Garden News & Landscaping Events

Colleen is honored to present two seminars at the 2010 Northwest Flower & Garden Show. For more information on the show and seminars: www.gardenshow.com 

Batty for Bats! Discover Amazing Beneficial Bats
Saturday, February 6 at 12:00 PM in the Sprout Stage
Sunday, February 7 at 12:00 PM in the Sprout Stage
Colleen is simply batty for bats! Not only are they so ugly they're cute, but they do such wonderful things for us. They pollinate food, spread seeds to grow new forests, eat tons of mosquitoes and their poop is very useful! Dressed in her silly, furry bat costume, Colleen will share fun facts, show pictures of bats and provide a coloring page and puzzles. This is good for kids of all ages!

Make a Green Roof Birdhouse Build a Fun & Functional Garden Ornament
Sunday, February 7 at 2:00 PM in the DIY Stage
Buildings with a 'living roof' are all the rage with the focus on ecologically-minded construction techniques. Now you, too, can have a green roof. Use sod or plants with ground covering form to build a fun garden ornament your neighborhood birds will enjoy. Seminar includes step-by-step instruction on how to choose a birdhouse for retro-fitting along with all the details of construction. Illustrated handout with instructions and suitable plants provided.

Colleen will teach the 2010 class of Kitsap County Master Gardeners Landscape Design Basics on March 19, 2010.

Look for Colleen’s upcoming articles in the spring 2010 issue of WestSound Home & Garden Magazine on the topics of selecting fruit trees for Kitsap County and growing perennial edibles. On the newsstand early March.
 

Gardening Events

NW Flower & Garden Show, February 3 - 7, 2010
Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
http://www.gardenshow.com