• Ground Covers: Planting in Layers to Create a Living Mulch

    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 […]

  • What to Do About Soil

    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.

  • Assessing Tree Health and Diseases

    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.

  • The Significance of Camas

    Pacific Rim Institute 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, United States +1 more

    This event can be viewed via video - Please click the link here:  Significance of Camas, with Sam Barr

  • Create a Resilient Ecosystem

    Pacific Rim Institute 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, 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.

  • Sick tree? Don’t panic! CE and ICMGF meeting

    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 […]

  • Island County Membership Meeting and CE TBA

    Pacific Rim Institute 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, United States

    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.

  • Whidbey Gardening Workshop

    Oak Harbor High School 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor, Washington, United States

    Save the Date to Join us again for the Whidbey Gardening Workshop.  Celebrate the Promise of Spring! Early Bird rates Jan. 31-Feb.7, 2026 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 […]