{"id":20011,"date":"2025-06-24T09:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/?page_id=20011"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:48:54","slug":"through-the-garden-gate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/through-the-garden-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Garden Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/pexels-meomupmofilm-2153775418-33224463-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/pexels-meomupmofilm-2153775418-33224463-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/pexels-meomupmofilm-2153775418-33224463-scaled.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/pexels-meomupmofilm-2153775418-33224463-scaled.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/pexels-meomupmofilm-2153775418-33224463-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/pexels-meomupmofilm-2153775418-33224463-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2026\/04\/pexels-meomupmofilm-2153775418-33224463-scaled.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"White garden gate surrounded by vines and orange blooming flowers.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 45% 34%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">Through the Garden Gate<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">Our annual winter workshop series<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span>\r\n &gt; 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Here&#8217;s a recap of what we accomplished in 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Average attendance of 70 individuals per week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out of surveyed attendees, 99% indicated they gained new skills or knowledge from our classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When attendees were asked if they plan on implementing anything they learned from class in their own gardens, 91% responded yes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-dropshadow--low wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/\">Master Gardener Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/educational-outreach\/\">Educational Outreach<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu Educational Outreach\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/educational-outreach\/ask-a-master-gardener\/\">Ask a Master Gardener<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/educational-outreach\/speakers-bureau\/\">Speakers Bureau<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/educational-outreach\/demonstration-gardens\/\">Demonstration Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/educational-outreach\/community-gardens\/\">Community Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/through-the-garden-gate\/\">Through the Garden Gate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/educational-outreach\/theler-wetlands\/\">Theler Wetlands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/educational-outreach\/mason-bee-fostering\/\">Mason Bee Fostering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/gardening-resources\/\">Gardening Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/join-us\/\">Join Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/plant-sale\/\">Plant Sale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/master-gardener\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/mason\/volunteer-portal\/\">Volunteer Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/nav>\n\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">What did we accomplish?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026, we asked participants, &#8220;Do you plan on implementing anything you learned from this class? If so, what?&#8221; and some of our favorite responses included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Be more selective in which trees I plant in my yard. Try to have 70% natives.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Identifying trees while on trails. How much fun, this will slow me down and provide more enjoyment of the forest.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Respect our soil&#8217;s history! Use amendment methods more, instead of buying soil.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Absolutely! Will be trying to grow microgreens, starting as soon as I can get a microgreen tray from Amazon!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Soon! 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Garden Gate typically runs for five to six Saturday sessions from January through March at Mason County Public Works and via Zoom. Once more information about the 2027 sessions becomes available, we will post it on this page.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worried about what you missed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Good news! Many of our Through the Garden Gate sessions have been recorded over the years. At first, we keep these videos available only to for those who paid for the full series. After a while, we release them onto our YouTube channel so that others can catch up. 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