LBCC Sweet Home Center Free Gardening in the Pacific NW Series

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A free eight-week "Gardening in the Pacific Northwest” brown bag series will meet at the LBCC Sweet Home Center on Thursdays from Noon to 1 p.m. beginning Jan. 12.

Topics include "Multiplying Plants for Free with Divisions & Seeds" with Brenda Winslow; "All about Herbs!" with Carol Small; "Tough, Water-Wise Plants that Thrive in the Shade" with Kathy Clark; "Change Up Your Landscape with a Pond" with Joel Shonnard; "Gardening 101" with Steve Naberhuis; "Xeriscaping: Conserving Water Through Creative Landscaping" with Paul Westerberg; "Things to do This Winter to Reduce Pest & Disease Problems in your Garden" with Richard Little; and "The Dirt on Composting" with Michael Resseguie.

This brown bag series will meet Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 and March 1. For more information, contact the LBCC Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901.

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