Stop by King County's educational
booth at this year's Northwest Flower & Garden Show,
Feb. 20-24, at the Washington State Convention Center in
Seattle, and learn how to plant right for your site this
season.
This year's booth will provide an interactive experience
with county experts available to answer questions and provide
information on the use of Pacific Northwest native plants
and natural yard care to ensure the safety of children,
pets and the environment.
This year King County is partnering with EnviroStars, an
innovative regional program that certifies businesses for
their efforts in preventing pollution and reducing hazardous
waste. Professional landscapers from the EnviroStars program
will be on hand to talk with guests about resource efficient
and pollution prevention landscape maintenance practices.
Washington State University Master Gardeners will also join
King County experts in the booth for the duration of the
show to answer questions and provide insight on the latest
techniques for creating beautiful gardens and landscapes.
The booth will also offer free sample packets of GroCo,
a naturally composted mixture of three parts sawdust and
one part biosolids. King County residents can register to
win GroCo for their yard. Information about GroCo, contest
details and entry forms will be available at the booth.
King County staff will also offer seminars on specific topics
during the show, including:
* Converting Lawn to Healthy Garden Beds Seminar on Sunday,
Feb. 24 at 1:45 p.m. in the Hood Room 2 features Greg Rabourn
with the King County Native Plant Salvage program. Learn
which Pacific Northwest native plants will not just survive
but thrive in your garden.
* Demonstration gardens will be on display during the duration
of the show, which will display how to manage and conserve
stormwater with green roof and rain water gardens.
* Rabourn and Doug Rice, the stars of the popular King County
TV show, Yard Talk, will answer gardening at the King County
booth on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 3 to 6 p.m. Some gardening
questions and answers could be used during an upcoming Yard
Talk show.
King County continues to promote natural yard care as the
best way to build a beautiful garden and yard without the
use of harmful pesticides. Simple yard care practices can
save money, time and the environment, while conserving natural
resources by raising awareness about a pesticides-free approach
to gardening.
More information on the 2008 Northwest Flower & Garden
Show is available at http://www.gardenshow.com/seattle/index/index.asp.
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