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Beacon Food Forest: Seattle’s Communal, Edible Landscape
Beacon Food Forest: Seattle’s Communal, Edible Landscape
Beacon Food Forest: Seattle’s Communal, Edible Landscape with Beacon Food Forest Educator, Elise Evans. In 2009, four friends looked at a bare sunny hillside in Jefferson Park and dreamed that the diverse and dynamic community of Beacon Hill could have a source of delicious, organic, free food. Fifteen years later, the Beacon Food Forest (BFF) has […]
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Board Meeting
Board Meeting
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 […]
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Gardening with Children
Gardening with Children
Gardening with Children. Speaker: Pauline O’Rourke, Extension Master Gardener and Instructor “Living Lab” and “Kids in the Garden” classes at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Presentation: Bring your children and grandchildren into the garden to learn about our natural world. They will discover where our food comes from, watch pollinators at work, and see how worms help our […]
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Grow the ‘Other’ Edible Nightshades: Pepppers, Tomatillos, Eggplant
Grow the ‘Other’ Edible Nightshades: Pepppers, Tomatillos, Eggplant
Grow the 'Other' Edible Nightshades: Peppers, Tomatillos, Eggplant with Extension Master Gardener, Jean Jones. What does it take to grow sumptuous peppers, tomatillos, and eggplant? Are you hungry for tips to control those pesky flea beetles? Jean shares her expertise about cultivar selection, planting, growing, and enjoying these popular edible nightshades. Cost to register: $8.00 […]
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Plant It Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Plant It Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Plant It Where the Sun Don’t Shine. Speaker: Greg Butler, Garden Designer and Educator. Presentation: Here in the PNW, dry shade is a common gardening challenge. Fortunately, there are many species adapted to these conditions, and a plethora of native and exotic plants thrive in the parched shadow of conifers, deciduous woodlands, and north facing walls. We’ll […]
BDG Workshop: Pruning for Healthy Trees
BDG Workshop: Pruning for Healthy Trees
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 […]
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Roots and Rare Fruits
Roots and Rare Fruits
Roots and Rare Fruits with Extension Master Gardeners Margaret MacLeod and Brandon Bray. A wide variety of root crops and less commonly grown fruits can thrive in Western Washington. Margaret and Brandon describe how to select, grow and harvest root veggies and some of the more rare fruits that grow in our region Cost to Register: […]
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Protecting our Unsung Heros, our Pollinators
Protecting our Unsung Heros, our Pollinators
Protecting our Unsung Heroes, our Pollinators. Speaker: Sue Melgaard, Extension Master Gardener Presentation: For food security and survival of our plant species, pollination is critical and needs to be a high priority. Sue will present how to create a healthy habitat for our pollinator and beneficial insects. Cost to register: $8.00 Register
Neely-Soames Homestead Demonstration Garden Plant Sale
Neely-Soames Homestead Demonstration Garden Plant Sale
The Neely-Soames Homestead Demonstration Garden Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m at the Neely-Soames Homestead, 5311 S 237th Place in Kent. The sale will feature annual and perennial ornamentals, natives, and edibles, and an Extension Master Gardener Plant Clinic.