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    Natural Yard Care

    • Build Healthy Soil
    • Plant Right for Your Site
    • Practice Smart Watering
    • Think Twice Before Using Pesticides
    • Low-Maintenance Lawns
    • Resources (natural yard care)

    Resources (natural yard care)

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    Volunteers planting at the Waterwise Garden

    The City of Bellevue offers a host of resources, including fact sheets and videos, to help residents practice natural lawn and garden care.

    In-Person Learning

    • Guided Tours: Call 425-451-3755 to schedule a guided tour of the Bellevue Botanical Garden’s Waterwise Garden.
    • Volunteer: Get hands-on experience with natural yard care by volunteering in the Waterwise Garden. For more information, contact Christine Jaeger or call 425-452-6166.
    • Learn about the plants in the Bellevue Botanical Garden Waterwise Garden. 

    General

    • Five Steps to Natural Yard Care
    • Seasonal Gardening Calendar
    • Garden Design
    • Grow Smart Grow Safe

    Step 1: Build healthy soil

    • Soil
    • Mulch
    • Composting Yard Trimmings
    • Composting Food Scraps

    Step 2: Plant right for your site

    • Garden Design
    • Plant Right
    • Great Plant Picks

    Step 3: Practice smart watering

    • Watering Guide
    • Drip and Soak Guide
    • A Homeowner’s Guide to Becoming Sprinkler Savvy (video)
    • Converting Sprinklers to Drip Irrigation (video)
    • Setting an Automatic Sprinkler Schedule (video)

    Step 4: Think twice before using pesticides

    • Pests, Weeds and Disease
    • Good Bug Guide
    • Grow Smart, Grow Safe

    Step 5: Practice natural lawn care

    • Lawns
    • Lawn Alternatives
    • Fertilizing

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