Would you like to schedule a Washington State University Extension Master Gardener to speak to your gardening club or other group? WSU Master Gardeners do presentations on a variety of gardening topics as part of their mission to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education.
To request a WSU Master Gardener for your event in King County please email the following information to mgspeaker@outlook.com at least 6 weeks before your event date. Please include the following information in your email:
- Event date(s)
- The time you want the presenter to arrive (either virtual or in-person) plus the actual presentation start time
- Event contact name, telephone number and e-mail address
- Event site and street address, city and zip code if requesting an in-person speaker
- Number of anticipated guest/attendees
- The topic you would like to have presented. See options below.
We request a minimum of 10 attendees. Presentations typically range from 30 minutes to one hour. In most cases there is no charge, however donations to the Master Gardener Foundation of King County (www.mgfkc.org) are appreciated.
Once a request is received, we will do our best to provide a speaker, however, our WSU Master Gardeners are volunteers, and we cannot guarantee a Master Gardener will be available for your specific event date/time.
Updated November 2022
Containers

Creating Beautiful Containers
The History & Art of Bonsai
Fruits, Herbs & Vegetables

Basics of Vegetable Gardening
Growing Your Coleslaw and Related Foods
Growing Melons in the Pacific Northwest

Growing Peas and Beans
Herbs
Perennial Vegetables for Western Washington

Roots & Shoots

Summer & Winter Squash
Indoor Plants

Growing Orchids
Ornamentals
Perennials for Year-Round Color
Shrubs That Grow Well in King County Gardens
Introduction to Pruning
Great Understory Trees for the Pacific Northwest
Vines
Clematis – The Queen of Climbers
Grow the Heck Up! Embellish your Garden with Vines
Summer Sizzlers: The Clematis of July, August, and Beyond
Soil

All About Soils & Fertilizers
The Basics of Successful Composting
Water
Introduction to Rain Gardens
Plants for Your Rain Garden
Water Saving Irrigation
Other Topics
Basic Landscape Design
Cleaning & Sharpening Garden Tools
Opportunistic Propagation Tips
The Zen of Japanese Gardens
Weeds
Who Lives in Your Yard?
Our PNW Gardens and Climate Change
Feature image by Ella Olsson. Container plants image by Shirley Hirst; tomato image by Axel Mellin; orchid detail by Anna CA Pictures, summer squash image by Sh2587; and soil image by Lisa Fotios.