Free home and garden workshops Get your home and garden ready for the season ahead by attending free workshops offered at the City of Tacoma EnviroHouse (Tacoma Landfill, 3510 S. Mullen) and TAGRO facility (2201 Portland Ave., Gate 6). Learn how to compost at home, start seeds, build a rain garden, analyze your water use and other green living how-to's. Workshops are open to Tacoma and Pierce County residents. This schedule is subject to change and space is limited, so please register in advance at www.cityoftacoma.org/EnviroHouse<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/EnviroHouse> or call (253) 573-2426. March 12 Composting/Worm Bins 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 23 Starting Seeds & Garden Planning 6 p.m. EnviroHouse 26 Starting Seeds & Garden Planning 10 a.m. TAGRO facility 26 Urban Tree Selection: Type, Placement, Care 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse April 2 Backyard Chickens: Getting Started 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 9 Composting/Worm Bins 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 13 Soil Prep & Planting Seedlings 6 p.m. EnviroHouse 16 Soil Prep & Planting Seedlings 10 a.m. TAGRO facility 16 Residential Landscape Lighting & Design 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 23 How-To: Residential Rain Gardens 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 30 Natural Lawn Care & Pest Management 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse May 7 Greener Cleaners: How to Make and Use 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 8 Summer Gardens & Edible Landscaping 1:30 p.m. EnviroHouse 11 Planting & Maintaining a Summer Garden 6 p.m. EnviroHouse 14 Planting & Maintaining a Summer Garden 10 a.m. TAGRO facility 14 Composting/Worm Bins 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 21 Natural Garden Design & Plant Tour 10:30 a.m. EnviroHouse 22 Rain Barrels: How to Make and Maintain 1:30 p.m. EnviroHouse FOR MORE INFORMATION: Janda Volkmer, EnviroHouse, ehouse@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:ehouse@cityoftacoma.org>, (253) 573-2426 Sarah Tolle, Community Relations, sarah.tolle@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:sarah.tolle@cityoftacoma.org>, (253) 573-2506