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From the Ground and Up - A Summer Gardening Workshop

Franklin Pierce High School
Tacoma, WA

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From the Ground and Up - A Summer Gardening Workshop

FROM THE GROUND AND UP - SUMMER GARDENING WORKSHOP
Educational summer workshop for Master Gardeners, home gardeners and garden enthusiasts, Saturday, June 25, 2016 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Choose your path for the day from eight morning classroom sessions and four afternoon hands-on sessions.

Check our website for more details www.county.wsu.edu/pierce/mg

Registration 8:00 -8:45 am

Session 1: 8:45 -10:00 am
*Scott Vergara - Grocery Store Botany
*Katherine Glew - Lichens & the Environment
*John van den Meerendonk - Fern Identification
*Lisa Taylor - Drought Tolerant Vegetable Gardening

Session 2: 10:15 - 11:30 am
*Scott Vergara - Carnivorous Plants
*Rita Hummel - Indoor Plants
*John van den Meerendonk - Designing with Ferns
*Lisa Taylor - Growing Veggies Family Style - Kids & Adults

Box Lunch Provided with registration 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
*Keynote Speaker: Linda Chalker-Scott - Drought Tolerant
Gardening & Landscaping

Carpools to afternoon hands-on sessions 1:30 - 2:00 pm
Session 3: 2:00 - 3:30 pm
*Jim Kropf - A Walk About - Identifying Weeds
*Carolyn Doherty - Fern Propagation (limit 15 participants)
*Cyndi Stuart - Develop a Hummingbird, Butterfly & Bee
Friendly Garden
**Scott Vergara - Building a Bog Container Garden**
**You will build a Bog Garden during class bring a container, planting media, and bog plants, or you can purchase these from Scott at class. See website for details and pricing. OR If you prefer, you may attend as an observer only.