Public education is the primary objective of our WSU Master Gardener Program. We host Plant Diagnostic Clinics in the community throughout the year. We also teach sound gardening techniques and work with youth in 4-H and in the classroom. Please visit our Grays Harbor WSU Master Gardener Foundation website for more information.

Master Gardener Projects Include:

• Master Gardener Clinic Schedule
• Working with Children and Youth
• Annual Garden Tour
• Demonstration Gardens - Grays Harbor
• Home & Garden Show

How to become a Master Gardener

The WSU  Extension Master Gardener program actually began in Washington State when  a King county agent realized that a group of well-trained volunteers could be of enormous assistance in promoting best gardening practices and answering homeowner’s  gardening questions. Since then, the program which is committed to fostering the enjoyment of home gardening through education has spread to nearly every state as well as other countries.

While this program offers gardeners opportunities to gain personal knowledge in a variety of different gardening subjects, the focus is to develop community educators.  Once training is completed, Master Gardener volunteers help deliver information related to sustainable gardening, composting, landscaping, plant disease management and insect identification and control.

Master Gardeners training is held on a biennial basis in Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties with classes slated for this fall.  The training consists of sixteen sessions over 8 weeks, covering 24 topics from the basics of botany and soils to the complexities of entomology and plant disease recognition. Classes will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. starting Monday, September 13th and ending on Thursday, November the 4th.   Participants will have the opportunity to attend Monday classes in one of three locations including Ocean Shores, Hoquiam or Montesano.  Thursday Classes will be held in Cosmopolis. In Pacific County, Monday classes will be held at the Grays Harbor College Riverside campus in Raymond and the Thursday class in Cosmopolis.  All sessions begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.  The cost to attend the 2010 training is $125.00 which includes a DVD of information presented in the class and a copy of the Sustainable Gardening Handbook.  For an application form, please contact: Don Tapio, WSU Area Extension Agent at 360-482-2934 or tapiod@wsu.edu.

Schedule
of Events

For a complete
list of WSU Master Gardener activities including Plant Clinics, Garden Tours, Home & Garden Show, etc. please link to the above "Schedule of Events"