Gift Orchid Survival Workshop – Aug. 25

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 crucial re-potting techniques that will be taught in a hands-on setting – bring your own gift orchid to be repotted.

Pest management and nutrition will be covered briefly.

 Saturday, Aug. 25 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at Pacific Park —Natural Demonstration Area; NE 18th St & NE 172nd Ave., Vancouver, WA 98684. FREE with 45 minutes of service at the demo garden.

 Bring a lawn chair and your work clothes. We’ll do some maintenance in the demo garden after the workshop. This workshop is put on in conjunction with Clark County Public Health – Solid Waste Outreach. For more information: 360-397-6060 x5738 or erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu. Visit us online at http://extension.wsu.edu/clark/mg/workshops-events/.