How to Make a Wreath
Make good use of all the lovely evergreens, colorful stems and plants with berries this winter and make a wreath to grace your front door. Wreaths make lovely gifts and holiday decorations and are easy to make at home. Materials 1 wire coat hanger Florist or bendable wire Pair...
Collect Fall Leaves to Make Great Mulch
Seasonal soil building starts with your leaves. Every autumn, residents across Seattle give away a valuable resource that could be helping their gardens. They rake and bag their fallen leaves, hauling paper sacks and plastic yard waste containers full of them to the curb for weekly removal. Clever gardeners...
Plant Bulbs in November
As wet November leaves twirl in the wind and tumble to the ground, temperatures drop and the days grow quite short. There is still time however, to bundle up and make one last venture into the garden to plant garlic and spring blooming flower bulbs. It’s a fun and...
How to Protect Semi-Hardy Plants
We are blessed in the Northwest for many reasons and one of the biggest is our ability to grow a large variety of plants, including vibrant exotics. There are many plants that stretch the limits of being tolerant of our climate and love our warm and dry summers. When...
Planning for Water Shortages
The Garden Hotline receives many calls from people concerned about water shortages in summer months. Typically July and August in the Northwest net one inch or less total rainfall. Some years, June and September can be drier than normal and contribute to a lack of water for your garden in...
Bee’s Wrap
Our favorite reusable food wrap.
Tilth Conference
Join us for this year’s Tilth Conference! Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16, in Vancouver, WA. Register today! About the Conference Para español, hace clic on el botón arriba a la derecha. From a meeting of nearly 800 farmers, gardeners and food system activists in Ellensburg, WA, in 1974 to a network of...
The Garden Hotline
Ask us! We offer individualized solutions to your garden questions. For over 25 years, Garden Hotline educators have been providing information and guidance at no cost to home gardeners and landscape professionals. Our goal is to educate the public on ways to reduce waste, conserve water and other natural...
Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands
Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands is a city park where we come together to grow food, foster community, and work to restore the wetlands through powerful partnerships. The idea for this urban farm originated in 2009 with a group of community residents and activists who wished to increase...
Community Learning Garden at McAuliffe Park
The community learning garden at McAuliffe Park features permaculture principles, annual vegetables grown with organic practices, a demonstration rain garden and cistern, and other water and resource conservation features built and maintained as part of Tilth Alliance’s Soil and Water Stewardship program. McAuliffe Park is a historic farm site,...