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SUMMARY:All About Houseplants: Selection Care and Propagation
DESCRIPTION:Jeanette Stehr-Green MG \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHouseplants add color to your home\, enhance its décor and\, as some studies suggest\, can even help make you healthier. Find out how fun\, beautiful and beneficial houseplants can be! Join Clallam County Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green for a special two-hour evening Green Thumb Education Series presentation\, “All About Houseplants: Selection\, Care and Propagation\,” Thursday\, May 7th\, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms\, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles. \n\n\n\nJeanette will talk about how to select\, care for and repot houseplants\, and will share common techniques used to propagate them. She will also give away houseplants that she propagated from her own collection! By the end of this presentation participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nList environmental factors that affect houseplant growth.\n\n\n\nSelect houseplants best suited to the conditions in their home.\n\n\n\nProvide appropriate care to their houseplants.\n\n\n\nRepot a houseplant.\n\n\n\nPropagate their houseplants using commonly used techniques.\n\n\n\n\nJeanette is a houseplant enthusiast\, surrounding herself with indoor plants to chase the blues away. She has been growing (and enjoying) houseplants since her youth\, having learned much about their care from her mother and through self-study. Jeanette has been a Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003\, is an invited instructor and subject matter expert on houseplants for the WSU Green School\, writes gardening articles for local newspapers and is a frequent speaker at Master Gardener and other educational events. She was the 2012 Clallam County Master Gardener of the Year\, has attained the Lifetime Achievement status with Clallam County Master Gardeners and is a recipient of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. \n\n\n\nThe 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.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/all-about-houseplants-selection-care-and-propagation-evening-hours-6-800-p-m/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way
DESCRIPTION:Laurel Moulton\, MG &CC Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIs there a greener way to manage pests and diseases in your garden? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help keep pests in check by reducing sources of food\, water and shelter and only using least-toxic pesticides when necessary. Find out how IPM can work for you! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way\,” Thursday\, April 16th at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms\, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will learn how to implement an IPM system\, why it’s important and what resources are available to help you. Laurel will also share how to: \n\n\n\n\nNurture a resilient garden that requires less work.\n\n\n\nChoose the least harmful management actions.\n\n\n\nDevelop a holistic approach to addressing problems that do arise.\n\n\n\nImprove your observation skills in the garden.\n\n\n\nChoose and use pesticides in the least harmful manner.\n\n\n\n\nLaurel has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and currently coordinates the Master Gardener Program in Clallam County. She acts as a regional IPM 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.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/keep-pests-at-bay-the-green-way/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Biology and Backyard Care of Blue Orchard Mason Bees: Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Shelly Deisch\, Master Gardener \n\n\n\nWhy 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: \n\n\n\n\nthe life cycle of this short-lived bee\n\n\n\nhow to be a responsible beekeeper\n\n\n\nproducing higher yields in your garden for minimal cost and time\n\n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nShelly 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/biology-and-backyard-care-of-blue-orchard-mason-bees-part-1/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Love Your Soil
DESCRIPTION:Dave Eberle\, Master Gardener \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJust 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: \n\n\n\n\nHighlight soil properties and ways you can determine your own soil’s texture\, compaction\, and drainage.\n\n\n\nClarify the benefits of clay in your soil and also how to deal with excessive clay.\n\n\n\nExamine recent discoveries on the amazing roles that microbes play in actually feeding plants and protecting them from disease.\n\n\n\nDiscuss the four principles of soil health that have revolutionized both commercial agriculture and backyard gardening.\n\n\n\n\nDave 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/love-your-soil/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Berry-licious Selecting Berries for Your Home Garden
DESCRIPTION:Jeanette Stehr-Green MG \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerries 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. \n\n\n\nLearn 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. \n\n\n\nDuring this presentation Jeanette will: \n\n\n\n • Highlight the advantages of growing berries in the home garden. \n\n\n\n • Describe the growth habits and fruit production of different types of strawberries\, raspberries\, blackberries\, and blueberries. \n\n\n\n • Discuss some of the major issues related to each of these berry types. \n\n\n\n • Identify good references for growing berries in the Pacific Northwest.  \n\n\n\nJeanette 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.  \n\n\n\nThe 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.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/berry-licious-selecting-berries-for-your-home-garden/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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