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!