Add a flash of brilliant red to your outdoor space with the Lucifer Crocosmia Plant (Coppertips.) These vivid wands of intense red, delicate tubular flowers demand attention atop narrow, bladed leaves that add a new dimension of interest to your garden. Reward the hummingbirds and butterflies in summer and then watch as the blooms give way to seedpods which feed hungry birds as they prepare for winter. Description from growjoy.com
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Three inspiring local food justice practitioners will share how their work in urban farming improves access to healthy foods, fosters relationships to land, and builds community.

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Check out our list of local wildlife-supporting plant stores and nurseries, organizations, and community science opportunities.

Gardeners can check out seeds for free from the library to plant. Then after harvest, gardeners bring seeds back to the library for others to enjoy in future growing seasons.

Learn about container gardening with shrubs, trees, herbs, veggies, perennials, and annuals. A special focus will be on plantings that provide pollinators with food and that encourage bird habitat.
Nature of Your Neighborhood is a collaboration between Birds Connect Seattle, the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict, and the Seattle Bird Conservation Partnership. Our goal is to foster relationships between the people and the nature of their neighborhoods.