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Learn to grow through fall at Family Garden Festival and Tree Sale

TACOMA – Learn how gardening can continue into the colder months at the Fall Family Garden Festival and Tree Sale. The free event happens Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Washington...

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Free autumn gardening workshops at Lakewold Gardens

By Katrina Redding Lakewood, WA – Lakewold Gardens, a non-profit, is pleased to offer two gardening classes during autumn of 2015. The workshops are open to the general public, free of charge:...

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Garden Festival returns to Point Defiance Park, Sept. 20

By Mary Bohn This year’s Fall Garden Festival at Point Defiance Park will be held in and around the Point Defiance Pagoda from 10 am-4 pm on Sunday, September 20, and features a variety of gardening...

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Around the Sound: Delightful dahlias

Muriel Haglund’s Euclid Street backyard is blooming with a rainbow of dahlias. Her garden has been a popular spot in Steilacoom for more than 50 years, said Muriel, who added that she’s provided...

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Pierce County Master Gardeners Workshop, open to the public

By Alice Dionne Master Gardeners of Pierce County will be offering an All Day Gardening Workshop, “From the Ground Up,” on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Franklin Pierce High School and Farm.  Our lunch speaker...

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Around the Sound: Bloomin’ where it’s planted

A vibrant canvas of green—maybe 50 shades of that color—is blooming in a garden plot off 112th, not far from Tyee Elementary School. As one solitary gardener tended his small, but crowded, raised...

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Steilacoom Garden Club plant sale, May 9

The Steilacoom Garden Club will hold their annual plant sale on Saturday, May 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the lot next to the Bair Bistro on Lafayette and Wilkes (across from the Post Office)....

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Plant Corner at Lakewold Gardens: Tranquility from Trilliums

By Mark Lyke, Horticulture Manager Hiking and exploring through the neighborhood park woods as a youth, I remember the first time my eyes came upon a small flower with three white petals along the...

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Steilacoom Kiwanis flower bowls are here

Just in time for the Easter Season, the Steilacoom Kiwanis Flower Bowls have arrived! Paul Loveless stated that for the cost of $17, a planter bowl full of quality primroses daffodils and tulips can be...

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UP Community Garden taking applications from new gardeners

Do you live in University Place or near Evergreen Primary School? Do you want to get your hands dirty this spring and summer? Do you like growing your own food? Do you want to help our local Foodbank?...

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Immanuel Presbyterian Church FREE Plant Exchange

The 11th Annual FREE Plant Exchange will be held May 2, 2015 (9 am-12 pm) at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (901 N. J St. in Tacoma 98403), in the Parking Lot. Bring plants, seeds, bulbs, veggies, trees,...

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Curran Orchard espalier class at UP Library, Mar. 4

Learn the basics of training apple trees via the espalier method during a FREE Master Gardener presentation on Wednesday, March 4, from 7pm to 9pm at the UP Library meeting room (37th and Bridgeport...

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Around the Sound: Madrona Park spruce up

The main entrance to Madrona Park has long been an eye-catching bright spot for pedestrians and motorists driving past on Steilacoom Boulevard. The local beautification spot was begun about 30 years...

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Free spring gardening workshops at Lakewold Gardens

Lakewold Gardens is pleased to offer three gardening classes during the spring of 2015. The workshops are open to the general public, free of charge: Thursday, March 19th from 9am-Noon: Pruning...

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Garden plots available at the Lakewood Community Garden

Raised garden beds 8′ x 4′ are available to Lakewood residents at the Lakewood Community Garden. Located just off 112th Street in back of the Lakewood Baptist Church, a raised bed can be rented for the...

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Edible Gardens workshop series teaches gardening from seed to table

Pierce County residents can learn how to grow their own food during the 2015 Edible Gardens workshop series, which runs from February through November. The free series of monthly workshops, which are...

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Plant Corner at Lakewold Gardens: Cyclamen Cuties

By Mark Lyke Flowering plants in winter are not the norm. The silver kaleidoscope of color on their leaves, along with the small fairy shaped flowers, brings joy on a dark rainy winter day. With a...

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Tacoma Home & Garden Show set for Jan. 22-25

TACOMA—The 32nd annual Tacoma Home & Garden Show featuresover 750 exhibitors, television personality and designer Rachel Kate, the popular Vintage Market,a major kitchen showcase, the Plant Market,...

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Pierce County Library launches DIYfest, Nov. 15

Explore everything do-it-yourself at Pierce County Library’s first ever DIYfest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 15 at the Fruitland Grange, 11102 86th Ave. E., in Puyallup. The free event features local...

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Steilacoom Garden Club presentation on heathers

By Mary La Tourelle The Steilacoom Garden Club invites the broader community to join them for an educational presentation on heaths and heathers. Karla Lortz, owner of the Heath and Heathers Nursery...

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