“Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time.”
–Katrina Mayer
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Pines & Pints: Drip Irrigation: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Drip irrigation is the most efficient method for watering plants! Is your experience different? Join us to learn all about drip irrigation. Mark Guthrie, Landscape Water Efficiency Program Manager with the Saving Water Partnership, is here to help! Mark will address how drip irrigation fits in with other methods of watering, outline why it’s an important watering method, explain how it functions, and provide tips for you – the professionals – who want to design, install, and maintain drip irrigation systems for your customers. Whether you are a future drip irrigation designer or just want to fill in the knowledge gaps, this night is for you!
Pines & Pints: Wood Chips as a Soil Amendment
Come learn how wood chips can be an effective soil amendment with City of Seattle’s Clay Antieau.
Pines & Pints: Hazard Trees and Wildlife Habitat
Various kinds of wildlife co-exist with us in urban settings. Mostly these animals enrich our lives with their antics, and sometimes are nuisances that may require a response. Trees and shrubs are important elements of the urban built landscape, providing both aesthetic and ecological benefits. Some elements of wildland wildlife habitats can be utilized to help these urban creatures. Hazard to Habitat. Piles. Hedges. Feeders. Windows. Cats. Ken will talk about some of our featured wildlife species, and how we can help them.