Making Your Life Greener
Simple steps will take you a long way toward reducing your energy use and your monthly budget. Less
energy use means less dependence on the fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases and contribute to
global warming.
Gordon's Garden Center, 308 Yelm Ave. E., Yelm, accepts 1-gallon and larger black pots. Customers who buy
plants in 15-gallon pots from the nursery can return each empty pot for a $1 coupon. Call 360-458-2481.
Sound Native Plants, a nursery and environmental restoration service in Olympia, accepts used 1-gallon, 2-
gallon and 5-gallon pots that can be reused. To arrange a drop-off time, call Cathy Sampselle or Amee Bahr
at 360-352-4122. For more information on the nursery go to  www.soundnativeplants.com.
 
Bark and Garden Center, 3334 Mud Bay Road N.W., Olympia, accepts black plastic pots that are 5 gallons
or larger. Call 360-352-2955 or go to www.barkandgarden.com.
 
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