Island County Master Gardener Foundation

Membership Meeting and Continuing Education
2026-05-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pacific Rim Institute, 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
Container Vegetable Gardening
with Margie Wilson
Join us in person or available via Zoom. To attend online, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. Thank you.

Member Meetings on Camano
2026-05-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Camano Island Multi-Purpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive, Camano, WA
Master Gardeners in Camano meet on the third Sundays of the month. Come join us!

Plant Sale on Camano Island
2026-05-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Camano Island Multi-Purpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive, Camano, WA
Visit the Plant Sale page of our website for details.

Plant Sale on Whidbey Island
2026-05-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WA

Membership Meeting and Continuing Education
2026-03-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Pacific Rim Institute, 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
Intern Presentations for our educational topics.
Join us in person or available via Zoom. To attend online, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. Thank you.

Whidbey Gardening Workshop
2026-03-21 | Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor, Washington, 98277, United States
Join us again for the Whidbey Gardening Workshop. Celebrate the Promise of Spring!
Full Registration now closed. Day Of single classes will be available as well as the Marketplace for shopping for walk-ins!
Along with gardening talks and hands-on learning, the Whidbey Gardening Workshop has a large marketplace with gardening experts, local conservation groups, gardening supplies (and of course plants), and the Master Gardener Bookstore with book signings by instructors.
Learn more and sign up for updates at WhidbeyGardening.org

Integrated Pest Management for the Home Garden
2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:00 | WA
with Adam Romero
Adam thinks a lot about pesticides. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington Bothell where he researches the histories of agriculture and industrial chemicals. Adam has been a Master Gardener for 13 years and strives to grow as much food as possible at his house in the Cascade foothills.
This presentation explores the basics of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for the home garden. IPM is a scientific ecosystem level approach to manage pests in a more sustainable manner. The talk covers philosophical aspects of IPM alongside practical strategies and measures that home gardeners can take to reduce pest populations.

Join us via Zoom? To attend, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches.

Missed it? Click to see the recording till May 2026

Sick tree? Don’t panic! CE and ICMGF meeting
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:00 | WA
Sick tree? Don’t panic!
Sick, dying, and dead trees can be quite alarming to property owners and induce panicked calls to tree care professionals. Pests and pathogens are often the first assumption, along with an assumed urgent need for pesticide application. This presentation will address common reasons why trees decline and die (with a focus on native trees in small forest and home landscape contexts), why pesticides are often not a good response, the importance of a holistic approach, and the importance of good communication and “bedside manner” to manage client expectations and be sensitive to the emotions associated with tree health problems
with Instructor Kevin Zobrist
Kevin is a professor with Washington State University Extension, where he has been a faculty member since 2007. Kevin is based in Snohomish County and coordinates the Extension Forestry program in the Puget Sound area, working with people who own forested property. Kevin has two forestry degrees from the University of Washington. His research interests include forestry education, forest health and ecology, and native trees. Kevin is also a Certified Forester and author of the book Native Trees of Western Washington.
Join us via Zoom. To attend, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. Thank you.

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Create a Resilient Ecosystem
2025-10-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Pacific Rim Institute, 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
Join us in person or available via Zoom. To attend online, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. Thank you.

The Significance of Camas
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Pacific Rim Institute, 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
This event can be viewed via video – Please click the link here: Significance of Camas, with Sam Barr

Assessing Tree Health and Diseases
2025-09-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WA
Presenter: 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.

What to Do About Soil
2025-08-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WA
Presenter: 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.

Ground Covers: Planting in Layers to Create a Living Mulch
2025-07-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WA
Presenter: 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 to attend.

Preserving Puget Sound with Plants
2025-06-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Pacific Rim Institute, 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
Presentation: 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!
See the Recording –Click here:

Hello Sea Level Rise Workshop Participants and Master Gardeners,
Thank you for attending one of our Sea Level Rise workshops and our Shore Friendly presentation. resources. We have been able to pull together the attached and below materials for you! Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions and appreciate you taking the time to learn about our shoreline ecosystems.

Elise Adams, Marine Resource Committee Coordinator

Email: E.Adams@islandcountywa.gov | Office: +1(360)678-7892
1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, WA 98239

Shore Friendly Program – Shore Friendly Program | Island County, WA
Shoreline Site Visit Request Form – Shore Friendly Site Visit Request

Exploring Plants in your Garden for Pest and Disease
2025-06-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank, WA
Presenter: Jenny Glass – WSU Puyallup Extension Coordinator / Plant Diagnostician
Learn to incorporate plant disease and post detection/diagnosis into your gardening habits. You will get tools to help prevent/manage diseases and pests and see a variety of samples for investigation.
The classes in this Education Series are FREE, and all are welcome to attend.

Forest Sustainability
2025-05-29 19:00 | Pacific Rim Institute, 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
Presentation: Gary Ketcheson will speak on Forest Sustainability.

Gary has been a Master Gardener Whidbey Island since 2013.

Plant Sale on Camano Island
2025-05-17 09:00 - 13:00 | Camano Island Multi-Purpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive, Camano, WA
Visit the Plant Sale Web Page for details.

Earth Day at Camp Casey
2025-04-19 09:30 - 14:30 | Camp Casey, 1276 Engle Rd, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
Join with other local community organizations to celebrate Earth Day and share information about sustainable gardening practices. We will have free Western Redcedar trees to give away to youth. Event website

Saturday, April 19 at Camp Casey
Two shifts: 9:30-12:00, and 12:00-2:30
https://givepul.se/48gbv9

Get Growing: Gardening on a Shoestring
2025-04-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Camano Island Multi-Purpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive, Camano, WA
Cathy Lofton-Day will review some of the many benefits of gardening along with tips and propagation methods that will save you money, make your garden more resilient in our changing climate, provide an abundance of free plants and even free food – all while helping the environment.

For Whidbey Island volunteers, join via Zoom:
https://wsu.zoom.us/j/4403916536?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 440 391 6536
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Gardening Fact or Fiction? Cultivating Science Literacy for Gardeners
2025-03-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Pacific Rim Institute, 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 98239, United States
with Loren Imes

In this engaging and informative class, we will learn how to identify and debunk common gardening myths and provide you with the tools to cultivate a thriving garden based on solid science

Link to the presentation:
https://youtu.be/zIWy3QRJRkQ

Recognizing Juvenile Stages of Beneficial Insects
2025-02-27 18:30 - 20:00 | via Zoom – Please register for email notification
with Laurel Moulton, Regional Horticulture Specialist and Master Gardener Program Coordinator for Clallam County.

You see the aphids, but what about the Lady Beetle larva feasting on them or the eggs laid nearby?

Laurel will help us identify the juvenile stages of our most common beneficial insects.

photo: “Convergent Lady Beetle Lara” by Katja Schulz is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Please register via the meeting registration form

Link to the class recording: https://youtu.be/6VF7ckJHe1I

Choosing Soil Amendments Wisely
2025-01-30 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom – Please register for email notification
with Muriel Nesbitt

Are you ready to prepare your soil for this year’s harvest of flowers and food?
Muriel Nesbitt, retired biology professor and veteran Master Gardener will speak to us about common soil amendments.
What do they do for our soils? How are they obtained? Are they sustainable? Are there better alternatives?

See the class recording on YouTube:

Choosing Soil Amendments Wisely

The Wild Side of Wonder
2024-10-31 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom – Please register for email notification
with Maribeth Crandell

We all benefit from time outside every day. A walk in the woods, by a lake, on a beach or a bluff, benefits us body, mind and soul. Whidbey, Fidalgo and Guemes Island trails are close and convenient year round. Find out which walks are accessible by bus, which are more challenging and which are good for strollers, wheelchairs and walkers. Discover the wonder of a wetland, or the songs of streams. See the seasonal changes of birds and wildlife. Admire the pallet of color from golden paintbrush and purple camas, to deep red rose hips and rusty bracken. Explore and enjoy our natural landscapes close to home.

photo by Jack Hart

The class recording is available at the link below.

Pond Stewardship

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Everything Dahlias
2024-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom – Please register for email notification
with Dave Thomas
Dave, who is Island County’s longest serving Master Gardener, will be covering everything from propagation to overwintering, and insect and disease problems.

Go Green in the Garden: Using Nature’s Own Plant Food
2024-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | WA
Presenter Anza Muenchow
Never buy fertilizer again when you learn how to enrich your plants and soil naturally. Anza Muenchow has been teaching and promoting growing and eating local food, to children and adults, through programs in Seattle and Whidbey Island for over 30 years. She is a member of the 2024 South Whidbey Tilth council.
The classes in this Education Series are FREE, and all are welcome to attend.

Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
2024-09-05 10:00 - 14:30, 2024-08-29 10:00 - 14:30 | WA
Master Gardener volunteers staff plant clinics in the Extension Office, nurseries, garden centers, farmers markets, and hardware stores across Island County. We are available to answer your gardening questions – free of charge – so that you can get science-based answers to your gardening questions.
Plant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands.

Oak Harbor and North Whidbey

10am – 12pm, First Sunday of each month, March 3 – September 1
Country Store – 31686 State Route 20, Oak Harbor

Coupeville and Central Whidbey

10am – 12pm, Thursdays, April 25 September 26
WSU Extension Office -406 N. main St., Coupeville

South Whidbey

11am-2:30pm, Sundays, April 28-July 7
South Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd., Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.

Camano Island

11am-1pm, Fourth Saturday of the month, March 24 to September 28
Camano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr., Camano Island
