

Virtual WSU Master Gardener Conference: Cultivating Resilience
Join us September 26-27, 2025, for the virtual WSU Extension Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference, Cultivating Resilience! Enjoy top-notch classes and instructors, and enhance your sustainable horticulture skills. The conference features live and recorded sessions on research-based gardening and environmental stewardship. Conference recordings will be accessible to all registrants until February 28, 2026.
This exceptional learning opportunity is open to everyone!

NEW opportunity this year!
A new opportunity is being introduced to the AEC agenda in the form of regionally-based, in-person gatherings around Washington state. There are six offerings of Shared Learning Experience gatherings (SLE) around the state that will allow attendees to view the Friday program together.
This Shared Learning Experience allows the participants to build community while learning.
The morning program includes the Washington State Foundation Annual Meeting and Awards presentations which are free to all master gardeners. Following the meeting, the conference opens to paid attendees with keynote speaker Larry Weaner. Each location will take a lunch break followed by the afternoon programming.
The SLE afternoon programming will feature two live presentations focused on further development of master gardener skills. All SLE locations will participate in these live sessions at their locations and include breakout session discussions to enhance the learning experience.
Virtual attendees will still be able to view the live sessions and engage in breakout session discussions in breakout rooms from their virtual location. Virtual attendee discussions will have their own moderator and be engaged in discussions with other virtual attendees.
Shared Learning Experience host counties are Clark, Kittitas, Snohomish, Spokane, Whitman and Yakima. Look for their individual flyers for more detailed information. Everyone will have the opportunity to enroll in a SLE when completing AEC registration. Space may be limited.
Announcing Our Keynote Speaker
Larry Weaner, FAPLD is president and founder of Larry Weaner Landscape Associates and established its educational affiliate, New Directions in the American Landscape, in 1990. He is nationally recognized for combining expertise in horticulture, landscape design, and ecological restoration. His design and restoration work spans more than twenty U.S. states and the U.K., and has been profiled in national publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Garden Design, American Gardener, Wildflower Magazine, and ASLA’s “The Dirt” blog. Larry has presented at American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) annual and state chapter meetings,
Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) events, and many others. His book, Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (Timber Press 2016) received an American Horticultural Society Book Award in 2017. In 2021 he received the AHS Landscape Design Award and the APLD Award of Distinction. Read more about Larry


Get ten of the 2024 recordings for a limited time!
The 2024 WSU Extension Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference was a well-received educational opportunity.
We are pleased to offer a package of ten recordings from the top-rated seminars for just $49. Purchase now through May 15 and enjoy access to these recordings until June 1, 2025.


Partnering to further the mission
To further the training of volunteers and keep them abreast of cutting-edge horticultural science, the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State hosts an annual Advanced Education Conference in partnership with the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program and the dedication of WSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers. This educational event is just one way we strive to ensure that when you reach out to your local Extension Master Gardeners, you are assured of getting innovative, unbiased, scientifically supported advice.
The Conference is also open to the public. All garden enthusiasts are welcome!