Creating a Sustainable Landscape

Mason Bees, Tiny Garden Heroes

Mason bees are our superheroes, pollinating our fruiting trees in cool spring weather when other bees are still slumbering, waiting for warmer days.

Wintertime Walks

Recharge, breathe deep and visit a local garden or natural area for personal renewal in a northwest winter.

Let Your Garden Go to Seed!

Before you pull that last bolting lettuce plant from the garden learn about letting it be and saving the seed for next spring's planting!

Managing the Wily Cabbage Worm

Its a lovely spring day and you are sitting in your garden admiring your burgeoning broccoli plants. A little white butterfly flits by. Could this little darling be the voracious chomper that was secretly chewing on your brassicas as a caterpillar?!

Plant a Garden for Winter Bouquets and Wreaths

We are fortunate to have so many plants thrive here in the misty Pacific Northwest. Learn how these can be used to make winter arrangements and wreaths that bring a breath of fresh air into your home this winter.

Compost Bonanza

It's May! Time to celebrate compost! Join the U.S. Composting Council and become compost aware!

Your Farm in the City - OUR NEW BOOK!

Find out more about our new book!

Spring Cleaning

Take time now to tidy up what was left in the garden over the winter. Reduce slug habitat and get a close look at what your perennial plants are up to.

Volunteering in Wallingford & N Seattle

 

Earth Steward Garden Tours Schedule - Fall 2011

Take a look at available dates this fall to bring your class or group to the garden!

Weeds - What Are They Good For?

Urban foraging can be a fun, rewarding and adventurous springtime activity. Many weeds have edible and medicinal value and deserve a second look, or picking!

Easy Crop Fall Succession Following Your Spring Veggies

Wondering what to do now that those spring greens are gone? The good news is that there is a lot to do in the northwest garden and that July is a great time to do it!

Think Up and Over With Vertical Gardening

Make the best use of your growing space by adding vertical structures to the garden.

Seattle Youth Garden Works

Find out about our farm-to-market employment training program for underserved youth ages 16-21.

Got Soggy Soil?

We anxious gardeners must always remember that the soil is the life blood of the garden. Working it when wet will damage structure and do disservice to those burgeoning crops to come. Learn some methods for testing for and speeding up the dryness of your soil.

Preserving Your Fresh Summer Herbs

Want to savor the flavor of those lovely, aromatic herbs that are growing in your garden once the weather turns cold? It is super easy and satisfying to do.

Harvest Fair Workshops & Presentations

Take a workshop at the Harvest Fair - see the schedule here.

Images from the Harvest Fair '09

 

Water Smart Program

Find out about free classes and giveaways!

Planting for Habitat

Increase the beauty of your garden and build a natural management team by thinking of your garden as habitat and planting to encourage beneficial insects, birds, pollinators and bats.