You can grow hops in your own backyard! An easy to grow perennial, hops are used in home brewing beer or as an attractive decorative addition to your garden landscape. In this introductory workshop, you’ll learn about site selection, how to start and care for the plants, and how to harvest and use them. Join Greg Joyce of Homebrew Exchange, for a workshop […]
Container gardening is the ultimate problem solver. If you have soil problems or small spaces, you can become a container garden farmer. This tour will help you learn to create a container water garden, grow vegetables in pots, and how to turn your patio or deck into a colorful garden oasis. Thurs., March 24, 2016 9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. TOUR BEGINS/ENDS: Van […]
Build a Rain Garden! Learn to build beautiful rain gardens that look great in your landscape and improve environmental health! Rain gardens are bowl-shaped flower beds that capture and soak in rain runoff from roofs and driveways, keeping polluted runoff from rushing off to local waterways where it causes erosion, flooding and pollution. Rain gardens use low-maintenance native plants, make great wildlife habitat, […]
Ninety-nine percent of all bugs in our gardens are beneficial – performing admirable duties such as pollination, predation of our pests, decomposition of garden waste, and more. Join Master Gardener Laura Heldreth for a talk on some of our area’s most common beneficial bugs and learn how to attract and support them in your garden. This class includes original photography – see some of our friends […]
Join WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners to learn about and laugh at birds. First, at 3 Feathers Emu Ranch, we’ll marvel at emus, whimsical-looking relatives of ostriches. Watching the chicks made us think of The Keystone Cops running amok in Jurassic Park. A visit to Blacksheep Farm will give us a glimpse into the breeding, shearing, lambing care that goes into […]
Northwest native plants can be grown anywhere - from the small balcony garden to vast acreage. Natives can be blended with other landscape elements or you can create wildlife habitat and go fully native. Join Master Gardener Micki Stauffer on a photographic journey through a native plant landscape. The talk will include suggestions for using natives in various garden situations and descriptions of native alternatives […]
Simple Drip Irrigation For Your Vegetable Garden Keeping our vegetable gardens adequately watered can be a real challenge during the busy summer months, requiring many hours of vigilance and attention. With a simple drip irrigation system, you can rest assured that your garden’s water needs are being met whether you are in the garden or on vacation! Join Ian Wilson, owner and founder […]
Tomato Pruning Workshop You prune your fruit trees and your shrubs, but should you prune your tomato plants? Join WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardeners for a hands-on training on tomato pruning, Saturday, July 14, 2018 from 10 to 11:30am. Location provided upon registration (Vancouver-Hazel Dell). $5 — This class fills up fast! This workshop […]
Join the WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardener program for a trip to the Columbia River Gorge. Mon., Aug. 6, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We will be visiting Mt […]
Do you like the idea of picking an apple or pear from a tree right in your yard? Does the idea of biting into a freshly-picked ripe peach while you stand under the tree in your yard sound good? Before you rush out to buy a fruit tree, attend this seminar to learn some basic […]
Orchids in bloom make such beautiful gifts, but most of them fail to survive for long. At this workshop Master Gardener Janis McBride will demonstrate the step-by-step methods that will […]
Seed Saving, Preserving the Bounty and Winterizing the Garden Join Master Gardeners Vione Graham and Jessica Burnett for a talk on putting the garden to bed. This is a hands-on […]
Confused about the vast array of garden tools out there? Using the right tool for the job will reduce your workload, get the job done right and, most importantly, minimize […]
Seed Saving, Preserving the Bounty and Winterizing the Garden Join Master Gardeners Vione Graham and Jessica Burnett for a talk on putting the garden to bed. This is a hands-on […]
For over 70 years, the Schmidt Family has been “Growing New Ideas”. As originators of the Red Sunset ® Maple and introducer or co-introducer of more than 50 other patented or trademarked cultivars, the company is known as a premier source of deciduous trees cultivars and new introductions. Red Pig Garden Tools make garden tools […]
Love juicy, sweet just-picked blueberries from your own bushes? Not sure how to keep them performing at their best? Join Master Gardeners for a workshop on blueberry pruning. We’ll view a couple of short videos on blueberry pruning basics: when to prune, choosing which canes to cut, and where to cut them. We’ll discuss tools, […]
Love juicy, sweet just-picked blueberries from your own bushes? Not sure how to keep them performing at their best? Join Master Gardeners for a workshop on blueberry pruning. We’ll view a couple of short videos on blueberry pruning basics: when to prune, choosing which canes to cut, and where to cut them. We’ll discuss tools, […]
You can grow the delicious, fresh, healthy, vegetables you’ve always wanted to! From seed to harvest, through hands-on, small group classes, participants will learn about soil preparation, crop selection, pest and disease management, irrigation, and more. Emphasis is on organic methods and use of the Square Foot Garden technique. The series includes two class sessions; […]
Don’t love your home landscape? Experiencing eyesores from adjacent properties? Not sure how to incorporate new features? If so, then this 90 minute presentation is for you. The presenter will share simple effective techniques, using hands-on exercises that will help homeowners to identify landscape features they like, those which they don’t and help you to […]
You know that strip between your sidewalk and the street that you can never figure out what to do with? Why not put it to use growing delicious vegetables your family can enjoy?! Join Master Gardener Laura Heldreth for a workshop on the process of transforming your parking strip into a vegetable garden; how to […]