Learn Renovation Practices for a Healthier Lawn

Learn from local lawn expert, Ladd Smith, co-owner of In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes, how to revive and restore your lawn this fall. Ladd will cover key lawn care practices to help you grow a healthy lawn naturally, including aeration, overseeding, and topdressing, in addition to natural and effective pest control, mowing and watering. 

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In this session, experts from the Garden Hotline help you transform a struggling lawn space into something more natural, beautiful, and easier to maintain. Learn how to remove sod, amend soil, choose plants and design a resilient and beautiful landscape! City of Shoreline staff provide information on the City's $2,000 Soak It Up Rebate program that applies to lawn conversion projects. 

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Discover the power of compost, mulch, and soil amendments to transform your yard! Garden Hotline experts will cover the ins and outs of dirt and how soil is the key to creating a healthy and sustainable landscape from the roots up! Learn how to assess your site's soil, how to choose the right amendments, and how to use compost and mulch to create a healthy and sustainable landscape!

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Learn how to design attractive garden beds with plants that provide multiple benefits! Garden Hotline experts will give you tools to choose the right plant for the right place to create a garden that is beautiful, thrives with less effort, and supports pollinators and wildlife! Discover how to incorporate native Pacific Northwest plants in your garden design and how to plant and transplant effectively.

Learn how to create a tidy winter garden that restores itself for spring. In this session, Garden Hotline experts will cover fall clean-up practices, like mulching and pruning, that will keep your garden clean and help it thrive for next season. Discover techniques that create healthier plants and support local pollinators and birds.

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There are some notorious invasive plants here in the Northwest – plants like English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, and morning glory are known to take over gardens, parks, and natural areas. Besides wreaking havoc in our gardens, these plants also reduce the diversity of non-invasive plants which harms wildlife. Invasive plants also lead to compacted soil that can cause drainage issues on your property. 

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Native plants create beautiful and easy to manage gardens and provide many environmental benefits! Between evergreen plants holding their leaves all year long, to the many spring and summer blooms, native plants can offer gardener’s year round beauty. Learn how to design a low-maintenance garden that provides bright blooms and year-round color using Pacific Northwest Native plants!