Floral Building – Cowlitz County Fairgrounds

Cowlitz County Master Gardener Phyllis Collins will teach you how to make Hypertufa garden pots and planters. Hypertufa is the art of making lightweight cement pots. In this class you’ll mix the ingredients, cast a planter, get ideas, learn techniques, and gain the knowledge to make more forms at home. You’ll take home your projects. The class cost is $20 per person. You must pre-registrar and pay by April 10. Class size is limited to 12. The class will be…

Calling all detectives!! WSU Master Gardeners will be hosting a program for kids (K-5 grade). Join us to help discover the hidden treasures in the very dirt beneath your feet. Or is it the soil beneath your feet? You will be able to tell us after our workshop! Come with questions. Come with curiosity. And, maybe even come a little bit hungry! The class will be held in the Floral Building at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds in Longview and is…

  Jr. Gardener Workshop for Kids (K-5 grade)   Calling all detectives!!  On August 12 at 2:00 – 4:00 pm, WSU Master Gardeners will be hosting a program for kids (K-5 grade).  Learn to identify herbs by sight and smell. Explore the garden and collect herbs to take home. Make a lavender wand, herb sachets, and make nature paint brushes!  Come with questions. Come with curiosity.  This free class will be held in the Floral Building at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds…

Junior Gardener Workshop for Kids On September 16 at 2:00 – 4:00 pm, WSU Master Gardeners will be hosting a program for kids (K-5 grade).  Youth will learn how candles are made, make crafts from corn husks, and sample food from fall harvest.  Come with questions and bring your curiosity. This free class will be held in the Agricultural Building at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds in Longview and is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners.  Registration is limited to…

On October 30 at 6:00 pm, Master Gardener Maria Boelter will talk about putting your garden to bed in the fall. This is the first step to a successful garden the following spring.  Taking time to do the necessary gardening tasks may seem overwhelming, but when spring comes, you'll be glad you did! The class will be held for free in the Floral Building located in Longview at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds.  The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University…

Making your own Flower Pot On April 17 at 6:00 pm, Cowlitz County Master Gardener Phyllis Collins will teach you how to make Hypertufa garden pots and planters.  Hypertufa is the art of making lightweight cement pots.  In this class you’ll mix the ingredients, cast a planter, get ideas, learn techniques, and gain the knowledge to make more forms at home.  You’ll take home your projects.  The class cost is $20 per person.  You must pre-register and pay by April…

Kokedama is the Japanese art form of growing plants in a moss-covered ball, held together with twine.  It’s a beautiful and creative way to bring the beauty of the outdoors into your home. Join Master Gardener Trisha Bonapace on  Monday April 22 at 6:00 pm as she helps you to create these amazing kokedama string gardens! The 2 hour class covers equipment, supplies and coaching. Cost for the course is $15 per person.  Participants will take home their living kokedama string garden …

Plant Sale and Tomatopalooza, MAY 18, 8am-4pm. We have a very large, expanded selection of varieties of healthy, vigororous tomatoes, peppers, other garden veggies, herbs, perennial plants, and trees this year. And RAFFLES! Sneak peek of our offerings so far--we will be adding more soon! Visit, learn, and shop with us at the Floral Building in the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds. https://www.cowlitzcomg.com/plantsale