Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Friday Harbor Middle School
— from Gwen Stamm —
The WSU Master Gardeners’ Spring Gardening Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 at Friday Harbor Middle School on San Juan Island. The theme, Sustainable Gardening in Your Own Backyard, will be a common element in all presentations.
Keynote speaker, Erin Benzakein, founder of Floret Flower Farm in Mount Vernon, organic farmer, floral designer, writer and popular blogger will talk about her adventures with sustainable flower gardening in the Pacific Northwest. www.floretflowers.com
15 more workshops are scheduled throughout the day, ranging in topics from Rain Gardens, Bees, and Cottage Gardens to Preserving Your Garden Bounty, Landscaping with Native Ferns, and Growing Tomatoes.
Tickets are $35 with advance registration, or $45 at the door. Workshop reservations are first come, first served. Online registration available starting March 15th. Call WSU Extension 360-378-4414 for more information and registration forms.
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Tickets can be ordered on line through Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/610280
Or visit the San Juan County Extension website to download a registration form. https://sanjuan.wsu.edu/mastergardeners/