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Yard Talk
Dirt Simple Tips for Natural Yard Care

Move over Sopranos... 1st Season “Yard Talk” DVD’s available soon. Go beyond the brochure and reach those residents that otherwise would not receive these important messages. If you are interested in having some of these available to distribute at your events, please let me know by January 19th. They are $2 a piece. Please order in increments of at least 20. You can buy 50 for the low, low price of $100. If you are just looking to check out the show, we can loan you a copy.

The episodes included are:

  1. Home Makeover with Native Plants (lawn removal, how to plant)
  2. Soils (building healthy soil),
  3. Natural Lawn Care (aeration, hazards of weed and feed, reseeding, )
  4. Manure (using manure in your home garden, Farm Expo)
  5. Weeds (Noxious and obnoxious)
  6. Native Plants (WNPS plant sale, tour of native plant garden,)
  7. Compost (how to, troubleshooting, Cedar Grove tour) – will be online soon.

Descriptions of the show and online viewing are available at www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/nw-yard-and-garden/yard-talk.aspx.

Yard Talk is brought to you by KCTV and the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks.

For questions about this Web page, please contact Greg Rabourn, Community Outreach and Grants, Water and Land Resources Division.