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The San Juan County WSU Extension Master Gardener Program

Cultivating plants, people, and communities since 1973
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Welcome to the San Juan County WSU Extension Master Gardener Program

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We are your neighbors and members of your communities. Our priorities inform our efforts to create a more resilient Washington. We are actively engaged in teaching research-based gardening and environmental stewardship practices.

San Juan County WSU Extension Master Gardeners are the go-to resource for the San Juan Islands community seeking research-based, innovative solutions for their ever-changing horticultural and environmental stewardship needs.

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San Juan County WSU Master Gardener Programs

Lopez Heritage Apple Orchard

Located in Lopez Village, the orchard features heritage apple trees with informational signage and a bench. Master Gardeners grafted the trees in 2017 and installed the orchard in March 2018. The orchard is open to the public and is located next to the Lopez Historical society.
San Juan County Master Gardner Volunteer holding a basket of harvested food

San Juan Island Demonstration Garden

Master Gardeners tend and harvest fresh produce for the Food Bank from the garden located on the Mullis Community Senior Center’s property in Friday Harbor. The garden has raised beds, a hoop house, compost bins and is tended year-round by Master Gardeners. Each year 1,500 pounds of fresh produce is donated to the Food Bank from this project and Master Gardeners home gardens.
Master Gardener volunteers next to a raised garden bed

Summer Garden Camp

Each summer, Master Gardeners partner with Island Rec to provide weekly hands-on gardening activities for day campers attending Camp Eagle Rock. Camp activities include planting, watering, tending the garden and culminates with a garden-grown salad feast. The garden is located at the Friday Harbor Elementary school.
San Juan County Master Gardner volunteers working at a plant sale

Spring Plant Sales

Each May, Master Gardeners offer heirloom vegetable starts and perennials well suited for our island ecosystems. Master Gardeners choose the varieties, start the plants from seeds and tend the starts until the two sales which happen on San Juan and Orcas islands.
People working hands on at a mason bee workshop

Workshops

Master Gardeners offer both in person and online workshops. In person workshops are held on topics such as Mason Bees, Insects in the Garden, Native Plant Gardening and more. Every fall, we offer a Workshop series on line via zoom webinar.
People buying plants at a native plant sale in San Juan County

Native Plant Sale

Master Gardeners host a pre-order Native Plant sale in January with pick-up in mid-March. Plant selections include bare-root plants in bundles of 5 which makes for an affordable way for islanders to add more natives to landscapes.
Master Gardeners sitting at an informational table.

Ask a Master Gardener

Master Gardeners are available April-September throughout the islands at Ask a Master Gardener events. To find an upcoming event near you, check out our event listing on this website.
San Juan County Master Gardener volunteer helping people at a plant clinic

Plant Clinic

Master Gardeners can help answer your plant questions. Submit a plant problem form along with photos and a sample to the Master Gardeners and they will help you find answers.
San Juan County Master Gardener Volunteers at a school garden

School Garden support

Orcas Master Gardeners support several youth gardening projects including Orcas Island elementary school by maintaining a native plant demonstration garden, and by helping OIC students connect to their school garden through hands-on classes.
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The WSU Extension Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference (AEC) is open to all garden enthusiasts!

To further the training of volunteers and keep them abreast of cutting-edge horticultural science, the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State partners with the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program to produce the AEC. This educational event is just one way we strive to ensure that when you reach out to your local Extension Master Gardeners, you are assured of getting innovative, unbiased, scientifically supported advice.