Design basics, controlling clutter, color, accessorizing and how to work with a contractor are just some of the topics that you’ll learn about during this “MEET THE EXPERTS” class. Interior designer Pamela Sandall facilitates the class, which will provide you with an opportunity to get up close and personal with design experts.
Experts know that color can affect your energy, health and general well-being. In Portland Community College’s “FENG SHUI & THE USE OF COLOR” class, you’ll learn how to make the best use of color in your home and work space.
Six luxury Portland homes will be unveiled during the 33RD ANNUAL NW NATURAL STREET OF DREAMS. The event draws more than 100,000 attendees each year. Whether you’re interested in renovating your current home or planning to build a new one, this home tour offers an opportunity to meet with the region’s top builders, designers and landscapers. The Homebuilders Association of Metropolitan Portland sponsors the event.
During the leisurely self-guided MCKENZIE RIVER HOME & GARDEN TOUR you have a chance to visit seven homes and gardens. Raffle tickets for raft trips, restaurant meals, lodging, spa tickets and artwork will be on sale at each tour location. The tour raises money for the McKenzie River Clinic.
In the “SPECIAL FEATURES: HOME THEATERS, KITCHENS & MASTER BATHS” class, you’ll learn about the latest trends in home design. You’ll also have an opportunity to visit showrooms in Northwest Portland and talk to industry experts.
Peek into several private gardens during the GARDENS OF NATURAL DELIGHTS TOUR and you’ll see for yourself that it’s possible to grow a beautiful, natural garden. Metro sponsors the tour.
Gardening experts and celebrity chefs team up during the ”GARDENS OF EATIN” seminar, when they’ll explain how to grow and prepare delicious, edible plants. Then you’ll learn about food to grill, unusual herbs, local berries and flower drinks. Metro sponsors the seminar.
During “Grow a golf course-quality lawn,” you’ll learn from golf-course superintendents how you can grow a green “green” lawn without using products that could harm your family, pets, wildlife, local rivers or streams. Topics to be covered include irrigation, soil fertility, mowing, top dressing, and pest and weed management. Metro sponsors the seminar.
The theme for the 10th Annual SolWest Renewable energy Fair is “Neighbors Powering Community.” The fair will include more than 50 free workshops on off-grid and grid-intertied renewable energy and sustainable living topics, as well as dozens of exhibitors who support energy independence and lifestyle self-reliance, including solar, wind and agricultural resources. Keynote speaker Greg Pahl, the author of several books including The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis, will provide an overview of the new and rapidly growing movement, Community Supported Energy. Alternative vehicle displays will highlight efficient transportation technology.
What better way to spend the day than on a farm with 40 acres of dahlias in bloom? The ANNUAL DAHLIA FESTIVAL also includes 400 indoor dahlia arrangements that range in size from that of a teacup to ones that reach from floor to ceiling. The festival is billed as the largest dahlia display by one grower in the U.S. Special events include flower-arranging and tuber-dividing demonstrations and talks on dahlia cultivation. Or you can kick back and enjoy the outdoors and food and refreshment booths.
