Spring Greening-Gardening, Composting, Recycling Education Day

Join us for a day filled with gardening, composting, recycling fun and information via workshops and hands-on demonstrations. Stay for one, two or all three sessions.

No pre-registration but space is limited to room capacity. Seats and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Workshop Topics:

Session One Workshops: 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

• Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Growing Fruits and Veggies in Thurston County
• Attracting Pollinators in Home Gardens
• Changing Your Turf to Raised Beds

Break: 10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Session Two Workshops: 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

• Container Gardening
• Gardening Practices-Myth, Miracle or Maybe
• Yard & Food Waste Composting

Break: 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (Suggestion- bring a lunch from home if you are staying for the entire day)

• Visit the demonstration/activity tables in the hallways and gathering spaces
• Watch the following live demonstrations
  • Proper shrub/tree planting
  • Self-watering container gardens
  • Year round containers

Session Three Workshops: 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• Pruning 101
• Herbs-Growing & Preserving Culinary Herbs
• Worm Composting

Hallway Demonstrations and Activity Booths:

(All booths will be staffed by WSU Master Gardener and/or Master Recycler Composter volunteers)

• Gardening/composting/recycling question/answer booth (get your questions answered)
• Tool care, repair and ergonomics
• Weed identification
• Propagation
• Can this item be recycled?
• Beneficial bugs

Select plants, upcycled garden art, and handi-crafts will also be for sale.

Refreshments will be served.

Online follow-up information and resources will also be available.

For further questions please contact, Cori Carlton at (360) 867-2162 or carltoc@co.thurston.wa.us