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Hot Weather Watering
Confused about how much water is the “right” amount for your landscape? Find out how much water (in inches) your lawn, shrubs, trees, and flowers will need each week. Visit the Regional Water Providers Consortium website to sign up for your Weekly Watering Number email, specific to your zipcode. And start watering more efficiently.

Protect your garden from pests without pesticides
Learn how nature can help you control pests, weeds and plant diseases. Hands-on activities include identifying insects and applying compost tea. Includes a complimentary quart of compost tea, while supplies last. Free. No registration necessary.
Metro's Natural Techniques Garden (6800 SE 57th Ave., Portland); Saturday, August 8th, Presentation 10:00 am; Activity time 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Permaculture Basics
A key element in permaculture is to have plants in the garden serve multiple functions, grow well together, and eventually create a self-maintaining system. Learn how to weave this practice into your garden. Leonard Barrett is a professional permaculture landscaper through Barrett Ecological
Portland Nursery – Stark; Sunday, August 9th, 1:00 pm.

Arranging Flowers from Your Yard
Join Al’s expert, Barbara Dinsmore, to learn how to make beautiful flower arrangements using the flowers from your yard.
Al’s Garden Center – Woodburn; Saturday, August 8th, 10:00 am.

Eco-roofs
Join Jim Siehl, of Blooming Nursery to find out why eco-roofs have become an important element in green buildings, understand why engineering is necessary to make them possible, and appreciate the plants that do the work. Green roof technology is advancing very rapidly with examples of different styles of roofs visible in the Portland Metro area.
Joy Creek Nursery; August 9th, 1:00 pm.