| Apr. 6, 2007
Spring gardening savings begin with Northwest Natural Yard
Days
Apr. 5, 2007
Home gardeners can lend a hand to Hmong flower farmers
Mar.15, 2007
Learn to create low maintenance, natural landscapes
Feb. 27, 2007
Save the environment one plant at a time
King
County Exhibit - Northwest Yard and Garden Show 
Jan. 3, 2007
King County’s noxious weed board meets Jan. 17;
Noxious weed list could grow by three
Dec. 20, 2006
Become
an expert in the field of waste prevention
Register now for King County’s
‘Master Recycler Composter’ Program in 2007
Nov. 20, 2006
Free
natural yard care workshop for landscapers Nov. 30
Nov. 14, 2006
Naturescaping
workshops, native plant salvage in December
Oct. 18, 2006
Give
a plant a new chance at life with King County’s Native
Plant Salvage Program
Oct. 11, 2006
External Article, Seattle P-I
Low-impact
methods have high impact on ecosystems
Rain barrels, green roofs play
a key role in saving orcas
Oct. 11, 2006
External Article, Seattle P-I
Toxic
stormwater is one of the Sound's biggest threats
Knowledge goes only so far in
controlling polluted runoff
King
County Parks Greenhouse/Nursery
Serving government agencies
King
County wins "Best of Web" award
Citation is one of five for online excellence,
including an award for our Northwest Native Plant Guide.
Aug 8, 2006
King
County wins national honors for creative and innovative programs
National Association of Counties cites
three outstanding King County programs
July 18, 2006
King
County in a race against the clock to stop the spread of toxic tansy
ragwort
June 17, 2006
External link, Seattle P-I
Going
native - NW Gardens (scroll down to view)
June 14, 2006
King County offers noxious weed workshop to Vashon property owners,
June 27
May 30, 2006
King
County offers noxious weed workshops
May 26, 2006
Community
garden plots available for rent at King County's Marymoor Park
May 25, 2006
King
County Parks renting garden plots at Kent
May 2, 2006
External link, King County Journal
9
noxious weeds: pretty, but dangerous: County asking for public's
help to wipe them out
May 1, 2006
King
County encourages gardeners to 'go native'
New online native plant guide highlights
Native Plant Appreciation Week
May 1, 2006
King
County encourages landowners to get a jump on noxious weeds
Apr. 20, 2006
Spring
savings helps local residents go natural
Natural
Yard Care Guide
Learn the 5 steps:
1. Build Healthy Soil
2. Plant right for your site
3. Practice smart watering
4. Think twice before using pesticides
5. Practice natural lawn care
Nov. 30, 2005
External link, Seattle P-I
To
free urban forests from invaders, some weigh ban on noxious plants
Nov. 9, 2005
New
Natural Gardening Show on KCTV
Easy care that's good for your yard
and the environment
Apr. 12, 2006
Help
restore the Duwamish River this Earth Day
Volunteers can plant native vegetation
at Duwamish Waterway Park, other areas
Feb.7, 2006
Dig
it: King County promotes ‘healthy soil'at Flower & Garden
Show, Feb. 8-12 in Seattle
Jan. 30, 2006
Flower
& Garden Show: Experts to dish the dirt at King County 'healthy
soil' booth
Nov. 2, 2005
King
County offers free naturescaping and plant salvage workshops
How
you can take part in helping the Duwamish
Events Nov. 5 and Dec. 3.
Oct. 24, 2005
King
County offers Duwamish communities natural solutions to protect
the waterway, enhance yards
Oct. 12, 2005
Blooming
deals found during fall planting promotions
Plants
of Washington
Burke Museum Herbarium
Plant
Identification Key
July 25, 2005
External link, Seattle P-I
Noxious
-- or obnoxious -- county orders landowners to off invasive weeds
July 14, 2005
Summertime
noxious weed workshops offered throughout King County
June 30, 2005
External link, Seattle P-I
Risk-to-salmon
warnings on pesticides are upheld
June 21, 2005
Learn
how to fight green invaders
King County offers Noxious Weed
Workshop for rural landowners
June 6, 2005
Experiencing
unwelcome guests in your garden?
External link, Seattle
Times
Embrace
Brown
This summer, why not water down
our perfect-lawn ambitions?
May 9, 2005
County
noxious weed specialists on the look out for infestations of the
worst plant invaders
April 16, 2005
External link: Tacoma News Tribune
Saving
up for those not-so-rainy summer days
April 15,
2005
National
response to a locally growing threat
Strange Days on Planet Earth
April 14,
2005
Seattle
and King County unveil 'Natural Yard Care Smart Watering for Dry
Times Tool Kit'
March 25,
2005
King
County offers free Naturescaping and Plant Salvage Workshops
Water
Conservation Tips
March 9, 2005
Weeds,
Gardens, Manure and Crops, OH MY!
March 9, 2005
'Global
warming-like' conditions prompt Sims to lay out King County's immediate,
future water planning efforts
Executive says King County won't hesitate
to enact drought-response plan
Feb. 28, 2005
King
County launches annual roadside
weed control program
Request no herbicide spray with an agreement to maintain your roadside
Jan. 12, 2005
Purchase
of surplus county land to help farmers market, innovative ag projects
sprout in Woodinville
Nov 5, 2004
King
County seeks volunteers to help salvage native plants near Redmond
and give them new life
Oct. 22, 2004
Popular
garden plant invading county's natural areas, proposed for state's
Noxious Weed List
Sept. 24, 2004
Local
farmers gearing up for King County Harvest Celebration Farm Tour
2004
Noxious Weed Board Meeting - October 20
Aug. 30, 2004
Sixth
Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour Announced
Measuring for Results
Natural Resources and Parks Second Annual Performance Measures Report.
Jul. 12, 2004
Natural Yard Care sprouts in more neighborhoods
Entire communities learning about environmentally safe, healthy practices
Jun. 23, 2004
The Seattle Times Practical Gardener
Gardening wisely on the water's edge
Living With Lakes
Hints for home landscape and garden
Apr. 22, 2004
At Earth Day Expo, Sims urges residents to take personal action to protect the environment
Mar.31, 2004
Bert the Salmon's birthday wish - practice natural yard care this spring
Feb.9, 2004
King
County's pesticide-free yard care message blossoms at Northwest
Flower & Garden Show
Northwest
Gardening Connection
Learn how to design and care for
your personal landscape naturally, with a focus on non-toxic best
practices
Jan. 28, 2004
Northwest
Flower & Garden Show
Federal pesticide ruling re-affirms
King County's message promoting natural yard and garden care
Jan.28, 2004
King
County seeks volunteers to help salvage native plants near Newcastle
and give them new life
Jan. 23, 2004
Limits
imposed on pesticides
Judge orders chemical-free buffers
near streams to protect salmon
Oct. 31, 2003
King
County invites volunteers to salvage native plants
Oct. 31, 2003
Naturescaping
Workshop provides opportunity to create low-maintenance, enviro-friendly
landscapes
May 12, 2003
County
seeks help to identify and eradicate invasive weeds - Garlic Mustard
 Keepin'
up with the Joneses
Apr. 1, 2003
King
County set to begin noxious weed surveys
Mar. 20, 2003
Public Community Garden plots now available at Marymoor and North Green River parks
Mar. 14, 2003
Natural Yard Care program takes root in 7 Puget Sound cities
Blossoming enthusiasm keeps King County's eco-friendly residential initiatives green and growing
 This Week:
Another award for a King County "show" garden
Feb. 7, 2003
(External Links, Seattle Post Intelligencer)
A call to clean up polluted runoff
Help salmon by donating native trees and shrubs for restoration projects
October 29, 2002
Innovative
community teaching garden breaks ground
Puget
Sound Shoreline Stewardship Guidebook
Read ecologically friendly tips to help beach and bluff shoreline
residents maintain their property.
April 9, 2002
(external link, Seattle P-I)
City
looks at ways to save water
April 7, 2002
(external link, Seattle Times)
County's
recycling effort goes organic
April 3, 2002
(external link, Seattle P-I)
Weed-free
lawns in Shoreline? Naturally
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