Your ornamental landscape can also provide food for the table. Find out how to grow gorgeous and tasty plants with Metro's natural gardening expert Carl Grimm on KATU TV's AM Northwest. This and other videos show you how easy it is to grow green.
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How to garden naturally
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Get tips from Metro's natural gardening expert, download gardening guides and publications, watch videos and discover more great resources for learning to garden without harmful chemicals.
Tips from Metro's expert
Metro's natural gardening expert Carl Grimm shares his knowledge about how to easily grow a beautiful garden without having to use toxic chemicals.
Video natural gardening tips
Watch video gardening tips from Metro natural gardening expert Carl Grimm, courtesy of AM Northwest and KATU-TV. More
Safe solutions to summer problems
You can keep bug problems at bay by following these easy and inexpensive techniques. More
Incredible edibles, flowers and fall leaves
Flavorful foods, fantastic flowers, and fertile soil are yours for the making this fall. And you’re not alone. Nature is at the ready to help you grow a great garden that’s safe for people, pets and local wildlife. More
Growing a memorable meal
Do you seek the freshest, most delicious, sustainable food for sharing meals with friends and family? Search no farther than your yard. More
Better soil, less toil
Learn the key to healthy soil and how easy it is to give your lawn or garden what it needs to thrive. More
Your winter garden
Learn from wildlife, soil and rain in your garden in winter to prepare for a more bountiful spring. More
Green renovate your yard
Learn how to easily and inexpensively green renovate your yard to make it healthier for people, pets and the planet. More
Spring garden tips
Springtime in the garden. Ready to dig in? From clearing out the chemicals to picking native plants, growing green brings big benefits to people, pets and the planet. Get started today with these tips. More
More gardening resources and publications
Natural gardening guidebook
Use this helpful guide to natural techniques to control pests and weeds, encourage beneficial insects and grow a healthier yard and garden.Go
Living with wildlife in your garden
Learn to live with wildlife in your yard. Get strategies and tips for living near raccoons, squirrels, coyotes, skunks, deer, bats, rabbits, woodpeckers, songbirds and beavers.Go
Simple steps to a healthy lawn and garden
Follow these easy steps to growing a healthy garden without using pesticides or other chemicals.Go
Grasscycling
Want a simple, natural approach to lawn care? Consider grasscycling – leaving the grass clippings on the lawn.Go
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Related Links
Rain gardens
Some gardens are planted for a specific purpose, like growing good things to eat or flowers to pick. A rain garden's purpose is to catch rain water with its plants and soil.
Related Internet links
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Clean Water Services Native Plant Finder
(http://www.cleanwaterservices.org/Residents/ToolsAndTips/NativePlantFinder )
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Naturescaping program by EMSWCD
(http://emswcd.org/naturescaping/index.php )
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PlantNative.org
(http://www.plantnative.org/)
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Northwest Yard and Garden by King County
(http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/nw-yard-and-garden.aspx)
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Washington Toxics Coalition Healthy Homes and Gardens
(http://www.watoxics.org)
Natural gardening videos
Did you know?
Metro's online calendar shows a full listing of all Metro natural gardening events, plus other natural gardening events from around the region.
new edition
Grow Smart, Grow Safe
Enjoy a beautiful, productive garden without toxic chemicals. Metro’s updated consumer guide ranks 600 pesticides, fertilizers and soil amendments, helping you find products least hazardous to people, pets and the planet. Download
plant list
Discover native plants
Get great ideas for your yard from this guide to Metro's mobile native plant garden.Download the list