Come celebrate another successful year at Pilchuck Audubon's annual Demo Garden Open House. Take a tour of the habitat gardens including the bee and butterfly garden, learn about bat houses and other ways to make your yard more wildlife-friendly. Shop for native plants from Go Natives! Nursery, attend a presentation, and enjoy activities and crafts for all ages.
The Demo Garden is located at the Willow Creek Hatchery at 95 Pine St in Edmonds, at the corner of Edmonds Way and Pine St. There is Free Parking on Pine Street, and there is a small parking area down the driveway off Pine Street for those with limited mobility.
Program schedule is :
Noon – 1:00 Welcome and Introductions
* Pizza Lunch - Pizza slices, Salads, Coffee, Juice and Water
12:30 – 1:30 Small Group Tours of the Demo Garden
12:30 – 2:30 Nature Crafts for Kids
* Leaf printing with April Richardson
* Fun crafts with The Frog Lady
* Bird crafts with the Meadowdale Environmental Club
* Coloring and prizes by National Wildlife Federation
1:30 – 2:30 Program presentations:
* Alan Mearns: Backyard Birds
* Theresa Yoder: Work Parties and Earth Corps
* Julie O’Donald: Native Plants and flowers slide show
* Susie Schaefer: Educational Programs at the Demo Garden
* Edmonds Tree Board: Before You Pick Up the Chainsaw
2:30 – 3:00 Cake cutting and Celebration - Wildlife Habitat Cake designed and made by Maria Keller
