Green team — How backyard gardeners can transform a neighborhood
I’ve never wanted to put my garden on a garden tour — and if you’ve seen my garden, you’re probably grateful for that — but this is the kind of event I could really get behind. I’d love to live in a neighborhood where people garden and swap plants and throw open their gates once a year. Oh, and the post-garden walk cocktail parties? It just so happens that this summer I’m drinking a botanical variation on a gin and tonic that I’m calling a “Garden Party.” You can count on me to pour the drinks.
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STAFF PICK / outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Pacific Union School. Help remove non-native invasives at the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Tools and gloves provided, wear work clothes and bring water. Carpool to the protected site. 444-1397.
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Organic Gardening Seminar
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