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Master Gardener Education Series
Preserving Puget Sound with Plants
Pacific Rim Institute 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, United States +1 morePresentation: Preserving Puget Sound with Plants with Kelly Zupich, Shore Friendly Program Coordinator The Shore Friendly program helps landowners protect their shorelines and bluffs through landscaping. Come learn what their program offers our community and which plants are their super heroes!
Ground Covers: Planting in Layers to Create a Living Mulch
Greenbank Farm 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WAPresenter: Tobey Nelson, Certified Professional Horticulturist Using plants as a living mulch offers many benefits: weed suppression, maintaining soil water content, and nutrient cycling. We’ll discuss many great shrubs, perennials, and grasses to use as living mulch and to maintain a robust soil microbiome. The classes in this Education Series are FREE, and all are welcome […]
What to Do About Soil
Greenbank Farm 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WAPresenter: Gary Ketcheson, Island Co. Master Gardener Discover important properties of soils with special attention to Island County soils. Learn how to maintain healthy soils and plants and promote human health. The classes in this Education Series are FREE, and all are welcome to attend.
Assessing Tree Health and Diseases
Greenbank Farm 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WAPresenter: Sue Nicol, retired Head Horticulturist at Woodland Park Zoo Learn to identify vulnerable trees and make good choices about planting and replacing trees. The classes in this Education Series are FREE, and all are welcome to attend.