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Container Gardening for Kitchen and Wildlife

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In this workshop, longtime garden professional Jose Gonzales will share his tips and tricks for creating beautiful container gardens. Jose will dive into container gardening with shrubs, trees, herbs, veggies, perennials, and annuals. A special focus will be on plantings that provide pollinators with food and that encourage bird habitat.

About the Speaker

Jose Gonzales (he/him) has been a garden professional for over 20 years. Growing up in the PNW, Jose has learned to appreciate our unique climate and learned how to care for our natural environment through plants and gardening. He worked at City People’s Garden Store for 20 years, as well as being one of the owners from 2017-2020. As a gardener, helping people upkeep and design their garden areas, installing above ground drip irrigation, problem solving all kinds of plant issues- his passion for plants always shines through. He also finds great joy and satisfaction as the leader of the popular jazz trio, The Jose ‘Juicy’ Gonzales Trio.

A collaborative project led by the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict and Seattle Audubon with support from members of the Seattle Bird Conservation Partnership. Our goal is to improve access to and between green spaces while improving habitat quality for birds, insect pollinators, and other wildlife. 

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