11th Annual Winter Festival Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5. Keynote Speaker: Riz Reyes on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Katie Miller on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Our Winter Festival celebrates the range and depth of Hellebores and their vast versatility . At 11:00 a.m. Katie Miller, Horticulturist at Skagit Gardens, will discuss these darlings of the winter season and their hardy characteristics. At 1:00 p.m., learn Hellebore basics from Keynote Speaker and Noted Horticulturist, Riz Reyes, as he discusses different types of Hellebores and how to use them in the garden, in cut arrangements and in containers.