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From the Ground & Up
FROM THE GROUND AND UP - SUMMER GARDENING WORKSHOP
Educational summer workshop for Master Gardeners, home gardeners and garden enthusiasts, Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Choose your path for the day from 8 morning classroom sessions and 5 afternoon hands-on sessions.
Check our website for more details http://extension.wsu.edu/pierce/mg/events/
After you pay, you will receive a confirmation of your payment, and a link to follow to select the workshop from each of the 3 sessions. PLEASE NOTE: Session 3, Building a Hypertufa in is filled and in Session 1, Pruning is closed.
Registration 8:00 -8:45 am
Session 1: 8:45-10:00
* Bill Peregrine: Biochar & Soil: Other Soil Amendments
for Improving Soil Structure
* Lauri Pyne: Pollinator Populations
* Scott Vergara: Pruning
* Lisa Taylor: Small Space Gardening- Grow More Food on a
Tiny Footprint
Session 2: 10:15-11:30
* Craig Cogger: Protect & Keep Your Soil: Cover
Crops, Mulches & More.
* Dennis Paulson: Dragonflies
* Scott Vergara: Rhodys, Japanese Maples, Hydrangea,
& other shrubs, culture and pruning.
* Lisa Taylor: Everlasting Harvest-Growing a Year Round
Edible Garden.
Box Lunch Provided with registration 11:30 am - 1:30 pm If you have dietary restrictions, please email danielleharringt@wsu.edu
*Keynote Speaker: Daniel Mount: Gardening in the
Pacific Northwest-The Japanese Influence.
Carpools to the Farm for afternoon hands-on sessions 1:30 - 2:00 pm
Session 3: 2:00 - 3:30 pm
* Jim Kropf: Identifying Weeds.
* Cyndi Stuart: Developing a Hummingbird, Butterfly,
& Bee Friendly Garden.
* Master Gardeners: Luginia "Gina" Comfort, Krish Nelson,
and members of the Propagation Group-
Propagation of Soft, Semi-,& Hardwood
Cuttings.
* Scott Vergara: Building a Hypertufa Garden.
(Please note: $5.00 fee, cash or check to
be paid at the workshop. Those who watch,
but do not participate in making a hypertufa
container do not have to pay.)
* Lisa Taylor: Farm Walkabout: Becoming a Garden
Naturalist
Please click here to view a schedule, speaker bio, and presentation descriptions
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LocationFranklin Pierce High School and the Franklin Pierce Farm (View)
11002 18th Avenue East
Tacoma, WA 98445
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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