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June 2022
Skagit County Extension 100 year Celebration
Skagit County Extension is celebrating 100 years! Join us for a fun afternoon of pizza, antique trucks and tractors, prizes, and much more!
Find out more »August 2022
Northwest Pollinator Diversity (CE)
Class taught by Dr. Bob Gillespie Have you ever wondered what keeps bees so busy? Why are they buzzing about all day every day? The answer is pollination! Bees, as well as many other small creatures, have one of the most important jobs on Planet Earth to perform. The work of pollination is carried out by a marvelous multitude of birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles and other small mammals who are responsible for bringing us one out of every three…
Find out more »September 2022
Pesticides (CE)
WSU Pesticide Publication Reviewer Rachel Bomberger will demonstrate how to use a valuable resource: PICOL (Pesticide Information Center OnLine), Washington State Pest Management Resource Service’s database. This is a great opportunity to hear how to best use this resource. Meeting ID: 973 6990 7779 Passcode: 315246 Date & Time: Sep 6, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Click here for their flyer
Find out more »Hardy Fuchsias (CE)
Fuchsia expert and Northwest Fuchsia Society member Shirley Rock and Skagit County Master Gardener Diane Erickson will be presenting “Hardy Fuchsias in Their Splendor” for the Birchwood Garden Club meeting on Wednesday, September 7th at 7 PM Shirley Rock lives in Marysville where she grows 350 varieties of hardy fuchsias and Diane Erickson is the former garden coordinator of the Fuchsia Garden in the Discovery Garden. Learn about the resilience and beauty of hardy fuchsias in our Pacific Northwest landscapes. LOCATION: Whatcom Museum (121 Prospect Street,…
Find out more »Kulshan Creek Street Festival
The Master Gardeners will have a booth from 9 AM - 2 PM to share information on gardening in the PNW. A bilingual MG will be present. Since the first Kulshan Creek Street Festival in 2004, the street festival has grown each year and typically 40+ families and organizations host booths. Each year there is an extreme variety of items being sold, food vendors, religious organizations, organizations providing information on available services and music. The street fair will be open…
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April 2023
All About Compost with WSU Master Gardeners!
Come learn "all about composting" with WSU Master Gardeners at this FREE event!
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November 2023
Master Gardener Know & Grow – Irises for NW Gardens
How to Grow Iris Patrick and Margaret Spence Owners of Cascadia Iris Gardens Tuesday, November 14th 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. NWREC Auditorium An in-depth discussion into the best practices to ensure your irises will perform an their very best year after year. Patrick and Margaret Spence are the owners of Cascadia Iris Gardens, a commercial nursery featuring the genus iris. Patrick is a past President of Siberian Iris Society, the Society for Japanese Iris and is the current president of the King County Iris Society. Margaret…
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