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Natural gardening seminars

Natural gardening workshops

Sustainable living    Natural gardening    Garden workshops

Learn to grow a beautiful, productive garden without products that can harm your family, pets, wildlife and local rivers and streams. Metro offers free natural gardening workshops to help you garden chemical-free.

Free group presentations and event exhibiting

Schedule a Metro educator to lead a gardening presentation for your group or to host an exhibit at your indoor community event. More

Join your neighbors who care for their yards without pesticides, amend their soil naturally with compost and choose native plants. With organic gardening, you'll taste the delicious difference when harvesting homegrown foods. Schedule a group presentation today!

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Related Links

Natural techniques demonstration garden

Gather design ideas to make your own yard a place of natural beauty at Metro's demonstration garden in Southeast Portland.

Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden

Smell the flowers, touch the leaves and feel inspired by this peaceful, playful demonstration garden at Metro's Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview.

Cooper Mountain demonstration garden

Cooper Mountain Nature Park near Beaverton features a demonstration garden with colorful, low-maintenance, wildlife-friendly plants.

Related Internet links

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Metro's online calendar shows a full listing of all Metro natural gardening events, plus other natural gardening events from around the region.

Natural gardening videos

When preparing your soil for spring plantings, don't forget about mulch and compost for healthy plants, fewer weeds, and water savings. Find out how with Metro's natural gardening expert Carl Grimm on KATU TV's AM Northwest. This and other videos show you how easy it is to grow green.

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Portland, OR 97232-2736
503-797-1700
503-797-1804 TDD
503-797-1797 fax