Classes
Registration opens January 30th
Early Bird Pricing ends February 8th
Once again, we have put together a great set of classes for you to choose from. Classes will be held in four sessions. Plus, our Make-N-Take classes are returning with four new classes to choose from.
This year our classes are focusing on the Master Gardeners Local Food priority.
Local Food:
To support this priority, we have a panel discussion and classes for those interested in growing their own or buying locally grown food.
See Class Descriptions for details
Plan your day by sessions in Class Listings
* Indicates a new class for 2026
Master Gardener Priority Focus
Year-Round Vegetable Calendar & Crop Rotation – Anza Muenchow
*Mixing Veggies into a Perennial Garden – Cathy Lofton-Day
*Vegetable Gardening in the PNW – Jim Olson
*Panel Discussion – Where to Find and Buy Locally Grown Food
· Rachel Piggott – Island Harvest Farm
· Dave Thomas Island County Master Gardener
-Deb Mitchell – Island County Master Gardener
· Judy Feldman – Organic Farm School
Make-n-Takes
*Miniature Herb Garden – Julie Lary
*Air Plants – Lisa Phillips
*Seed Snails – Erica Grivas
*Sweetest Strawberries – Sue Gibson
Other Classes
*Figs – Dan Vorhis
Your Best Tomatoes Yet - Bill Thorness
*Brassicas – Sue Kraemer
Strawberries – Sue Gibson
*Roots and Rare Fruits – Margaret MacLeod
*Lavender – Tyler and Jenny Saltonstall
*Rhododendron Flower, Truss, and Leaf Types with a Side of Rhododendron Pruning – Ellen Alexander, June Davis, Barb Faville
*Winter Sowing and Propagation – Amanda Krass
Dahlias – Dave Thomas
*Spring and Summer Bulbs – Diana Wisen
The Organic Garbage Disposal: Worms – Bobbi Peskuric
Integrated Pest Management – Don Kraftt
Healthy Soil – Gary Ketcheson
A Convenient Truth: Composting in Home and Community Gardens – Don Kraftt
*Hügelkultur – Mike Krivia
*Soil Care Routines and Waterwise Habits – Hailey Lampe
How to Prune so You Don’t Have to Prune so Often – Christina Pfeiffer
How to Build a Self-Watering Raised Bed – Kim Baxter and Lisa Phillips
Midnight Marauders: Slugs and Snails – Diana Wisen
*Fruit Tree Pruning, Pests, and Diseases – Deb Mitchell
*Ground Covers: Planting in Layers to Create a Living Mulch – Tobey Nelson
*Gardening Under Mature Trees – Christina Pfeiffer
*Futurescaping: Ancient Wisdom meets Tomorrow’s Gardens – Erica Grivas
Basics of Garden Design – June Davis
*Exploring Windswept Forest: South Camano Island Native Plants
– Idonna Pieper Nelson
Climate Smart Garden Design – Tobey Nelson
*The Resilient Yard – Mike Peronto
*Vegetable Gardening with EASE – Laura Matson
*Create a Resilient Ecosystem – Eric Cohn
Photography in the Garden – Cynthia Woerner
*Plant Ecophysiology and Climate Ready Plants – Amelia Keyser-Gibson
*How to Determine Your Garden Microclimate - Mike Krivia
