Master Gardener board member Marilynn Elliott offers garden art ideas at two area venues in the coming weeks.

She speaks at the Green Thumb Brown Bag series at noon Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. She will repeat the program for the Class Act at Woodcock at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.

Elliott discusses budget, design, selection and placement of artwork, including seasonal displays.

Recently honored with the Master Gardeners Golden Trowel Award for lifetime achievement, she has experience with landscaping, container gardening and creating garden rooms as well as 1,500 hours of volunteer work at plant clinics and educational programs.