Let’s Dig in the Dirt: 10 easy projects to jump start your garden
Do you have a “blah” yard that you’d like to enliven with more garden areas? Did you recently move into a new home and don’t know how to get started working on the landscape? Are you unable to decide what to plant?
Christopher is an avid DIY gardener and landscaper, and in this talk he will share a few fundamental garden projects that you can do to get momentum building towards your own garden haven, even if you have zero experience or think you have a brown thumb.
With a combination of common sense, lived experience, and hands on practical knowledge (all shared with humility, encouragement and an eye toward sustainable environments), he hopes to help you become addicted to working in your garden (just like he is at home!).
We will cover some easy planting projects, basic landscaping projects, and a few fun purchases you might choose to make to celebrate nature and feel more invested in your own home, whether you live in an apartment or have four acres.
Some of the projects are quick (one to three hours), and some might take you a weekend. But once you start gaining some confidence, you will love working in your own evolving green space.
Here are a few of the projects:
Easy water garden for your patio
Make a mulch path
Take out your least favorite shrub or tree (addition by subtraction!)
Plant a sedum garden
Plant a tree or shrub in the middle of your lawn
Make a bulb garden
Mini rock garden or stepping stones
This talk is hosted (indoors!) at 21 Acres in Woodinville, and will feature a PowerPoint style presentation with lots of photos. The event is free, but please RSVP so we know who is coming. To RSVP, just fill out the form below. I will send out reminders before the event to those who have RSVP’d.
The talk will be about an hour, with plenty of time for questions and conversations after. Christopher’s wife Erin of Field and Forest Crafts is actually teaching a class in the same location starting at 1pm. If you are interested in natural crafts, she is offering a workshop in how to make a pine needle hand broom. Registration for that is on her website.