WSU Gardening Resources
- WSU Gardening in Washington Website (WSU Resource for home gardening publications)
- HortSense (WSU’s resource for home gardeners on managing garden pests)
- Pestsense (WSU’s resource for managing indoor pests)
- WSU Rain Garden Resources
- Pierce County Master Gardener Bulletins
- WSU Pierce County Certified Arborist List
Washington Invasive Species Report a Sighting
We need your help! If you think you have found an invasive species, please let us know by reporting it. To submit a quality report, make sure to take a photograph, geo-tag the location, and leave your preferred method of contact so we may reach you with questions.
Natural Yard Care PDFs:
5 Healthy Steps to a Natural Yard
Build Healthy Soil
Choose the Right Plants
Practice Smart Watering
Natural Pest, Weed &
Disease Control
Practice Natural Lawn Care
WSU YouTube Links:
Aprendiendo sobre las aguas pluviales (lluvias)
“Gardening Advice from a Master Gardener” Podcast
These podcasts, writing by Pierce County Master Gardener Karen Fischer, are intended to help residents in Pierce County WA find useful information from the WSU Extension Service Master Gardener Program, whether food, fruit, flowers or landscape issues.
Where to listen:
Other Gardening Resources, Education and Classes
- Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Homeowners
- 12,000 Rain Gardens (Register your rain garden and find helpful resources)
- Pierce County Conservation District Rain Garden Program (Find rain garden assistance)
- Pierce County Compost Classes (Free food and yard waste compost classes)
- Pierce County Sustainable Living Workshop Series
- Pierce County Natural Yard Care Resources
- Edible Gardens Workshop Series (Free Gardening Classes)
- Harvest Pierce County (Program of the Pierce Conservation District providing community garden resources)
- EnviroHouse Classes (City of Tacoma free home and garden workshops)