Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Ladd Smith

In 1994 Ladd Smith co-founded In Harmony, a provider of organic based landscape services, out of his lifelong passion for protecting the environment.  In Harmony has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Washington State Governor’s Award, the Five Star Envirostar and the Northwest Environmental Guide’s Environmental Achiever of the Year Award.  Ladd is a sought-after speaker on various organic landscaping topics.  He is the Secretary for the King County Chapter of the Washington Association of Landscape Professionals and is a Board member of Green Meridian, a new non-profit organization dedicated to environmental practices in the landscape industry.  He has been a regular presenter for King County’s highly successful Natural Yard Care Neighborhoods program for the past three years.  Website – www.inharmony.com

Natural Lawn Care

Thursday, February 9 at 1:30 pm on the Monrovia Stage

This informative presentation is part of King County’s highly successful “Natural Yard Care Neighborhoods” program.  You will learn how you can care for your lawn while ensuring the safety of your children and pets.  Find out what you should be doing – and what you shouldn’t be doing- to protect our precious regional water quality and salmon streams.  If you have a lawn this is one seminar you shouldn’t miss.

Get Growing Symposium

Starting a Garden with Less Time, Less Money and Less Stress!

Part 2 – Getting Started on Organic Gardening

Saturday, February 11 at 12:10 pm in the Rainier Room

You want to be a good gardener - and you want to do it right, right from the beginning.  Learn about what makes healthy soil, proper plant selection, and common pests and diseases that plague our Northwest Gardens.  Most of all, learn what it takes to garden environmentally and do it right, so that not only your plants will flourish, but birds, bees and beneficial insects as well.