Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County

All About Houseplants: Selection Care and Propagation
2026-05-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th Street, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Jeanette Stehr-Green MG

Woodcock Walkabouts
2026-05-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim, WA, 98382, United States
Woodcock Walkabouts are in-person guided tours scheduled at 10:00am for the following Thursdays

May 7, June 4, July 9, August 6, September 3, October 1

Master Gardener Foundation Board Meeting
2026-05-04 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-06 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-02 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-02 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-05 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Clallam PUD#1 – Public Utility District #1, 104 Hooker Road, Sequim, WA, 98382, United States
The Board meetings are at the Clallm PUD headquarters, 104 Hooker Road in Carlsborg, on the first Monday of each month.

Spring Plant Sale
2026-05-02 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim, WA, 98382, United States
Break out those calendars and then tell your friends to join the fun, too! It’s time to gear up for your gardening season with this date in mind: Saturday May 2nd. It’s the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County Spring Plant Sale at Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road in Sequim from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. then reopening from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. for our famous Half-price Sale. (The sale will close briefly from 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. in preparation for the Half-price Sale). We’ve got all the veggie and herb starts you love, plus perennials, native shrubs, saplings, annuals and more. Petals & Pathways Garden Tour tickets will also be on sale for $20. Master Gardeners will be on hand all day to answer your questions and help you pick the right plant for the right place in your garden.

All proceeds from the sale will help to maintain the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles and support the numerous Master Gardener community services such as the Youth Enrichment Program (YEP), Green Thumb Education Series and Digging Deeper presentations. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Parking is available both in the west entrance lot and adjacent to Buttercup Lane. Customers are encouraged to carpool as parking is limited.

Berries: Selection, Planting, and Spacing of Different Berry Types (Demonstration)
2026-04-25 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lazy J Tree Farm, 225 Gehrke Rd, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States

Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way
2026-04-16 13:00 - 14:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th Street, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Laurel Moulton, MG & CC Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist

Fifth Street Community Garden Clinics
2026-04-11 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 5th Street Community Garden, 328 East 5th St., Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
2026 will bring a growing season of a different emphasis for Clallam County Master Gardeners at the Fifth Street Community Garden. Starting April 11 various team members will be available to offer garden tours, answer plant clinic questions, and give timely gardening advice for Clallam County vegetable gardeners.

Garden clinics will continue every second Saturday through September 12. They are free and open to the public from 10 -11:30 a.m. rain or shine. Each month will have a special timely focus and short program. This April please join the Master Gardeners as they collectively present “Let’s Get Growing: Soil and Seed Tips.”

Master Gardener General Meeting
2026-04-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-08 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Olympic UU Fellowship, 1033 N Barr, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
The Master Gardener General Meeting dates are the second Wednesday of the month at the Olympic UU Fellowship Hall, 1033 N. Barr Road, Port Angeles.

Zoom Link: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/3316048916?pwd=[REDACTED]

Berries: Growing Blueberries in the Home Garden (Class)
2026-03-28 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. hendrickson rd, sequim, WA, 98382, United States

Biology and Backyard Care of Blue Orchard Mason Bees: Part 1
2026-03-12 13:00 - 14:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th Street, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Shelly Deisch, Master Gardener

Why invite blue orchard mason bees into your garden? These hard-working bees are native to our area, rarely sting you, and pack a powerful pollinating punch for your garden. Find out how these gentle bees can help your garden grow. Join Clallam County Master Gardener Shelly Deisch for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Biology and Backyard Care of Blue Orchard Mason Bees: Part 1,” Thursday, March 12th at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. During this presentation, Shelly will discuss:

the life cycle of this short-lived bee

how to be a responsible beekeeper

producing higher yields in your garden for minimal cost and time

In addition, one lucky guest will receive a mason bee starter kit and viable cocoons to get started raising bees this April-May! Space is limited to 50 attendees. The Green Thumb Education Series will feature Part 2 of Shelly’s mason bee presentation on October 8th at 1 p.m. which will discuss how to take care of the cocoons that were produced this summer.

Shelly is a 2023 graduate of the WSU Extension’s Clallam County Master Gardener Program. She is a retired wildlife biologist who moved to Port Angeles in 2022 with her husband, Gary Brundige, also a Master Gardener and wildlife biologist. Since then, she has explored raising blue orchard mason bees and expanded her passion for plants and critters by transforming her urban yard into a pollinator-friendly habitat.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.

Berries: Pruning Dormant Berries (Demonstration)
2026-02-28 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lazy J Tree Farm, 225 Gehrke Rd, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States

Love Your Soil
2026-02-12 13:00 - 14:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th Street, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Dave Eberle, Master Gardener

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, learn about the harmonious, vibrant pillars of soil health to achieve vigorous, resilient gardens! Join veteran Clallam County Master Gardener Dave Eberle for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Love Your Soil,” During this presentation, Dave will:

Highlight soil properties and ways you can determine your own soil’s texture, compaction, and drainage.

Clarify the benefits of clay in your soil and also how to deal with excessive clay.

Examine recent discoveries on the amazing roles that microbes play in actually feeding plants and protecting them from disease.

Discuss the four principles of soil health that have revolutionized both commercial agriculture and backyard gardening.

Dave is the Co-Lead Master Gardener of the Woodcock Demonstration Garden. He also is the Lead Master Gardener for the Vegetable Garden at Woodcock that showcases the four principles of soil health. Dave serves on the Clallam County Master Gardener Foundation Board. He received the National Presidential Achievement Award in 2025.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.

Berry-licious Selecting Berries for Your Home Garden
2026-01-08 13:00 - 14:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th Street, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Jeanette Stehr-Green MG

Berries are a great addition to any garden. Selecting the right berry type and variety for both your family and garden setting, however, is critical for success.

Learn how to select blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries for your home garden! Join veteran Clallam County Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Berry-licious: Selecting Berries for Your Home Garden,” Thursday, January 8th at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

During this presentation Jeanette will:

• Highlight the advantages of growing berries in the home garden.

• Describe the growth habits and fruit production of different types of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries.

• Discuss some of the major issues related to each of these berry types.

• Identify good references for growing berries in the Pacific Northwest.

Jeanette is a berry enthusiast and has grown strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries on the North Olympic Peninsula for over 25 years. She enjoys eating berries and teaching others about growing berries. She has been a Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003. She writes gardening articles for local newspapers and participates in gardening programs on local radio stations. Jeanette was the 2012 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year and has attained the Lifetime Achievement status with Clallam County Master Gardeners. She received the National Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024.

The Green Thumb Education Series “Berry-licious: Selecting Berries for Your Home Garden” is an introduction to the upcoming 2026 Homegrown Berries Series. This 8-part series will run from February 28 – October 24, 2026 and will teach homeowners in detail what they need to know to grow berries successfully in their home garden. The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person typically on the second Thursday of each month from January through May, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.

Master Gardener Foundation Board Meeting
2025-12-08 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-10 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-13 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | WA

The History of Chocolate
2025-11-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Margery Whites

Whether it’s mixed in your favorite coffee drink, on your ice cream sundae or straight out of the wrapper, just about everyone enjoys the smooth, creamy taste of chocolate. But the confection we know and love had a long, interesting and delicious evolution.

Find out how this ground and roasted “food of the gods” worked its way into our hearts, minds and stomachs! Join Clallam County Master Gardener Margery Whites for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “The History of Chocolate,” Thursday, November 13th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles.

Our love affair with chocolate stretches back thousands of years to the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica. Long before it became the sweet confection we know and adore, chocolate went through many changes and iterations. This presentation will cover the origins of cacao versus where cacao is cultivated today, various cacao species, the mysteries of cacao pollination, cacao cultivation and harvesting, cacao usage by indigenous cultures of the Americas, how the Europeans influenced cacao usage and climate change challenges.

Margery has been a Master Gardener since 2016. She’s traveled extensively in Central America, one of the cacao-producing regions of the world. It is where she first tasted chocolate that was not refined in the European fashion the way that she was used to.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May, and September through November.

Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.

Master Gardener Foundation Board Meeting
2025-11-10 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Dungeness Meadows Clubhouse, 461 Dungeness Mdws, Sequim, WA, 98382, United States

Insect Identification
2025-10-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Laurel Moulton

Wait, don’t squash that bug! Garden insects play an important part in your garden’s ecosystem, and it pays to ponder the fate of insects in your garden because they may be beneficial to your green spaces. Find out more about the littlest creatures in your garden! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Garden Insects,” Thursday, October 9th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles.

The diversity of insects and related organisms in the garden can be mind boggling. It’s good to remember that most of them do useful things and will never become a pest. Come learn about the lives of some of the critters that you’ll recognize from your garden and some of them that you’ll want to go and find. Among others, ground beetles, praying mantids and millipedes will be discussed. Gardeners will come away from this presentation understanding a little more about the diversity of insects and related organisms in their garden. They will know where to look for insects, how they interact and how to keep them around.Laurel has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and currently coordinates the Master Gardener Program in Clallam County. She acts as a regional integrated pest management specialist in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties. With 25 years in horticulture and botany, she has educated home gardeners and small farms, produced native plants for restoration, and conducted research on ecosystems and agricultural systems. She loves insects and helping others love (or at least understand) them too. Laurel holds a master’s degree in Horticulture Systems with a minor in entomology from Oregon State University.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person typically on the second Thursday of each month from January through May, and September through November.

Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.

Preserving the Harvest
2025-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA, 98362, United States
Danielle Carson

Preserving food grown at home, in season, has long been a practice of food security and community. As gardeners, farmers and homesteaders, the abundance we harvest in the summer can last us through the winter months if we have the skills, materials and space for preserving food. Join Washington State University Extension Program Coordinator Danielle Carson for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Preserving the Harvest,” Thursday, September 25th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles and find out how to make your harvest last all year long.

All gardeners and locavores know the overwhelming feeling in September when our gardens, fruit trees and neighborhoods are lush with fruits and vegetables. This class is an overview of the many methods and resources that we can use, from high-tech to low-tech (even no-tech!) to preserve the fruits of our labor! Participants will leave the class equipped with knowledge about food safety and a set of guidelines for extending nearly any fresh food item’s life span from fall through to the next harvest season. In a jam-packed two hours, Danielle will give an overview of the history of food preservation, food safety considerations for the gardener-turned-food preserver and preservation methods, including fermentation, canning, dehydration, pickling and more.Danielle is the Community Health Program Coordinator and Food Preservation Advisor for WSU Extension Clallam County, as well as a hobby food preservationist. As a local sauerkraut maker, she specializes in wild fermentation, but advises the community on canning, dehydration, pickling, and other types of food preservation. She has been growing and preserving food for a decade, five seasons of which she has lived and farmed on the Olympic Peninsula. Danielle found her way into food preservation like many of us did: through a love for gardening and an appreciation for the seasonal abundances that Olympic Peninsula gardens, farms and nature have to offer. She is currently experimenting with beer, wine and mead-making in addition to making large batches of pickles and sauerkraut to share with our community.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May, and September through November (unless otherwise noted). Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.
