Diagnostic Class with Jenny Glass
2023-06-23 09:30 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St, Bellevue, Washington, 98005, United States
This course will be taught live at the Bellevue Botanical Garden (BBG) by Jenny Glass, Diagnostic Plant Pathologist at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center. The class will consist of a short lecture, followed by an exploration of plant disease problems using actual in-hand plant samples. This opportunity qualifies for CE credit toward your 2023 requirement. 2 identical & separate classes will be held from 9:30 am to noon and 1 pm to 3:30 pm in the Aaron Education Center at BBG. This optional course is ideal for our veteran and emeritus MG volunteers who are active in clinics or gardens this season and able to immediately use what they learn. 2023 interns (with exception noted above) are not being invited to attend this course since this content was covered during their in-person intern training. We hope to repeat the course in the future for any that may be interested. Registration for this event is via an email sent from Diagnostic Lab Team, MGKC program on May 11.

PopUp Clinic: Woodinville Garden Club - Tour of Gardens
2023-06-24 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
WSU Extension Master Gardeners will be offering home gardening advice during an all day clinic at the Woodinville Garden Club’s ‘Tour of Gardens’ event. The clinic will be located at Garden #5 – to learn more, visit Woodinville Garden Club – Tour of Gardens.

Board Meeting
2023-07-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-08-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-11-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-12-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-01-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-02-08 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
The Master Gardener Foundation of King County holds two regular meetings: recurring Board Meetings and an Annual Meeting. Board meetings are regularly scheduled from 7:00-8:30PM the second Thursday of the month, generally via teleconference. Foundation members may attend any Board meeting as observers or by invitation. Contact Board President, president@mgfkc.org, if you would like to attend. Agendas and minutes of the Board meetings are found in the Foundation Board archives.

Special meetings may be called at any time by the President or by request of the membership. Notice of special meetings will be sent to the membership via e-mail not less than 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. [MGFKC By-Laws 5.5, January 2013; Article VII, Meetings]

The Board of Directors shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as the Board decides. Board meeting times and locations are regularly published in The Connection, the Newsletter of the Master Gardeners of King County and the Master Gardener Foundation of King County. Recent issues may be found under Resources / Newsletters.

NOTE: Most meetings are conducted via Zoom. In person Board meetings are usually held in the Extension Master Gardener program office at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle. During the summer months, the Board may move its regularly scheduled meetings to various Master Gardener gardens in order to become familiar with these locations. Changes to these locations will be posted here as they become available.

WSU Extension Master Gardener Clinic - King County Fair
2023-07-14 10:00 - 2023-07-15 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
If you’re planning to attend the King County Fair in July, be sure to stop by our Plant Answer Clinic in the 4-H barn.

FREE! Fire-Resistant Landscapes
2023-07-22 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Joe Jennings, Master Gardener. An introduction to fire-resistant landscape gardening that focuses on practical steps property owners can take. According to King County’s 2022 Wildfire Risk Reduction Strategy report, wildfire danger in King County is increasing because of climate change and human actions and 350,000 residents are at risk. Fire resistant landscape gardening reduces risks to their life and property. Previously a Master Gardener in Marin County, California, Joe has been involved in fire-resistant landscape gardening since 2017. He is a member of the WSU Master Gardener Intern class of 2022.

Register for just this class, or subscribe to the entire BDG Workshops series of classes for $65.00.

In addition to the class, you receive zoom recordings to whichever offering you register for.

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Creating Your First Rock Garden
2023-07-29 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Ross Bayton, PhD, Garden Director, Heronswood Garden. Join Heronswood Garden Director, Ross Bayton, on a journey of creation as he guides you through the process of building a rock garden. He’ll provide tips on construction, soil selection, and the best plants.

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In addition to the class, you receive zoom recordings to whichever offering you register for.

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Bringing Tomatoes to Harvest
2023-08-12 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Marcia Dillon, Master Gardener. Marcia will share useful tips on ripening tomatoes, and how to save seeds of your favorite varieties for next year’s crop. She’ll also discuss end-of-season preparation for your garden beds to ensure success next spring.

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Eastside Fuchsia Society - Fuchsia Show and Plant Sale
2023-08-19 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Plant sale featuring fuchsias, daylilies and other plants. Beautiful fuchsias on display. Bring your questions for our experts to help with. There will be a free Fuchsia garden walk/talk at 10am and Noon. Meet at the Aaron Educational Center.Sale Location:Bellevue Botanical Garden12001 Main St.Bellevue,WA 98005

King County Iris Society - Bearded Iris Rhizome Sale
2023-08-19 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
There will be many varieties of unusual, hard to find, and newer introductions of bearded iris, from Tall Bearded to Miniature Dwarf Bearded, most of which are unavailable elsewhere locally. The rhizomes are freshly dug, and will reestablish themselves quickly. Prices are very reasonable. Experts will be available to provide growing information. Sales Location:Wells Medina Nursery8300 NE 24th Street Medina, WA 98039

WSU Master Gardener Ask-a-Master-Gardener Clinic at CHOMP! festival
2023-08-19 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Marymoor Park, 6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Join us again this year at CHOMP! on August 19 in Redmond. CHOMP! celebrates all that is fresh, delicious, local, and sustainable in King County. This large event attracting thousands of families supports King County Executive Dow Constantine’s local food initiative by highlighting local farms and farmers, chefs and restaurants, featuring locally sourced foods and organizations like WSU Extension Master Gardeners.

The site for the WSU Master Gardener Ask=a=Master=Gardener Clinic is near the Marymoor Community Garden, which is by Marymoor Parking Lot D. Specific details on location and parking will be provided a week before the event.

Winter Gardening
2023-08-26 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Patrick Kennedy, Molbak’s Landscape & Horticultural Consultant. Learn all about winter garden maintenance, including best practices for planting bulbs, perennials, and trees. Patrick will discuss how to design beautiful landscapes that provide interest even in the depths of winter.

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In addition to the class, you receive zoom recordings to whichever offering you register for.

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PNW Gardening and Climate Change
2023-09-09 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Molly Van der Burch & James Little, Master Gardeners. Molly and Jim will demystify the complex topic of climate change and how it impacts gardens in the Pacific Northwest. They’ll explain how to make your garden more eco-friendly by harnessing natural processes to store more CO2 in plants and soils, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at home.

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Bellevue Demo Garden Harvest Festival & Plant Sale
2023-09-16 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
The Bellevue Demonstration Garden’s Harvest Festival returns this year after a three year absence. The event, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., is free and open to the public. The festival will take place at the Bellevue Demo Garden, 5500 SE 16th St, Bellevue WA 98007. It will feature harvest-oriented displays and demonstrations, a plant sale and garden marketplace, children’s activities and more. September is a wonderful time to take in the gorgeous dahlia beds and annuals display at Bellevue Demonstration Garden. See what vegetable varieties have grown well this year and make notes for your own garden next year.

Gardening with Native Plants
2023-09-23 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Rita Moore, Washington Native Plant Steward, King Conservation District. This dynamic workshop will explore the amazing variety of Northwest native plants and suitable environments to cultivate native species in your own garden.

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WSU Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference
2023-09-27 08:00 - 2023-09-30 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The 2023 Advanced Education Conference offers top-notch classes and instructors, and significant WSU-approved continuing education hours to statewide Extension Master Gardeners who serve our communities here in Washington State. Choose from thirty-five classes being taught on research-based gardening and environmental stewardship practices covering our Program Priorities and Extension Master Gardener leadership skills

For Extension Master Gardeners, WSU staff, Conference instructors/speakers – register by June 30th and save $40.

Fall Garden Preparation
2023-10-14 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Laura Matter, Program Director of Natural Yard Care, Tilth Alliance. Get a jump on spring by preparing your garden properly in the fall. Laura explains how to protect your soil over winter with different mulches and cover crops. Good fall plantings will also be discussed, to encourage and support wildlife in your garden in the winter.

Register for just this class, or subscribe to the entire BDG Workshops series of classes for $65.00.

In addition to the class, you receive zoom recordings to whichever offering you register for.

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Fire-Resistant Landscaping Fall Maintenance and Pruning
2023-10-21 09:30 - 10:30 UTC | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Joe Jennings, Fire Resistant Landscape gardening is how to use fire-resistant and drought-tolerant plants, materials, design and maintenance to prevent the spread of fire to your home. This class will focus on the fall pruning and maintenance needs for fire ladder removal, separating and thinning and dead material removal. The class will also address the issues of hill sides and slopes where extra attention is needed for spacing between trees and plants.

Register for just this class, or subscribe to the entire BDG Workshops series of classes for $65.00.

In addition to the class, you receive zoom recordings to whichever offering you register for.

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Fall Recognition and Foundation Annual Meeting
2023-10-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St, Bellevue, Washington, 98005, United States
The WSU Master Gardener program in King County celebrates our county Master Gardener volunteers with special attention at its annual Recognition Event. These Outstanding Master Gardeners are nominated by their peers. Nominees have made exceptional efforts to support the Master Gardener program through their leadership and participation in program activities and projects. This recognition acknowledges their degree of involvement, their ability to inspire the people they work with, and the impact they have through their active volunteerism that furthers the mission of the Master Gardener program.

BDG - Gardening with Ferns
2024-01-20 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Richie Steffens, Executive Director, Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden.
Presentation: Ferns are the ultimate foliage plants for our Pacific Northwest Gardens. There are few other plants that can provide the grace and beauty that a well-placed fern can provide, yet they are often underused or overlooked as we develop our gardens. Richie Steffen, executive director of the Elisabeth C Miller Botanical Garden, will share his tips and techniques for using these plants in the landscape as well as share some of the best and most beautiful ferns that thrive in our climate.
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GG - Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants, Healthy Food
2024-01-31 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Husband and wife team David Montgomery and Anne Biklé will tell the long and tangled story of humanity’s relationship with nature’s greatest wallflower—the soil beneath our farms and gardens. Weaving together science and history from their latest book, “What Your Food Ate“, as well as their Dirt Trilogy books, David and Anne will share forgotten practices and new thinking to present the connections between soil health and human health. The practices that best nourish and safeguard a plant’s root microbiome ripple through to the health and beauty of plants in gardens as well as the nutritional qualities and flavor of crops and animals in the human diet. It turns out that what’s good for the land is good for us too.
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BDG - Trial by fire! Propagation: From Seed to Spore and Cuttings
2024-02-03 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Dell Brummet, Head Gardener at Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden.
Presentation: From the use of fire and boiling water to the impact of freezing cold temperatures, propagation can be very interesting. We will take a look at a handful of plants propagated from seeds and spores at the Elisabeth Miller Botanical garden and investigate what methods work best and why. We will also look at cuttings. You should come away with ideas of how to improve a home propagation set up as well as how to collect seeds and spores.
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BDG - Starting Flower and Vegetable Seeds
2024-02-10 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Speaker: Colleen Donahue, Master Gardener.
Presentation: Interested in growing your own flowers or vegetables from seed? Join Colleen as she shares her knowledge about growing a garden from seed. She will cover topics such as seed selection, how to set up your growing area for success, and how to keep seedlings healthy until planting time. New this year, Colleen will also talk briefly about starting perennials and winter veggies from seed.
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GG - Vegetables A to Z
2024-02-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
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 Extension Master Gardener Joan Veach as she shares insight into growing a variety of vegetables in our Pacific Northwest climate. You will learn about planting times, disease prevention, and when to prune/pinch/hill-up or tie-up your different plants

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