Metro's online calendar shows a full listing of all Metro natural gardening events, plus other natural gardening events from around the region.
Metro
503-797-1700503-797-1804 TDD
503-797-1797 fax
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!
Need assistance?
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
- Naturescaping for Clean Rivers
(http://www.Naturescape.org)
- Soils for Salmon
(http://www.soilsforsalmon.org)
- Learning Gardens
(http://www.aboutus.org/Learning_Gardens_Laboratory)
- Backyard Habitat Certification Program
(http://audubonportland.org)
Did you know?
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.