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BLS Outdoor Classroom-Skagit Valley Herald 2009

Posted on February 10, 2011

An ambitious volunteer project at Burlington Little School is based on a simple — some would say sad — fact of life for today’s children. They aren’t getting outside enough anymore. Jump-started by a $10,000 “seed grant” from the Arbor … Continue reading

Skagit Valley Herald 7/28/2010 BLS camps

Posted on July 28, 2010

BURLINGTON — Five-year-old Sage Mailhiot is already applying her newly acquired knowledge of plants and gardening. Wandering through the garden at Burlington Little School, she pointed out the different kinds of fruits and vegetables she and the other youngsters are … Continue reading

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P-I/Tilth display runneth over with water-wise and recycling ideas

Posted on February 5, 2004

Gardeners will find inventive fun at this year’s Seattle P-I/Seattle Tilth display, “Harvesting the Rain,” at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Visitors can garner ideas on design and water conservation, find resources and uses for recycled materials, and admire the range of native plants that can be used to good effect in the garden. Continue reading

Seattle PI- NW Flower and Garden Show 2004

Posted on February 5, 2004

Gardeners will find inventive fun at this year’s Seattle P-I/Seattle Tilth display, “Harvesting the Rain,” at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Visitors can garner ideas on design and water conservation, find resources and uses for recycled materials, and admire the range of native plants that can be used to good effect in the garden. Continue reading

Skagit Valley Herald – NW Flower and Garden Show 2004

Posted on February 4, 2004

Sarah Lowell Bishop treats rainfall playfully and as a gardener’s friend. Drought can seem as distant as the desert during Skagit’s rainy season, but Bishop’s landscape designs are mindful of the extended dry spells that stress plants and send water bills spiraling. Continue reading