How to combine perennials, shrubs, and small trees for garden color throughout the year. Speaker: Cleo Raulerson, Extension Master Gardener. Presentation: Cleo will use photos of her exuberant, colorful garden to show how you can combine perennials, shrubs and small trees for garden color throughout the year. We will visit garden areas in multiple seasons to show […]

Creating a Happy Home for Houseplants. Speaker: Ann Amato, Production Manager at Secret Garden Growers, Propagation Asst. at Little Prince of Oregon. Presentation: Come prepared to learn how to grow beautiful indoor plants from a horticulturist who has grown a wide variety of different kinds over the last 2 decades. From the initial purchase,to years down the […]

Speaker: Christina Pfeiffer, Horticulture Educator, IA Certified Arborist. Presentation: In gardening, as with many things in life, timing can be everything.  Some of our long time “tried and true” methods may no longer be as effective as in the past.  Learn how to optimize key tasks and timing for a more sustainable and healthy landscape. […]

Speaker: Jim Olson, Extension Master Gardener. Presentation: Learn ways to get better results from your veggie gardening efforts.  In this class, learn how to better understand and use your gardening space, whether in ground or in containers. Also, learn how key practices such as fertilization, irrigation, integrated pest management, plant selection and planting dates, influence your […]

Speaker: Colleen Donahue, Extension Master Gardener. Presentation: Have you ever thought about growing your own plants from seed but didn’t know where to start?  Create a beautiful & bountiful flower/vegetable garden using the information you will learn in this presentation.  Colleen grows hundreds of seedlings each spring. You will learn practical information about how to […]

Speaker: Joan Veach, Extension Master Gardener. Presentation: From Asparagus to Zucchini, vegetables are delicious, nutritious, and fun to grow. Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, each type of vegetable has its own peculiar preferences about soil, light, water, and season.   Join Joan, as she shares insight into growing a variety of vegetables in our Pacific Northwest […]