WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Winter Speaker Series: Growing Berries in your Backyard
March 5, 2027 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
$30.00
Growing Berries in your Backyard
March 5, 2027
This presentation will provide botanical and horticultural background on the successful cultivation of raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry, with a focus on growing conditions and practices relevant to northwestern Washington.
Speaker Profile:
Lisa Wasko DeVetter is a Professor of Horticulture and leads the statewide Small Fruit Horticulture program at Washington State University’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon. Her research and outreach program focuses on maximizing productivity, fruit quality, and on‑farm efficiencies while protecting the natural resources essential to small fruit production in the Pacific Northwest. Key areas of work include pollination services, end‑of‑life management of agricultural plastics, machine‑harvesting technologies, and nutrient management.
About the Series: Over two decades of great gardening advice
The lecture series sponsored by the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation features eight knowledgeable gardeners, authors and subject matter experts sharing their expertise on a variety of gardening subjects. The presenters are chosen by their intriguing topics, educational value and entertainment. Doors open at 9:00 am. The lecture begins at 9:30am – 11:30am, it is located in the Weyerhaeuser Room at the Everett Train Station. Schedule Changes: If for some reason, a lecture must be cancelled and rescheduled, that information will be posted above the line below. This might occur due to WEATHER or if a SPEAKER has to cancel at the last minute or has a change in his/her schedule.
Season Tickets or Single Tickets Available
Season Pass (includes all 8 lectures): $110.00 per person, available October – January 1st.
Purchase on-line: Use the PayPal link at https://www.gardenlectures.com.
Purchase by mail: Make checks payable to SCMGF, send to:
SCMGF c/o Leigh Anne Burford
6705 Puget Park Drive
Snohomish, WA 98296
Please include a name and email address with your check.
Single Tickets (for one lecture): $30.00 per person, available after January 1st on this site or at the door the day of lecture.
