Classes begin each year in January and ending in May.
For information contact:
WSU Extension
Master Gardener Program
at 574-1600.
The Master Gardener Program is open to anyone who is interested in gardening and has a willingness to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to make a positive impact on our community.
Master Gardener Certification Classes
Master Gardener Foundation of Yakima County
21st Annual
Garden Workshop
Lecture Series
Featuring Ed Hume
March 10, l6, 24, and 30
7:00-9:00 PM
Davis High School Kiva
Entrance 7th ave. & Walnut
$30 Complete Series or $10 Each Seminar
Register Early! Call Yakima County Extension 574-1600
Vegetable Gardens Start to Finish
Wed. March 10, 2010
7:00—9:00 PM
by Ed Hume
One of the best known names in gardening, author of the books, Gardening with Ed Hume and The Ed Hume Garden Book, owner of Ed Hume Seed Company, TV and radio host, and international speaker, will discuss vegetable gardens, start to finish.
High Yields In Small Spaces
Tue. March 16, 2010
7:00—9:00 PM
by Phyllis Pugnetti
A Yakima Master Gardener, will present high yield gardening including, Keyhole Gardens, Grow Biointensive®, Square Foot Gardens. View compost in new ways, use less chemicals, make your garden more sustainable and more productive—not bigger.
Soils, Mulches and Additives
Wed. March 24, 2010
7:00—9:00 PM
by Linda Chalker-Scott PhD.
Author of The Informed Gardener, and Associate Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Explore the importance of soil structure, mulches, and additives—good and bad, for containers and vegetable gardens.
Gardening Without Boundaries
Tue. March 30, 2010
7:00—9:00 PM
by Sara Perry
A Yakima Master Gardener will demonstrate how to grow flowers and food together at uncon-ventional times and in odd places. Create beautiful edible hanging baskets, vegetables and fruit in landscapes and containers, and ways to extend the growing season.
