The 2010 Rainier Valley Garden Tour offered many great demos, teaching guests about the different ways to be a responsible gardener and home owner. This year, in 2011, we'll be covering some of the same topics and adding a few new ones.
Last year's demonstrations were: 
- Cisterns and water
catchment -- rain barrels and cisterns as an alternative to public water lines; tapping Seattle's greatest resource: rain.
- Mason Bees -- bringing pollinators into the neighborhood and enhancing your garden's ability to produce
- Composting/Soil Building -- utilizing the resources you already have to improve and cultivate your garden
- Goats and Chickens, urban farm -- living within the city of Seattle shouldn't prevent anyone from creating a healthy life style for themselves and their family
- Readers to Eaters -- mobile gardening
bookstore providing educational resources for those interested in learning after the day is done
- Rain Gardens -- designing and installing a water conscious garden, utilizing poor drainage and adding interest to the natural Seattle yard
- Winter Gardening -- tending to the garden in the off season and still enjoying its beauty
- Shade Gardening -- creating and maintaining a small paradise without the leisure of sunshine
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