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  • Bumblebee on scarlet runner bean flower.

    Garden Allies: An Introduction to Life in the Landscape

    Instructor: Frédérique Lavoipierre
    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --A frequent topic of gardening questions is about the insects and other life found there – and how to maintain an ecological balance while creating beautiful landscapes.

  • Chive plants.

    Edible Perennials for PNW Gardens

    Instructor: Lisa Taylor
    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --If you want to eat from your yard but you can’t keep up with the planting, composting, watering, and weeding, include perennial edibles in your landscape.

  • Madrona tree.

    Native Plants for Biodiversity

    Instructor: Mark Turner
    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --Plant diversity supports most of our wildlife, beginning with the insects that feed on them, and makes our state the beautiful and interesting place where we’ve chosen to live.

  • The Ice Age Flood: The Washington Soil Mosaic

    Instructor: Kenneth B. Lacy
    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --The class will start with a discussion on the ice age floods that inundated portions of the Pacific Northwest.

  • A Master Gardener plant clinic.

    AIM for Active Learning

    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --Teaching for active learning intentionally involves learners in “authentic, interactive, meaningful” (AIM) processes to achieve learning goals.

  • Insect on a leaf.

    Integrated Pest Management

    Instructor: Rachel Bomberger
    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is managing plant damaging pests using cultural control methods, like manual pruning or water management but also includes the use of chemical pesticides.

  • Busy mason bees.

    Learning How to Care for Solitary Mason and Leafcutter Bees

    Instructor: Thyra McKelvie
    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --Bees are becoming an increasingly popular addition to gardens – but not just honeybees. If you’re thinking of hosting bees in your yard, releasing solitary MASON bees should be top on your list.

  • Watercolor drawings of flowers.

    Botanical Latin

    Instructor: Ross Bayton
    (Please click on class title to read more)
    --From gardener to grower, botanist to blogger, we all utilize botanical Latin when communicating about plants.