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SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-07-25/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T204313Z
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SUMMARY:Good Lawn / Bad Lawn
DESCRIPTION:Presenters Jim Peskuric and Mosa Neis \nReduce your monoculture lawn and grow a biodiverse lawn or meadow that supports healthier plants and soil\, saves water\, and encourages beneficial critters. Jim Peskuric completed his Master Gardener training in 2019 and his Sound Water Stewards training in 2022. Studying the land and sea inspired him to teach the science behind sustainable gardening\, work to restore northwest native ecosystems and advocate for clean water and pollution free wildlife habitat. He volunteers at the Pacific Rim Institute where he helps to recover northwest native prairies and Garry Oak savannahs. He is champion for sustainable gardening practices so that we can all understand the fragile relationship between our properties and the sea. \nMosa Neis is a Restoration Technician at Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship (PRI). She oversees PRI’s effort to repopulate Island County\, Western Washington and beyond with northwest native prairie ecosystems. Her work at PRI contributed to delisting Castilleja levisecta (Golden Paintbrush) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. \nThe classes in this Education Series are FREE\, and all are welcome to attend.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/good-lawn-bad-lawn/
LOCATION:Master Gardener Education Garden at Greenbank Farm\, 765 Wonn Road\, Greenbank\, WA\, 98253\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T023101Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-07-18/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240711T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T023101Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-07-11/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240704T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240704T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T023101Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-07-04/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T201712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T201938Z
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SUMMARY:Your Best Food Harvests for Fall/Winter 2024
DESCRIPTION:Choose the fall and winter crops you enjoy. Prep your beds and amend your soil. Which crops to start now\, and whether to direct sow or use transplants. Fall and winter protection will be discussed. Providing the best irrigation during the summer season will be discussed. We will have time for questions also.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnza has been growing food in the PNW for 4 decades and has developed community gardens and school gardens in the Seattle area and Whidbey Island. A former Master Gardener Program coordinator for WSU Extension\, she is now retired. She currently co-owns and operates Maha Farm in Clinton where she grows a year-round garden\, and markets her produce through seasonal markets and a farm stand. Anza offers classes and garden consultations for food growing to help gardeners be successful in growing their own fresh fruits and veggies.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/your-best-food-harvests-for-fall-winter-2024/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T210615Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-06-27/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T023101Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-06-20/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T023101Z
UID:10000088-1718272800-1718289000@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-06-13/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240602T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T023101Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Clinics Near You - Click for weekly schedule
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands. \n\nOak Harbor and North Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, First Sunday of each month\,  March 3 – September 1\nCountry Store – 31686 State Route 20\, Oak Harbor\n\n\nCoupeville and Central Whidbey\n\n10am – 12pm\, Thursdays\,  April 25 September 26\nWSU Extension Office -406 N. main St.\, Coupeville\n\n\nSouth Whidbey\n\n11am-2:30pm\, Sundays\, April 28-July 7\nSouth Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market – 2812 Thompson Rd.\, Langley (Off Highway 525 at Thompson Rd.\n\n\nCamano Island\n\n11am-1pm\, Fourth Saturday of the month\, March 24 to September 28\nCamano Plaza Ace Hardware – 370 NE Camano Dr.\, Camano Island
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/plant-clinics-at-locations-near-you/2024-06-06/
CATEGORIES:Gardening Education,Plant Clinics
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240419T180054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T190353Z
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SUMMARY:Learn How to Be a Plant Problem Detective!
DESCRIPTION:Learn How to be a Plant Problem Detective is presented by Loren Imes. \nIs your fir failing? Maybe your daphnes are drooping or your wisteria is wilting? How do you know if the problem is a pest\, disease\, nutrient deficiency\, too little water\, too much water\, sun damage\, cold damage\, soil problems\, or something else? Refresh your memory on the steps to take when confronted with a plant problem and get to the root of the problem to keep your plants thriving! \nLoren Imes is the Program Coordinator of the WSU Island County Extension Master Gardener program and has been a small farmer for more than twenty years.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/learn-how-to-be-a-plant-problem-detective/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240312T171814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T124804Z
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SUMMARY:The Secret Life of the Amazing Apple
DESCRIPTION:The Secret Life of the Amazing Apple is presented by Dr. Eric Curry. \nWhat do you know about the peel of an apple? Is it just something to be removed before filling a pie or so much more? Come learn the protective functions of apple skins and the aberrations that are clues to the fruit’s stresses and health\, which are key to properly caring for our apple trees. \nDr. Eric Curry\, who received a PhD in Plant/Physiology/Horticulture from Washington State University\, was a Research Plant Physiologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wenatchee\, Washington for 33 years. During this time\, he authored over 120 journal publications\, collaborating with entomologists\, pathologists\, and horticulturists throughout the world. He is the leading world authority on physiological disorders of apple fruits in arid climates. In 2003\, as President of the Plant Growth Regulation Society of America\, he presided at a joint international meeting with The Japanese Society for Chemical Regulation of Plants in Vancouver\, BC. In 2006\, Dr. Curry presented the Keynote address at the Tenth International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/the-secret-life-of-the-amazing-apple/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240204T151338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T223359Z
UID:10000035-1709233200-1709236800@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Meadowcraft: The Alchemy and Science of Creating and Maintaining Native Wildflower Meadows
DESCRIPTION:While the Pacific Northwest is famous for vast forested landscapes\, expansive and sunny wildflower meadows once occupied tens of thousands of acres in a thin linear band extending from British Columbia to Northern California. Largely erased from contemporary memory\, these regional “prairies” were biologically supercharged with pollinators and grassland birds\, aesthetically captivating\, and a primary source of staple human foods. This presentation will excavate some of that history and present contemporary models for meadow restoration and management – including in rural\, residential\, and urban landscapes – locations where meadows are actively replacing lawns and bringing life back to biological wastelands. \nEric Lee-Mäder is an insect ecologist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation\, a principal at Northwest Meadowscapes\, and author of various books\, including the recently released The Milkweed Lands (Storey Publishing). He is based in Port Townsend and farms on Whidbey Island. \nSee the Class Video: Meadowcraft
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/meadowcraft-the-alchemy-and-science-of-creating-and-maintaining-native-wildflower-meadows/
LOCATION:Held via Zoom – click here to register
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20240111T150504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T150544Z
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SUMMARY:Managing Soil Functions for Productive\, Healthy Environments
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Doug Collins will discuss the importance of soils and how soil organisms encourage healthy soils. He will also discuss the effects of soil amendments and other management practices on soils. \nDoug Collins is an Extension Professor and Soil Scientist with WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Doug has a Ph.D. in soil science from Washington State University and an M.S. in Plant Pathology from Montana State University. He focuses on managing and monitoring soil fertility on diverse organic vegetable farms\, composting systems\, and evaluating soil quality in different vegetable cropping systems\, including organic reduced tillage. Doug is also interested in soil variability across landscapes and biological indicators of soil quality. He has consulted on composting\, organic waste management\, and soil health in the Dominican Republic and Colombia and currently serves on the Board of Washington Organics Recycling Council and the WSDA Organic Program.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/managing-soil-functions-for-productive-healthy-environments/
LOCATION:Held via Zoom – click here to register
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20230921T144359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T202444Z
UID:10000029-1698346800-1698350400@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Crevice Gardening for Neophytes
DESCRIPTION:Crevice gardens are a distinctive form of traditional rock gardens\, as they emulate alpine rock environments where plants grow in small crevices between upright slabs of rock. A team of Master Gardeners designed and built two crevice gardens at the Education Garden at Greenbank Farm. This presentation describes their experience at each step of the process\, showing how anyone can take advantage of this increasingly popular type of garden that supports biodiversity and water conservation.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/crevice-gardening-for-neophytes/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155343
CREATED:20230829T170922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T202529Z
UID:10000026-1695322800-1695326400@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Helping Bees in the Offseason
DESCRIPTION:Pollinators have been getting lots of press in recent times\, thanks to increasing awareness of their importance in our ecosystem. Pictures of buzzing bees in summer gardens are widespread. But what about the rest of the year – the early spring and fall – before and after the height of the blooming season? Lisa will discuss food\, water\, and habitat needs for bees in the offseason. Learn why bees need your help\, what types of bees you will find in your garden\, and the plants that will help them thrive.  \n\n\n\nLisa Phillips is a Master Gardener and a beekeeper whose bees have pollinated plants all over Whidbey Island.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/helping-bees-in-the-offseason/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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