Understanding King County Soils for Better Gardening
2025-05-17 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Understanding King County Soils for Better Gardening. Speaker: Gary Hergert, recent PNW transplant, Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska Agronomy-Horticulture.
Presentation: To be a successful gardener it is helpful to know the nature of the soil. This presentation will provide a focused look at soil, with something new for everyone. Recent local geology and parent materials that created King County soils will be discussed. Major soil properties including soil texture, soil structure, porosity, infiltration, water holding capacity and soil biology will be presented. Gain a new understanding of how to manage soil tilth, quality and health.
Cost to register: $8.00
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BDG Workshop: Composting - Turning Weeds and Garbage into Garden Gold
2025-05-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Bellevue Demonstration Garden is again offering in-person workshops.
These in-person workshops will spotlight Master Gardeners who have combined knowledge
amounting to hundreds of years! Veteran and novice gardeners alike will benefit from these
presentations derived from science-based research, personal experience and state-of-the-art
methods. Workshops will consist of a 30-to-45-minute presentations in the park shelter
followed by a 20-to-30-minute demonstration or hands-on experience.
Garden Shelter at 15500 SE 16th St, Bellevue, WA 98007

Topic: Composting – Turning Weeds and Garbage into Garden Gold
Speaker: Fred Wemer
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location

Bellevue Demo Garden
15500 SE 16th St
Bellevue, WA 98006

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The Nutritional Powerhouse: Corn and Beans (legumes)
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
The Nutritional Powerhouse: Corn and Beans (legumes) with Extension Master Gardener Maria Gerace.
Corn and beans form the basis of many traditional cuisines around the world and provide a complete protein when consumed together. And (fun fact) neither crop requires insects for pollination! Join Maria for a smorgasbord of information and growing tips for these two dietary staples, corn and beans (legumes).
Cost to register: $8.00
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Rain Gardens
2025-05-31 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Rain Gardens. Speaker: Gary Fredericks, Extension Master Gardener.
Presentation: We live in an area where we either get too much rain or not enough. If your landscape suffers from being too soggy, WSU Extension Coordinator, Gary Fredricks will discuss an environmentally friendly way to create a native plant oasis that soaks up the extra rainwater. Learn where to place the garden, how to construct it, and what plants to consider.
Cost to register: $8.00
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Deer Resistant Gardening
2025-06-07 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Deer Resistant Gardening. Speaker: Adam Romero, Extension Master Gardener.
Presentation: This talk explores the tenets and practices of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through the lens of building a deer resistant garden. Our speaker will draw examples from his own experiences of gardening with extreme deer pressure. He will highlight the practices and plants to build and enjoy a garden alongside deer and other PNW wildlife.
Cost to register: $8.00
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BDG Workshop: Late Spring Seed Starting
2025-06-07 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Bellevue Demonstration Garden is again offering in-person workshops.
These in-person workshops will spotlight Master Gardeners who have combined knowledge
amounting to hundreds of years! Veteran and novice gardeners alike will benefit from these
presentations derived from science-based research, personal experience and state-of-the-art
methods. Workshops will consist of a 30-to-45-minute presentations in the park shelter
followed by a 20-to-30-minute demonstration or hands-on experience.
Garden Shelter at 15500 SE 16th St, Bellevue, WA 98007

Topic: Late Spring Seed Starting
Speaker: Colleen Donahue
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location

Bellevue Demo Garden
15500 SE 16th St
Bellevue, WA 98006

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Summer Starts for Fall and Early Spring Harvests
2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Summer Starts for Fall and Early Spring Harvests with Extension Master Gardeners Andrea Borning and Karen Adams.
Lettuce and spinach harvests yield space in the garden to plant hardy winter greens. New to Growing Groceries this year is a lesson on cultivating edibles in the Asteraceae family – chicory, radicchio, escarole, and curly endive. Andrea and Karen will share what they’re planting in June and July for harvest in the fall and for overwintering until spring. These summer planted crops will extend your harvest for the rest of the year.
Cost to register: $8.00
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Board Meeting
2025-06-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-08-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-08 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.

BDG Workshop: Propagation - Tips and Techniques
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Bellevue Demonstration Garden is again offering in-person workshops.
These in-person workshops will spotlight Master Gardeners who have combined knowledge
amounting to hundreds of years! Veteran and novice gardeners alike will benefit from these
presentations derived from science-based research, personal experience and state-of-the-art
methods. Workshops will consist of a 30-to-45-minute presentations in the park shelter
followed by a 20-to-30-minute demonstration or hands-on experience.
Garden Shelter at 15500 SE 16th St, Bellevue, WA 98007

Topic: Propagation – Tips and Techniques
Speaker: Fred Wemer
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location

Bellevue Demo Garden
15500 SE 16th St
Bellevue, WA 98006

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Caring for Community at Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens
2025-06-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Caring for Community at Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens
The Master Gardeners of King County maintain ten demonstration gardens where the public can see firsthand the types of plants that grow well in our area and learn recommended planting practices and overall garden care. Many of these gardens also grow groceries for local food banks to help alleviate food insecurity in our neighborhoods. In this class, Master Gardener volunteers from three demonstration gardens will share with us some of their time-tested strategies for growing food crops and how they support their community in interesting and novel ways.
Cost to register: $8.00
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BDG Workshop: Maximizing Your Tomato Yield at End of Season
2025-08-09 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Bellevue Demonstration Garden is again offering in-person workshops.
These in-person workshops will spotlight Master Gardeners who have combined knowledge
amounting to hundreds of years! Veteran and novice gardeners alike will benefit from these
presentations derived from science-based research, personal experience and state-of-the-art
methods. Workshops will consist of a 30-to-45-minute presentations in the park shelter
followed by a 20-to-30-minute demonstration or hands-on experience.
Garden Shelter at 15500 SE 16th St, Bellevue, WA 98007

Topic: Maximizing Your Tomato Yield at End of Season
Speaker: Sharon Peach
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location

Bellevue Demo Garden
15500 SE 16th St
Bellevue, WA 98006

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BDG Workshop: Onion Know How
2025-08-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Bellevue Demonstration Garden is again offering in-person workshops.
These in-person workshops will spotlight Master Gardeners who have combined knowledge
amounting to hundreds of years! Veteran and novice gardeners alike will benefit from these
presentations derived from science-based research, personal experience and state-of-the-art
methods. Workshops will consist of a 30-to-45-minute presentations in the park shelter
followed by a 20-to-30-minute demonstration or hands-on experience.
Garden Shelter at 15500 SE 16th St, Bellevue, WA 98007

Topic: Onion Know How
Speaker: Carl Pergam
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location

Bellevue Demo Garden
15500 SE 16th St
Bellevue, WA 98006

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Lovely Lawn Alternatives
2025-09-06 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Lovely Lawn Alternatives. Speaker: Sue Goetz, Horticulturist, Garden Designer, Speaker.
Presentation: Enjoy seeing how Sue creates magical perennial and ornamental grass meadows to no-mow plantings and seed mixes. Inspiration and techniques on how to convert your lawn space will be discussed. Best ways to remove lawn, plantings and tips for switching from a high maintenance lawn to sustainable beauty provided. Before and after photos of lawn conversion projects too!
Cost to register: $8.00
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Propagation from Cuttings: A Practical Approach for Roses and Perennials
2025-09-13 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Propagation from Cuttings: A Practical Approach for Roses and Perennials. Speaker: Jason Crouch, Owner Fraser Valley Rose Farm.
Presentation: Learn how to propagate roses and other perennials from cuttings with straightforward techniques and practical advice. This session will guide participants through every step of the process, from selecting cutting material to managing humidity, rooting, and aftercare.
Cost: $8.00
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BDG Workshop: Seasonal Container Gardening
2025-09-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Bellevue Demonstration Garden is again offering in-person workshops.
These in-person workshops will spotlight Master Gardeners who have combined knowledge
amounting to hundreds of years! Veteran and novice gardeners alike will benefit from these
presentations derived from science-based research, personal experience and state-of-the-art
methods. Workshops will consist of a 30-to-45-minute presentations in the park shelter
followed by a 20-to-30-minute demonstration or hands-on experience.
Garden Shelter at 15500 SE 16th St, Bellevue, WA 98007

Topic: Seasonal Container Gardening
Speaker: Emilie Castle & Linda Peterson
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location

Bellevue Demo Garden
15500 SE 16th St
Bellevue, WA 98006

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Cool Plants, Hot Topics Plant Sale and Talks!
2025-09-14 09:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St, Bellevue, Washington, 98005, United States
The Master Gardener Foundation of King County invites you to its ‘Cool Plants, Hot Topics Plant Sale and Talks‘ at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
The theme for this annual event is ‘Become A Pollinator Protector’.
In addition to garden talks by WSU Extension Master Gardeners and other well-known local horticulturalists, you are also invited to attend the Grand Opening of the new Habitats at Home demonstration garden. The garden was created by WSU Extension King County Master Gardener program supported by a grant from King Conservation District and in partnership with the City of Bellevue.
(Image: copyright Michael Lampron-York, 2025)
Speaker Schedule:
10:00am – 11:00am Molly van der Burch – ‘Climate Ready Plants’
11:30am – 12:30pm Susan Melgaard ‘Pollinators – Our Unsung Heroes’
1:00pm – 2:00pm Daniel Mount – ‘From Far and Near – Native Plants for Northwest Gardens’
Cost: $10.00 per talk or $25.00 for the total package of 3 talks. See Guest Speaker Bios for more information.
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The vendor area will include specialty nurseries and vendors to help you select this year’s fall plantings as well as fresh bouquets and seeds for sale.
Check out our great list of Plant Sale Vendors and Partners! There is no charge to attend the plant sale or to visit the Bellevue Botanical Garden.

VENDORS
WA Pollinator Path
SEED TABLE DONORS

Bellevue Demo Garden Harvest Festival
2025-09-20 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Bellevue Demo Garden Harvest Festival
When: Saturday, September 20, 2025
10am – 2pm
Where: Bellevue Demo Garden
15500 SE 16th Street
Bellevue, WA 98007
Bring your family, friends and neighbors to celebrate the end of our growing season! The event will include a WSU Extension Master Gardener Plant Clinic, our Fall Plant Sale, Floral Bouquets, a Photo Op Display for selfies and family photos, Children’s Activities, and a Garden Flea Market including burlap bags. Come learn how to make Leaf Castings, Concrete Garden Edging, Lavender products, and learn about Food Preservation. See a demo on how to sharpen dull pruner blades and enjoy the magical Dancing Water Bowl! Admission is free to the public and free parking is available in the lot and on the street.

Fall Groundwork in the Natural Garden
2025-09-27 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Fall Groundwork in the Natural Garden. Speaker: Laura Matter, Seattle Tilth.
Presentation: Get a jump on spring by taking care of the garden in fall! Learn how to protect your soil, what to plant now, lawn care tasks to save you time next spring and tips for winterizing you garden. Find ways to encourage and take care of wildlife this winter.
Cost: $8.00
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Creating a Cut Flower Garden
2025-10-04 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
Creating a Cut Flower Garden. Speaker: Colleen Donahue, Extension Master Gardener.
Presentation: Have you ever dreamed of growing you own fresh flowers? Colleen will share her extensive knowledge about growing flowers for cutting (and for pollinators!). You will learn about how to select your location, prepare your soil, select flowers and start seeds. Also discover how to get the longest vase life from your flowers. Colleen will talk about her favorite easy to grow flowers, which provide bountiful blooms from mid-summer till fall.
Cost: $8.00
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How to combine perennials, shrubs, and small trees for garden color throughout the year
2025-10-18 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
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 how plants have different impact depending on the season. If you have heard her ‘Perennials for Year-Round Color’ or ’Shrubs that Grow Well in our Gardens’ talks, this is a chance to see how some of those plants actually look in a garden setting. There will be a plant list.
Cost: $8.00
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Creating a Happy Home for Houseplants
2025-10-25 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
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 road, Ann can help you to better understand how to grow more beautiful plants. Bring your questions too for on-the-spot advice.
Cost: $8.00
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Master Gardener Foundation of WA - Holiday Sock Store
2025-11-01 08:00 - 2025-12-15 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State is fundraising to support the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program. These colorful garden themed socks are made 100% in the USA, one size fits most and they are cross-knitted for premier stretch. Once ordered the socks will be shipped directly to your home.
Here are some of the fun sock styles to choose from:
Master Gardener
Holiday – Owl be Home for Christmas
Bee Happy
Sheep-Trying to Get My Sheep Together
Suck it up Buttercups
Carnation
Wet My Plants
Bee Positive
Whatever Floats Your Goat
Don’t Bug Me
Click this link to the Bloom for Good online store to choose a style for your favorite gardener.
Thank you for supporting the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program!

PNW Month-by-Month Tips for Cultivating More Resilient Garden
2026-01-10 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom Platform
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.
Cost: $9.00
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