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March 2017
Top Gardening Mistakes (And How Not to Make Them!)
Professional garden coach Robin Haglund teaches the top gardening mistakes she sees day in & day out. And she’ll share simple tips and tricks so you can avoid these often costly whoopsies before they happen. Robin has spent a lifetime gardening, ranching and farming all over California, in Virginia, and in the Puget Sound region of Washington. She has appeared internationally on her award-winning garden design episode of HGTV’s Landscaper’s Challenge, and she is featured in multiple episodes of PBS’ Growing a Greener World .…
Find out more »In Living Color: The Fundamentals of Color for the Modern Gardener
Daniel Mount hails from a long line of wandering gardeners, nurserymen and farmers. He received his first shovel for his second birthday and began his gardening career in the sand box later that afternoon. Spending most of his youthful summers in a vegetable patch, on a farm, in parks, or in the woods, the curiosity of a scientist and the soul of a poet were awakened in him. Daniel went on to study fine arts and botany at the University…
Find out more »The Carbon Connection: Soil Climate Solutions
Soil is life, and life is carbon. The carbon and organic matter in soil plays an important role in capturing greenhouse gases, protecting water resources, and feeding a growing planet. How we treat soil on farms, in cities, and in our backyards is an important part of the solution to many of the global environmental dilemmas we face. To understand how the local affects the global, come learn about the cycles of organic matter and the role of soil carbon…
Find out more »Water-Wise Gardening – Low Impact Design
With our desert climate in mind, Jessi will share ideas to use in designing our landscapes to be successful without an abundance of water. Jessi Bloom is a best selling author, award-winning ecological landscape designer, professional horticulturalist, and certified arborist. She owns N.W. Bloom–EcoLogical Landscapes, known for innovation in sustainable landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Jessi is committed to educating others and now spends much of her time teaching, consulting, and speaking nationwide in addition to designing landscapes. Her best-selling…
Find out more »April 2017
WSU Extension Youth and Families Showcase
Presentations about our current Youth and Families programming from Alison White (4-H), Gina Ord (Health & Nutrition), and the Master Gardeners Youth Program. Lunch provided. Please RSVP to Bonnie Abercrombie at bonnie.abercrombie@co.yakima.wa.us by 4/17. Agenda: 11:30-12:00 Lunch and networking 12:00-12:30 Gina Ord, MS, OTR/L, Yakima County Director, Health & Nutrition Program Specialist 12:30-12:45 Patty Dion and Andrea Altmeyer, Master Gardeners Youth Program 12:45-1:15 Alison White, M.Ed., 4-H/Youth Development Regional Specialist 1:15-1:30 Q&A
Find out more »May 2017
Sagebrush Riders 4-H Club Performance & Gaming Horse Show
Sagebrush Riders Horse Show and Gaming Show Qualifier The Sagebrush Riders 4-H club will host their “Spring Fling” 4-H & Open Performance & Gaming Horse Show on May 20 at Hart Arena, 151 Ray Symmonds Rd., Yakima. Office opens at 7:30 am, Classes start at 8:00 am. Class divisions are Senior, Intermediate, Junior, Youth Walk/Trot and Open classes. All riders must be at least 8 years of age as of October 1, 2016 Out of County participants are welcome. 4-Hers…
Find out more »New Garden Basics
Overwhelmed by the idea of starting a new veggie garden or renovating an old one? Let us guide you through the basics. This is the first of five monthly classes this summer in the Master Gardener Heirloom Garden. The series is called "2017 Home Grown!" All classes are FREE so bring a friend and a lawn chair and join us in the garden, the third Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. The Heirloom Garden showcases many low-cost organic ways…
Find out more »Getting Your Garden Started
2017 Garden Teachable Moments - in the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden Timely information about how to prepare your garden and get started for a successful growing season. Limited seating is available. You may want to bring a lawn chair.
Find out more »Governor’s Summit on Career Connected Learning
Governor's Summit on Career Connected Learning - May 31
Find out more »June 2017
Landscaping with Edibles
2017 Garden Teachable Moments - in the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden Combine veggies with flowers for a beautiful display in our ornamental beds and patio containers. Limited seating is available. You may want to bring a lawn chair.
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