The Sallal Grange in North Bend (www.sallalgrange.org) will host a community connection event, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 18, at the Grange hall, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend.

Come on down for a free hands-on seminar that will show you how to use containers or repurposed items to use as planters. Paula Croteau, owner of Utopian Garden (www.utopiangardens.net), will lead the class.

This is how it works: Bring a container; the Nursery at Mount Si will provide discounted soil and plants; and Paula will teach you to arrange plants, what plants work best for the region and how to keep your planter looking fresh and beautiful.