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Natural Yard Care - Garden Bed Build
Renton Seventh Day Adventist Church
1031 Monroe Ave. NE | Renton, WA 98056
March 20, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Garden Hotline in partnership with the Renton Seventh Day Adventist Church and Seed2Fork Farm is creating a raised bed demonstration garden for the community next to the church. Join us to learn about how to construct a juniper wood bed, straw bales beds, help fill the on site wood crate beds and metal water trough beds with soil and get the garden ready for April planting! Light lunch will be provided for participants.
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Natural Yard Care - Tilth Alliance March Edible Plant Sale
Rainier Beach Urban Farms and Wetlands
5513 S. Cloverdale St. | Seattle, WA 98118
March 21, 2026
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Our garden educators have carefully chosen varieties that grow well in our Maritime Northwest climate, so come choose from a wide selection of organically, sustainably and locally grown edible plant starts. Spring is an ideal time to plant because nature takes care of the watering for you and temperatures are warm enough to start tending to our gardens.
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Natural Yard Care - Snoqualmie Valley Seed Exchange
Tolt Middle School
3740 Tolt Avenue | Carnation, WA 98014
March 21, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join the Snoqualmie Valley community to share seeds, pick up seeds you need, and learn from the wonderful groups that host information tables at this beloved spring event. It’s time to garden! Get ready at this seed exchange event. The Garden Hotline will have an info table with an educator to answer questions and seeds to share.
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Natural Yard Care - Introduction to Botany
King County Library -Skyway
12601 76th Ave. SW | Seattle, WA 98178
March 25, 2026
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Gardeners benefit from learning the basics of botany so you can manage a thriving garden. This class will cover basics of plant morphology, how plants grow, what they need, their flower and fruit cycles and how light affects them. Your choice of garden tasks and timing matters.
King County Library System – Skyway – registration required – link available soon
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Wastemobile - Vashon
K2 Commons
19215 Vashon HWY SW | Vashon, WA 98070
March 27 - 29, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily
The Wastemobile offers seasonal hazardous waste collection events in King County communities, providing community members a free, convenient place to take their household hazardous waste - like batteries, pesticides, motor oil, and more. There is no fee to use this service.
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Wastemobile - Carnation/Duvall
Tolt MacDonald Park
3600 Block of Tolt Ave | Carnation, WA 98014
April 10 - 12, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily
The Wastemobile offers seasonal hazardous waste collection events in King County communities, providing community members a free, convenient place to take their household hazardous waste - like batteries, pesticides, motor oil, and more. There is no fee to use this service.