Come join us for a class, or peruse an information table and ask us your gardening questions. We are out and about in King County all year-round sharing natural gardening advice and resources. Call or email to ask questions about any event.
JUNE
Growing Oyster Mushrooms at Home
Saturday June 1, 2024 1 – 2:30 pm
Seattle Public Library – Greenwood
8016 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103
Oyster mushrooms are easy to grow on your kitchen counter! Learn about the fabulous world of fungi including what benefits they have to a sustainable world. Make a kit to take home and sprout some you can eat! We bring the materials and teach you how to grow.
Please register – Greenwood Library (link coming soon)
Microgreens for the Space Challenged Gardener
Tuesday June 4, 2024 5:30 – 7 pm
King County Library – Lake Forest Park
17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Microgreens are an excellent way to grow your own food even if you don’t have a garden. All you need is a container, some potting soil and a packet of fast-growing edible seeds. Learn about container choices, seeds and how to tend them for a delicious addition to your dinner salads or sandwiches.
Please register: Lake Forest Park Library
Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
Thursday June 6, 2024 4-5 pm
King County Library – Kent
212 2nd Avenue N Kent, WA 98032
Let your garden visitors do some gardening for you! Most insects have some beneficial effect, helping to manage plant-eating pests or pollinating flowering plants. Learn how to attract them to your garden.
Please register: Kent Library
Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
Saturday June 8, 2024 2-3 pm
King County Library – Des Moines
21620 11th Avenue S. Des Moines, WA 98198
Let your garden visitors do some gardening for you! Most insects have some beneficial effect on your garden, helping to manage plant eating pests or pollinating flowering plants. Learn how to attract them to your garden.
Please register: Des Moines Library
Growing Oyster Mushrooms at Home
Tuesday June 11, 2024 6 – 7:30 pm
Seattle Public Library – Broadview
12755 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98133
Oyster mushrooms are easy to grow on your kitchen counter! Learn about the fabulous world of fungi including what benefits they have to a sustainable world. Make a kit to take home and sprout some you can eat! We bring the materials and teach you how to grow.
Please register – Broadview Library
Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
Wednesday June 12, 2024 5-7 pm
King County Library – Woodmont
26809 Pacific Highway S. Des Moines, WA 98198
Let your garden visitors do some gardening for you! Most insects have some beneficial effect, helping to manage plant-eating pests or pollinating flowering plants. Learn how to attract them to your garden.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodmont Library.
Please register: Woodmont Library
Growing Houseplants Naturally
Wednesday June 12, 2024 5:30 – 7 pm
King County Library – Richmond Beach
19601 21st Avenue NW Shoreline, WA 98177
Houseplants can help keep the air in your home free of contaminants, relax us and beautify our environment. Learn about best soil, pot, plant choices for your home and practice potting up small starts into a larger container to take home with you. Buying small starts saves money and gives you the fun of growing plants in your home!
Please register: Richmond Beach Library
Edibles in the Landscape
Thursday June 13, 2024 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Seattle Public Library – Wallingford
1501 N. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98103
Urban spaces can be limited for edible gardens and impacted by shade from buildings and mature trees. This workshop will cover site assessment for gardeners interested in adding edible plants to their landscape. Plant placement and plant care will be addressed and ideas for integrating edible plants into the ornamental landscape will be covered.
Please register: Wallingford Library
Worm Composting 101
Sunday June 16, 2024 2-3:30 pm
King County Library – Issaquah
10 Sunset Way Issaquah, WA 98027
The foundation of a beautiful and healthy garden is good soil. Adding compost to your garden enriches the soil and provides the nutrients your plants need to grow well and produce good vegetables, flowers, herbs and healthy shrubs. The compost pile is really a small ecosystem teeming with life. This workshop will teach you about the different methods of food and yard waste composting, the soil food web, what materials to add and which to avoid and why compost is important.
Please register: Issaquah Library
Growing Oyster Mushrooms at Home
Tuesday June 18, 2024 6 – 7:30 pm
Seattle Public Library – Wallingford
1501 N. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98103
Oyster mushrooms are easy to grow on your kitchen counter! Learn about the fabulous world of fungi including what benefits they have to a sustainable world. Make a kit to take home and sprout some you can eat! We bring the materials and teach you how to grow.
Please register – Wallingford Library
JULY
Container Gardening 101
Wednesday July 10, 2024 5-7 pm
King County Library – Woodmont
26809 Pacific Highway S. Des Moines, WA 98198
Get the basics of container growing for your apartment or small spaces with expert help. Learn about the best potting soil, plant varieties and container choices for edible, herbal and flowering plants you can enjoy or even harvest for dinner. Take home a small container to get you started.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodmont Library.
Please register – Woodmont Library
Growing Herbs Naturally
Thursday July 18, 2024 4-5 pm
King County Library – Kent
212 2nd Ave. N Kent, WA 98032
Get started seeding new plants in this hands-on workshop, learning how to choose the best herbs for you to grow. Explore annual, biennial and perennial varieties, best growing conditions, soil choices and pot sizes and plant some seeds for you to take home.
Please register. Kent Library – Link Coming Soon
Microgreens for the Space Challenged Gardener
Saturday July 20, 2024, 2024 2 – 3:30 pm
King County Library – Valley View
17850 Military Road S Seatac, WA 98188
Microgreens are an excellent way to grow your own food even if you don’t have a garden. All you need is a container, some potting soil and a packet of fast-growing edible seeds. Learn about container choices, seeds and how to tend them for a delicious addition to your dinner salads or sandwiches.
Please register: Valley View Library
AUGUST
Growing Houseplants Naturally
Thursday August 8, 2024 4-5 pm
King County Library – Kent
212 2nd Ave. N Kent, WA 98032
Houseplants can help keep the air in your home free of contaminants, relax us and beautify our environment. Learn about best soil, pot, plant choices for your home and practice potting up small starts into a larger container to take home with you. Buying small starts saves money and gives you the fun of growing plants in your home!
Please register: Kent Library – Link Coming Soon
Composting at Home
Wednesday August 14, 2024 5-7 pm
King County Library – Woodmont
26809 Pacific Highway S. Des Moines, WA 98198
The foundation of a beautiful and healthy garden is good soil. Adding compost to your garden enriches the soil and provides the nutrients your plants need to grow well and produce good vegetables, flowers, herbs and healthy shrubs. The compost pile is really a small ecosystem teeming with life. This workshop will teach you about the different methods of food and yard waste composting, the soil food web, what materials to add and which to avoid and why compost is important.
Please register: Woodmont Library
Composting at Home
Saturday August 17, 2024 2-3:30 pm
King County Library – Des Moines
21620 11th Avenue S. Des Moines, WA 98198
The foundation of a beautiful and healthy garden is good soil. Adding compost to your garden enriches the soil and provides the nutrients your plants need to grow well and produce good vegetables, flowers, herbs and healthy shrubs. The compost pile is really a small ecosystem teeming with life. This workshop will teach you about the different methods of food and yard waste composting, the soil food web, what materials to add and which to avoid and why compost is important.
Please register: Des Moines Library