spends his days researching plant immune systems at the University of Washington. By night, weekend, and any other free time he can be found at SoundBio, a community lab space in the University District where he leads a team of intrepid amateur plant scientists (www.sound.bio)." (Promo Copy)