Gardening

Free Trees for Planting

We recently learned that the City was giving away trees (for planting) to Seattle residents through December 6th.  Before we could publish about it, though, all the trees were spoken for. Until now.  Jana Dilley, a Certified Arborist with the Seattle reLeaf project, let us know that some folks never claimed their trees.  And now they can be yours. Jana says: The Trees for Neighborhoods program has a number of trees that were unclaimed by original applicants. These trees will be…

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New Digs For Seattle Tilth

Seattle Tilth has moved and wants you to come check out their new location tomorrow night, from 5-8:30 pm.  They're still in the Good Shepherd Center basement (4649 Sunnyside Avenue N.), only down the hall from their old space, in Suite 100. Here's their invite: You're invited! Come to Seattle Tilth’s Open House this Thursday and help celebrate our new office and classroom, recent accomplishments and exciting new programs. Enjoy treats from Herban Feast and a workshop about making culinary herb…

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Winter in the Garden with Tilth

Garden looking tired and needing to be put to bed?  Tilth can help you get its jammies on and tucked under the covers: Putting the Garden to Bed; Nov. 6, 10 AM- Noon Fall is a fantastic time to replenish the soil that has offered you its bounty all year long.  Find out how you can maximize this important time of the year and jump start your garden next spring. What about making use of all that rain that's coming soon? …

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Meridian School cleans up

On Thursday morning, kindergartners through fifth graders from The Meridian School were out at Meridian Park and on nearby Bagley raking, weeding, sweeping, and picking up litter.   The efforts were a part of The Meridian School’s annual fall Community Service Day.  At the north end of the park, fourth graders worked with an arborist from Sustainable Wallingford to measure trees, while parents worked hard at an apple press, making homemade cider.  I gotta tell ya -- honestly --  it was the…

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Fruits of your labor

Barb Burrill of City Fruit is looking for some folks to serve as fruit tree stewards along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Wallingford. City Fruit is working on a project with the City of Seattle to train fruit tree stewards to care for fruit trees in Seattle parks: The planning group for this new fruit tree stewards program has selected five pilot parks, one of which is the Burke-Gilman Trail in Wallingford, between I-5 and Gas Works Park. Each park will have a team of…

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Sensory Garden

Your typical garden is designed for one, maybe two senses: flower gardens are beautiful to look at and, if you're lucky, add a bit of sweetness to the air. A vegetable garden may be focused entirely on taste, a lumpy bit of tumbling ugliness, rooted in practicality on its way to your table. How would you design a garden if you were thinking about your senses at once? Bright colors and subtle shadings, fierce and delicate smells, lavender and mint and…

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Wallingford Weekend

Labor Day Weekend is upon us, marking the end of outdoor festivals, movies, and block parties. It’s a time when we honor thy mighty Bumbershoot and prep the outdoor grill for that last barbecue. While many plan to get the heck out of Dodge for that last long weekend until…Thanksgiving (Ugh, really? Is the next one that far away?), we’ve got some suggestions for those who plan to stick around: Thursday, 9/2 (Still a weeknight, but worth mentioning): 8 PM –…

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