Native Plant Workshop Hosted by the Pierce Conservation District Saturday, January 5, 2013, 1-3 p.m. Tacoma Nature Center As a lead-up to the Pierce Conservation District 2013 annual native plant sale, we will be holding an informative workshop about plants native to western Washington. Topics will include: why homeowners should use native plants, right plant, right place, planting and after care techniques, a description of the plants available on the 2013 order form, and a question and answer session. Speakers will include Susan Stewart, owner of All Seasons Sustainable Garden Design and Rene' Skaggs, District plant sale coordinator. To register, contact Rene' at 253 845-9770 x 106 or visit www.piercecountycd.org<http://www.piercecountycd.org>. 22nd Annual Native Plant Sale The Pierce Conservation District is featuring 29 species of plants native to Western Washington as well as plastic tree tubes and spray on repellent to protect the seedlings from deer, rodent, and grass trimmer damage. Species include 6-24 inch conifers such as western red cedar, douglas fir, and noble fir, 10-12" deciduous trees such as pacific crabapple, paper birch, and bitter cherry, ground covers such as kinnikinnick, coastal strawberry, and salal, and a number of favorite wildlife species such as; evergreen huckleberry, mock orange, red flowering currant, and many more. Pre-orders will be taken until January 18, 2013. Plant materials will be available for pick up March 1 and 2, 2013 at the PCD office in Puyallup. Prices range from $6 - $20 per bundle of five to ten plants. Gift certificates available. If you would like to request an order form for our native plants, please call the Pierce PCD at (253) 845-9770 x 106 download an order form from our web site, www.piercecountycd.org<http://www.piercecountycd.org> [https://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTN1l4JKRM82XGFPQLf-fMMFC-fxP4MQTP6v5YWU7JvEhRmzZpLer6eV_Q]<http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vacd.org/whiteriver/con_logo.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.vacd.org/whiteriver/&h=205&w=200&sz=2&tbnid=BehNeYc-AU7P4M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=88&zoom=1&usg=___vPMfbgV2gtYLVn6nhs1sEFtI4g=&docid=fQiNls5u3fDiAM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8HclUPZesfiKAo6IgfgI&ved=0CHcQ9QEwBg> Rene' E. Skaggs, Farm Resource Specialist Pierce Conservation District PO Box 1057 | 5430 66th Ave. East | Puyallup, WA 98371 Phone: 253.845.9770 x 106 | Fax: 253.845.4569 Website: www.piercecd.org<http://www.PierceCD.org> Promoting the conservation of renewable natural resources in Pierce County since 1949. Follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/PierceConservationDistrict?ref=stream>