Courses & Classes

Naturescaping Course

Naturescaping for Water & Wildlife is multi-part online course to learn how to reduce maintenance chores, use less water, and pick the best plants to protect local waterways — all while attracting small wildlife and beautifying your yard! We offer a free module, fact sheets, and resources, plus 7 .5+ hours of information and instruction for a small fee, and we cover:

  • Attracting birds, butterflies, pollinators & other wildlife

  • Easy ways to minimize lawn space

  • Managing drainage onsite—including adding permeable hardscaping

  • Landscaping for tricky areas

  • Plant design principles

  • Recommended native and water-wise plants for our climate

  • Combining plants for beauty

  • Establishing achievable goals

Rain Garden Course

This free course provides non-professional rain garden enthusiasts with introductory material for rain garden construction. Rain gardens are a useful tool for managing stormwater locally and a requirement for many jurisdictions in the Puget Sound and beyond.

This course covers:

  • Planning & garden design

  • Budgeting & timeline

  • Construction & building

  • Planting choices & techniques

  • Maintenance

  • and more!