Date: Jul 08 - 09 2006

Location: Greater Bellingham area homes and landscapes

Description:
Visit some of Whatcom County's most inspiring homes and gardens! Sustainable Connections 4th annual tour features beautiful, environmentally friendly and high quality examples of green and reused building materials, renewable energy, low impact landscaping and more. This tour is now the largest home and landscape tour north of Seattle.

The Imagine This! Home and Landscape Tour will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 8th and 9th from 10 am to 5 pm.  Visit 11 truly inspirational stops.  Tickets cost $15 per person; or gather friends, carpool, save gas and save money! Carloads get in for $35. Bicyclists pay full price but get a $5 Downtown Dollars Gift Certificate. Children under 15 are free.

Tickets include a 24-page Tour Guide describing the 11 locations and providing numerous other helpful resources for those interested in eco-friendly homes and landscapes.  Tickets can be purchased in advance beginning June 15th at the following locations: Village Books, Community Food Co-op, Skagit Valley Food Co-op & Deli, Garden Spot Nursery, The Gardens at Padden Creek, Kulshan Cycles, RE Store, Cloud Mountain Nursery, Kents Gardens & Pastazza.

Tour Organizers and Sponsors : The Imagine This! Home and Landscape Tour is coordinated by Sustainable Connections, a business network establishing and supporting a local living economy that sustains itself, our community and a healthy environment. You can learn more by visiting www.sustainableconnections.org or calling Derek Long at (360) 647-7093. The tour is made possible with support from Puget Sound Energy/Energy Star, City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Sanitary Services Corporation and the RE Store. Each has provided critical funding and guidance in development of this event.

For more Information Contact:
Derek Long
360.647.7093
derek@sconnect.org