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Natural Yard Care - Growing Herbs Naturally

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King County Library - Woodmont

26809 Pacific Highway S | Des Moines, WA 98198

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July 6, 2025

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11:30 a.m to 1:00 p.m.


Learn from Garden Hotline experts how to choose the best herbs to grow. Explore annual, biennial and perennial varieties. Talk about best growing conditions, soil choices and pot sizes. Then plant some seeds for you to take home!

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Natural Yard Care - Summer Gardens: Sustainable Pest + Waterwise Garden Management

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King County Library - Fairwood

17009 140th Ave SE | Renton, WA 98058

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July 8, 2025

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6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.


Join the Garden Hotline experts to learn about safe and healthy pest management and sustainable watering practices this summer and activities that you can also enjoy in the process!  Take home some mulch samples and flower packets for the garden, too.

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Wastemobile - Snoqualmie

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Cascade View Elementary

34816 SE Ridge St | Snoqualmie, WA  98065

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July 11-13, 2025

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10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily


The Wastemobile travels to communities throughout King County to provide hazardous waste disposal for residents and eligible businesses. There is no fee for hazardous waste disposal. Please check the Wastemobile page for a list of accepted items, limits, and restrictions.

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Natural Yard Care - Pollinators + Beneficial Insects (High Point)

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Seattle Public Library - High Point Branch and Common Gardens

3411 SW Raymond Street | Seattle, WA 98126

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July 13, 2025

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10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m.


Meet Garden Hotline educators and garden experts who will teach you how to identify good bugs from bad ones, how they help keep the aphids away, and who is pollinating your flowers in the garden so you can get fruit or save seed. Take a walk to the West Seattle Bee Garden at the High Point Commons and take home flowers from the garden.

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Natural Yard Care - Pollinators + Beneficial Insects (Skyway)

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King County Library - Skyway

12601 76th Avenue S | Seattle, WA 98178

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July 16, 2025

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6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.


Most insects have some beneficial effect, helping to manage plant-eating pests or pollinating flowering plants. Learn how to attract them to your garden.

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Wastemobile - Redmond

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The Home Depot

17777 NE 76th Street | Redmond, WA  98042

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July 18-20

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10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily


The Wastemobile travels to communities throughout King County to provide hazardous waste disposal for residents and eligible businesses. There is no fee for hazardous waste disposal. Please check the Wastemobile page for a list of accepted items, limits, and restrictions.

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