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December 2025: Design, Mulch, Dormant Oils and Winter Pruning to Finish Off 2025
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May 2025: Spring is Here!
February 2025: Happy 2025!
Green Events
Perma-what? Designing Your Own Permaculture Paradise. October 17, 10:00 – 11:00 am. New Start Community Garden, Burien. Learn how to look at your garden as an ecosystem and explore the possibilities to make your space more sustainable. This class will cover how to build healthy soils, good garden design and proper maintenance strategies, and will also share examples of beautiful gardens for your inspiration. Sponsored by Saving Water Partnership. Questions? Email info@sharkgarden.org.
Bokashi, Biochar and the Biology of Compost. October 17, 12:30 – 3:30 pm. Good Shepherd Center, Seattle. In this hands-on learning experience you’ll learn about small compost systems; how to make and use compost tea, bokashi and vermicompost; what biochar is and how it is useful in the compost pile; the basics of compost biology and more. Register on the Tilth Alliance website.
Benefits and Beauty: Landscaping with Native Plants. November 4, 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Online. This free webinar will cover the countless benefits that native plants provide for landscape aesthetics, wildlife habitat, water quality and more. Get advice on the best ways to reduce plant mortality, save money and improve your landscape’s overall health and happiness. Register on the King Conservation District website. Attendees will receive a $10 discount (on orders over $50) for the KCD Native Plant Sale. View plants available for purchase and learn more at https://kingcd.org/native-plant-sale.
Growing Fruit and Perennial Edibles. Three-day workshop: November 7, 14 and 21, 10:00 – 3:00 pm each day. Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, Seattle. Learn how you can bring year-round abundance and build resilience in your gardens with perennial edible plants: herbaceous perennials and groundcovers, shrub and cane fruits, fruit and nut trees, and perennial vegetables. Find out about plant selection, design patterns and strategies, maintenance and long-term care, incorporating annuals among perennials and more. Register on the Tilth Alliance website.
Gardening with Deer in Your Landscape. November 12, 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Bellevue Botanical Garden. Deer are common visitors to many of our gardens, and their voracious appetites can present a challenge. Learn how to garden with deer in the landscape, focusing on deer biology, plant selection and garden design. Designing for and selecting plants with deer in mind can help turn deer from pests that eat our prized plants into animals co-present in our garden ecosystems, all while offering fresh opportunities to rethink how we approach gardening. Register here.
In Harmony co-owner Ladd Smith teaches many informative and entertaining classes each year on natural lawn and garden care. Contact us about having Ladd teach a class for your community or group.
Media News
How to choose the right hardscaping material for a solid foundation, featuring In Harmony co-owner Mark Gile, Seattle Times
Pro tips for creating a dream outdoor living space this spring, featuring In Harmony co-owner Mark Gile, Seattle Times
Mid-century garden makeover. Design by Olander Garden Design, installation and aftercare by In Harmony, Garden Gate
Mid-century garden makeover. Design by Olander Garden Design, installation and aftercare by In Harmony, Garden Gate
Eco-friendly gardening hacks to start the year off right, The Herald
King County honors six Bothell and Kenmore businesses for waste prevention, Bothell/Kenmore Reporter
Five myths of sustainability, by Ann Lovejoy, Kitsap Sun
Bothell landscaper a composting guru, Everett Herald
In Harmony-designed rain garden featured in “15 ways to prepare your yard for El Niño,” Sunset
In Harmony-designed rain garden, Sunset Magazine
In Harmony co-owner Mark Gile on choosing a sustainable bank, Entrepreneur Magazine
“The dirt on grass” – In Harmony and natural lawns, Seattle Metropolitan
Don’t let your garden be a time hog, from In Harmony co-owner Ladd Smith, Bothell Reporter
Ann Lovejoy on In Harmony, Clean Air Lawn Care and a sustainable lawn care alternative, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ann Lovejoy on In Harmony’s knowledge of dry gardens and sustainable design, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tips for natural lawn care, from In Harmony co-owner Ladd Smith, Bothell Reporter
In “Grass Warfare,” co-owner Mark Gile says In Harmony encourages customers to choose organic weed programs, Wall Street Journal
How gardeners can help with problem of disappearing honeybees, by In Harmony co-owner Ladd Smith, Bothell Reporter
In Harmony’s organic-based approach was featured in “Get a greener yard,” Everett Herald
In Harmony’s eco-friendly landscapes for the Street of Dreams featured native and drought-tolerant plants, permeable pavement, and meadow spaces as lawn alternatives. One home was voted “Best Landscaping” and “Best of Show” by professional judges. Read the details:
- Upscale yards blend into nature, Seattle Times
- Landscaping In Harmony with nature, Bothell Reporter
- Heat and warmth add the ambience to outdoor settings, Everett Herald
- Vertical green spaces, Everett Herald

