Master Gardener Foundation of Yakima County

Winter Garden, Deciduous Forest, Tree & Shrub Data Project
2025-09-13 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Yakima Area Arboretum, 1401 Arboretum Drive, Yakiima, WA, 98901, United States
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Learn about this Master Gardener / Yakima Area Arboretum collaboration.
with Karl Graf, YAA Board Member
*** This class will be held at the Yakima Area Arboretum ***

Grow, Dye - - Wearable Art From Plants
2025-08-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Master Gardener Renee Holwegner

Pruning, Tree ID, & Firewise
2025-08-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Arborist Sean Tait

Grasses: Build Habitat & Create Year-Round Interest
2025-07-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Master Gardener Debra Kroon

Falling in Love with Herbs
2025-07-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Master Gardener Carol Barany

Small Space, Large Bounty
2025-06-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Yakima Master Gardener Allyn Perkins

Bokashi-Japanese Fermented Composting
2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Yakima Master Gardener Kelly Klingman

Waterwise Landscaping
2025-05-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Kittitas Master Gardener Kris Moberg-Hendron

Nearly Native: Planting Your Habitat
2025-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Master Gardener, Amber Knox

Container Gardening
2025-04-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
FREE class on creating interesting container gardens for your home!
Led by Verdant Yakima Gardening Center

Lawn Out, Flowers In
2024-09-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Kelli Barton, Master Gardener 2022.
Learn how perennials, biennials, shrubs, ground cover, herbs, and natives can relax and refresh you with a beautiful, low maintenance floral explosion. Add a couple of birdbaths and yard art to delight

Success With Natives
2024-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Ann Autrey, Owner Tapteal Native Plants.
Interested in learning more about how to be successful with native plant gardening? This talk will give you lots of tips to plant, grow and manage your native plants. We’ll discuss best soil, watering schedules, and germination techniques. Bring your questions and be ready for a “wild” time!

Success With Orchids
2024-08-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Phalaenopsis and Others/Orchids Part 2.” Mary Brunelle & Nancy Kallenberger, Orchid Society Members.
This class will discuss watering, potting media and pots, fertilizers, pests, diseases, temperature and lighting

Exhibiting At the Central Washington State Fair
2024-08-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Exhibiting at the Central Washington State Fair.” Lindy Sheehan, Master Gardener 2024 an experienced fair exhibitor.
Learn what is involved in showcasing your fall bounty at the Central Washington State Fair. You may have a favorite flower, a lovely planted container, a tremendous vegetable crop, or more. Lindy will discuss the many opportunities and steps involved for exhibiting at the fair.

Challenges of Gardening in the Yakima Valley
2024-07-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Angela Galbreath, Master Gardener 2017
Even an experienced gardener must learn new gardening practices in our arid environment. Learn about some of the challenges recent transplants to our valley have experienced.

Invasives New to Central Washington
2024-07-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Sue Bird, Yakima Country Noxious Weed Control Board Officer.
Never a gardener’s delight, weed eradication is a challenge. Learn about the new invasives as well as common invasives to Central Washington and how to deal with them.

An Intro to Bees & The Washington Bee Atlas
2024-06-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Dr. Karen Wright, Pollinator Taxonomist with the Washington State Department of Agriculture
Learn about the many varieties of bees in our state and what we can do to document our bee population and their host plants.

Transitioning to Natives: A Trio of Trials
2024-06-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Debra Kroon, Yakima County Master Gardener 2003
Changing gardening practices isn’t always easy or quick, even for Master Gardeners. Join us for a living storyboard about moving from one style of garden practices to a Heritage style.

Canyon Blooms Petals for Patients
2024-05-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Dr. Kara Lolley, Executive Director and Founder, and Canyon Blooms Staff
Vases of flowers bring hope and joy to so many. Learn about how a growing nonprofit has been blessing so many with free flower deliveries. Also learn techniques for using your own blooms in bouquets to brighten your homes.

Ground covers Using Native Plants
2024-04-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Demonstration Garden, 1000 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA
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Emily Hamant, Yakima County Heritage Garden Program Coordinator
Join us as we learn more about native Washington ground covers, alternatives to common noxious or invasive ground covers, and why the sagebrush steppe ecosystem has few ground covers.
