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To promote and perpetuate WSU Master Gardener program with the Lewis County Extension Office. To promote public interest in gardening and home horticulture through education and other activities. To facilitate an exchange of ideas, information and expertise among members through periodic newsletters, seminars, meetings and other activities. To engage in activities that will further the objectives of the Foundation and the WSU Extension.  To interact with the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State.

Upcoming Events

Apr
5
Sat
Up-potting Plants @ Borst Park Greenhouse Shed
Apr 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Free per-registration 3-5 days prior to the event to ensure there are enough materials.  My plant is pot bound and I can see the roots coming out of the pot; what should I do next?  Why, when I transplant my plant to a bigger pot it dies?  Find out the answer to these questions and much more.
Apr
12
Sat
Gardening For Everyone @ Washington Hall
Apr 12 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Six free gardening workshops to be announced later.

May
17
Sat
Spring Plant Sale @ Blue Pavillion
May 17 @ 9:00 am – May 18 @ 4:00 pm

All of our plant for the sale are grown by Lewis County Master Gardeners.  They have already adapted to our climate and ready for you to plant in your garden.  We offer the best selection of tomatoes in the county.  Please, don’t plant your tomatoes outside until the nighttime temperatures have reached 52 degrees.

Saturday the hours of the Plant Sale are 9:00AM – 4:00PM

Sunday 9:00AM until sold out

Jun
7
Sat
Year Round Vegetable Gardening @ Sulkum Timberland Libray
Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

This is workshop will help you to learn how to grow vegetables all year.  Please, per-register with Julie Pirtle at 360-740-1212 or email: julie.pirtle@lewiscountywa.gov.

Jun
14
Sat
Designing a Garden for All Seasons @ Borst Demonstration Garden
Jun 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Does your garden look bright and colorful spring through fall?  When winter approaches the color fades?  This workshop will help you to learn how you can have color in your garden even during the long winter months.  Please, call Julie Pirtle to pre-register 360-740-1212 or email julie.pirtle@lewiscountywa.gov.

 

Jun
21
Sat
Concrete Leaf Making @ Sulkum Timberland Libray
Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

This workshop will teach you how to add beauty and focal points in your garden with concrete leaves.  Please, pre-register with Julie Pirtle at 60-740-1212 or email julie.pirtle@lewiscountywa.gov.

Jun
28
Sat
Pacific Northwest Butterflies @ Providence Place Demonstration Garden
Jun 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

This workshop will help you to learn how to attract our native butterflies to your garden and how to care for them.  Please, pre-register with Julie Pirtle at 360-740-1212 or email julie.pirtle@lewiscountywa.gov.

Jul
19
Sat
Growing and Caring For Hydrangeas @ Providence Place Demonstration Garden
Jul 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

How are your hydrangeas performing; are they blooming and looking lush?  If not you may want to attend this workshop and learn when to fertilize and prune for the best performance.  Please, pre-register with Julie Pirtle at 360-740-1212 or email at julie.pirtle@lewiscountywa.gov.

Aug
30
Sat
Creating a Food Forest @ Sulkum Timberland Libray
Aug 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Do you know what a food forest is?  This workshop will teach you the main concepts of a food forest which consists of a variety of plants that imitate the natural setting of a forest – such as by planting the same types of trees and plants that would be found in a natural forest to create the same hospitable environment for those plants to thrive as they would in nature. Please, pre-register with Julie Pirtle at 360-740-1212 or email julie.pirtle@lewiscountywa.gov.