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May 2019
2019 Home & Garden Show
The 19th annual Home & Garden Show brought to you by the WSU Extension Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties will fill the entire Grays Harbor Fairgrounds Event Center with shopping and educational opportunities for the whole family. On Saturday at 2:00 PM, award-winning garden designer, Sue Goetz, the featured speaker, will engage the audience, tackling Fix my Yard, sharing design and insider tips for the real world, with practical ideas and advice to bring your landscape dreams…
Find out more »2019 Home & Garden Show
The 19th annual Home & Garden Show brought to you by the WSU Extension Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties will fill the entire Grays Harbor Fairgrounds Event Center with shopping and educational opportunities for the whole family. On Sunday at 1:00 PM, Ciscoe Morris, the featured speaker, will be enchanting the audience with Dazzling Plant Combos. He will use plants to demonstrate vibrant combinations that also get along well together. Ciscoe is a well known Pacific Northwest…
Find out more »June 2019
Plant Clinic – Montesano
Master Gardener Plant Clinics The Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties will be holding Plant Clinics on the following dates at these locations: June 1st. Elma Dennis Co, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM June 1st. Cultivating Roots garden in Aberdeen, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM June 8th Dennis Co, Montesano, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM June 15th Westport Winery, Event and clinic 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM The Plant Clinic team will be there to research any questions…
Find out more »Explore 4-H – Cake Decorating & Kitchen Activities
EXPLORE NEW PROJECTS – FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Are you curious about what 4-H has to offer…how about starting with cake decorating and kitchen activities and learning how these 4-H projects and activities can lead to youth learning valuable life skills. Please register by June 12th to join us for a free Explore 4-H Cake Decorating and Kitchen Activity session at 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 15th at the City of McCleary Park Kitchen at Beerbower Park. The series…
Find out more »July 2019
2019 Garden Tour – Gardens, Sea, and Art in Ocean Shores
The 2019 Garden Tour and Plant Sale will be held July 20, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., showing gardens located in Ocean Shores. It’s the once-a-year chance to peek behind the garden gate to enjoy delightful plantings representing a variety of gardening styles, all inventive and brilliantly colorful. Seasonal gardens and a choice of any number of lunch spots will reward those who come to this tour, sponsored, as always, by the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor…
Find out more »Knotweed Workshop
Help save our lands and rivers from this destructive weed! Kiley Smith, Grays Harbor County Noxious Weed Board Coordinator is hosting a Knotweed Workshop Thursday, July 25, at 6:00 PM at the Cosmopolis Lions Club, 601 2nd Street, Cosmopolis. Come learn how to identify, control and remove knotweed on your property. For more information, contact Kiley at the WSU Extension office at 360-482-2934.
Find out more »August 2019
Family Forest Field Day
Whether you own a “home in the woods” or many acres of land, this “out in the woods” educational event is packed with practical “how-to” information that you need to know. Stewarding land is both rewarding and challenging. Successful management is due to the decisions you make and the actions you take. Attending the Family Forest Field Day will prepare you to plan and execute sound practices, enabling you to accomplish your management objectives, reduce risks, and protect your financial…
Find out more »October 2019
1st Saturday – Seed Saver Workshop and Plant Sale
This 1st Saturday Workshop event features presentations for: flower seed collection, dividing perennials, dividing and multiplying bulbs and taking cuttings from shrubs. There will be vegetable seed collecting and saving demonstrations. Attendees will be able to collect seeds from plants in the demo garden and take home cuttings from several of our demo garden shrubs (bring your bags from home for transporting). Kids Activities will include: making seed bombs, drawing flowers on seed packets, and a treasure hunt with prizes…
Find out more »November 2019
1st Saturday Workshop – Gardening While Aging
The event takes place Saturday, November 2nd. Presentations are scheduled from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, followed by questions/answers and discussion until Noon at the Grays Harbor County Extension Office, 34 Elma McCleary Road, in Elma. The Extension office is co-located with the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds. As always, registration is free along with parking. Master Gardeners have some great information to share about helpful ergonomic tools, techniques, and tricks to make gardening more enjoyable and accessible as we age. Gardening…
Find out more »Master Gardener Training Application Deadline!
Time is running out to apply for the 2020 Master Gardener Training! Download the application for the 2020 Master Gardener Program, complete, sign, and mail it today! Application deadline is November 15, 2019. Want to learn more? Check out the steps to become a Master Gardener Volunteer. and come out to the Ocean Shores preview class on Saturday, November 16 (see upcoming events). Learn more about becoming a Master Gardener.
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