Rainier Valley garden tour

There are a lot of great gardens to check out this Saturday at the Rainier Valley garden tour. It takes place Saturday, August 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person.

The tour includes highlights such as the Brandon Street Orchard, a former blackberry-ridden dumping ground has been turned into an urban oasis with plenty of fruit for all of the neighbors, and the Angel Morgan P-Patch & Sitting Park,. a year-round, multicultural, wheelchair-accessible garden with espalier fruit trees, berry patch, rock garden.

Learn about different kinds of cistern systems, how they work, and what cistern makes sense for you. Find out more about  honey bees from an expert, and see an example of good “dogscaping,” landscaping that takes into account your dog’s paths and lifestyle.