October 26: Landscape
December 7: Painting Primer
December 14BEING RESCHEDULED: Foundations of Flooring
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve run a floor sander; not so long since I’ve painted a room; and I’ve never designed or planted a rain garden. Flooring refinishing is often done by homeowners, although I did a lot of floor refinishing when I was a renter in Boston years ago. Painting skills are useful for renters and homeowners. Rain garden design and development, using local, non-invasive species, is more and more worth knowing for just about all us Minnesotans. So, I’m looking forward to refreshing old skills and learning new ones at three upcoming Dynamic Green Home Seminars.
Each of them is on a Saturday, starts at 9 a.m. and lasts about an hour and a half. Each provides information you could use whether you're a a homeowner or a renter. They'll all be held at our Dynamic Green Home pilot at 929 Edmund St., St. Paul. The first one is just a few weeks away. See you there?
Interior of 929 Edmund (before)
Limited parking is available on street. Please walk or bike if you can.
On Saturday, October 26, again starting at 9 a.m. and continuing for about an hour and a half, we’re scheduled to look at The Dynamic Green Home: Landscape with Sam Geer of reGEN Land Design. reGEN Land Design has created a beautiful, low-maintenance, eco-friendly design for our Dynamic Green Home at 929 Edmund.
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| Back Yard of 929 Edmund Street (before) |
The landscaping seminar will cover:
The seminar will include the hands on installation of the rain garden plantings by workshop attendees.
- Rain garden design and installation
- Low maintenance landscape design
- Permeable paving systems
- Design with native species and horticultural varieties.
- Invasive species control
On December 7, Phil Kirkegaard (Certified Energy Manager, Minnesota Licensed Building Contractor and LEED AP), and Cindy Martimo (Principal Instructor, Interior Design at Dunwoody College of Technology) plus a representative from Hirshfield's, our Community and Education partner, will take about an hour and a half, starting at 9 a.m., to conduct a Painting Primer and walk us through these topics:
- Low VOC and alternative paint options
- Color selection – making your paint job last
- Basic painting 101: how to, cutting in, taping, dry-lock and moisture management, dealing with lead
The seminar will be followed by a volunteer work weekend completing the interior painting of the home. Come to learn, stay to help and practice what you just learned.OnDecember 14CHECK BACK FOR NEW DATE we’ll be doing the Foundations of Flooring Seminar at the usual 9 a.m. for an hour and a half. Phil, Heather and Cindy will be back. This time they’ll be cluing us in on:
- Healthy, sustainable flooring options: Hardwood vs. Carpet, Linoleum no-no’s
- Refinishing hardwood
- What to do when your flooring squeaks
- Options for making your hardwood last: maintenance,
painting hard wood
Please join us for one or more of these events. Learn from others and about what we’re doing to make 929 Edmund, Greater Frogtown, St. Paul, the Twin Cities and Minnesota greener, healthier, and more sustainable.
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