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Beneficial Insects; Meet Your New Best Friends

Camas Public Library 625 Northeast 4th Ave, Camas

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 […]

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Come for the Laughs – On the Road Tour

Enterprise Rent a Car 9319 Northeast Highway 99, Vancouver, WA 98665, USA, Vancouver

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 […]

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Gardening with Native Plants

Camas Public Library 625 Northeast 4th Ave, Camas

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 […]

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Simple Drip Irrigation For Your Vegetable Garden

Pacific Park Northeast 18th Street & Northeast 172nd Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98684, USA, Vancouver

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

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 […]

$5

On the Road Tour – Columbia Gorge

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 Adams Orchard, one of the oldest and largest fruit growing orchards in the Gorge near the base of the spectacular Mt Adams. See some pear […]

$35

Pomes and Stones; Grow Your Own Tree Fruit Workshop – Aug. 18

Luke Jensen Sports Park Room 4700 Northeast 78th Street, Vancouver, WA 98665, USA, Vancouver

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 […]

Free

Gift Orchid Survival Workshop – Aug. 25

Pacific Park Northeast 18th Street & Northeast 172nd Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98684, USA, Vancouver

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 help you easily turn those gifts into healthy, colorful, long-blooming orchids in your own home. Understanding how orchids naturally grow provides the basis for the […]

Free

Seed Saving, Preserving the Bounty and Winterizing the Garden Workshop – Vancouver

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 workshop for folks that like to see and do! Learn why seed saving - from harvesting to storing - is so vital but easy to […]

Free

Tool Talk Workshop – Sept. 22

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 the possibility of injury. At this 90-minute workshop aimed at saving time, effort and money on your gardening adventure, our “Tool Guy,” Master Gardener, Jack […]

Free

Seed Saving, Preserving the Bounty and Winterizing the Garden Workshop – Washougal

Washougal Community Library 1661 C Street, Washougal, WA 98671, USA, Washougal

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 workshop for folks that like to see and do! Learn why seed saving - from harvesting to storing - is so vital but easy to […]

Free

On the Road Tour – A Day with Family-Owned Businesses

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 […]

$35

Blueberry Pruning Workshop

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, […]

$5

Blueberry Pruning workshop

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, […]

$5
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Get Growing: Introduction to Vegetable Gardening

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; […]

$35

Rejuvenating Your Landscape Workshop

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 […]

Growing Vegetables in Your Hellstrip

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 […]

On the Road Tour – Garden Design Done Right

Enterprise Rent a Car 9319 Northeast Highway 99, Vancouver, WA 98665, USA, Vancouver

Having a beautiful, healthy garden begins with a great design and thoughtful preparation. Come along as we begin our spring planning at Shorty’s Garden Center. Award-Winning Landscape Designer, Vanessa Nagel, will present the Basics of Garden Planning necessary to increase both gardening success and enjoyment. After browsing the nursery (and picking up goodies along the […]

$35

Mason Bee Workshop

Washougal Community Library 1661 C Street, Washougal, WA 98671, USA, Washougal

The mason bee — our gentle friend and incredible pollinator. Most likely you have these busy native bees in your own yard; you just haven’t met them yet. Join Master Gardener Vione Graham for an introductory workshop on mason bees. The presentation will cover their role in pollination, their life cycle and habitats and how […]

Free

Made in the Shade Workshop

Have you ever wanted to learn how to create your own oasis garden in the shade? Master Gardener Laura Heldreth will take you through the steps that she used to create her own oasis under mature Douglas fir trees. She’ll cover everything from light conditions, mulch, organic fertilizing methods, researching plant additions to her favorite […]

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