WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Join us for a full day of educational sessions at Oak Harbor High School, Oak Harbor WA.
Doors open at 7:45 am
Check-in and browse the Marketplace
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Welcome & Keynote 8:30 - 9:30 AM Auditorium
MORNING
Session A
10:00 - 11:00
Choose 1 of 10 classes
A01 Where to Find Locally Grown Food – Panel Discussion
A02 Biodiversity Baddies: Invasive Species Control and Management
A03 A Bulb for All Seasons
A04 The Organic Garbage Disposal: Worms
A05 Healthy Soil
A06 Fruit Tree Pruning, Pests, and Diseases
A07 Futurescaping: Ancient Wisdom Meets Tomorrow’s Gardens
A08 Before You Call the Landscaper or Garden Designer
A09 Exploring Windswept Forest: South Camano Island Native Plants
A10 Make-n-Take: Air Plants
MORNING
Session B
11:30 - 12:30
Choose 1 of 10 classes
B01 Vegetable Gardening in the PNW
B02 Strawberries!
B03 Grow the Heck UP! Embellish Your Garden with Vines
B04 Rhododendrons: Flowers, Leaves, and a Bit of Pruning
B05 More Plants for Less! Winter Sowing, Plant Division, and Propagation
B06 Introduction to Integrated Pest Management
B07 Create a Resilient Ecosystem
B08 Soil Care Routines and Waterwise Habits
B09 How to Determine Your Garden
Microclimate
B10 Make-n-Take: Imaginative Miniature Gardens
Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Visit the Garden Marketplace, Book Signings, Plant Clinic and Demos
See Lunch Options
AFTERNOON
Session C
1:30 - 2:30
Choose 1 of 10 classes
C01 Vegetables: Year-Round Crop Rotations*
C02 Growing Figs in Maritime WA and Fig Propagation*
C03 A Convenient Truth: The Art of Composting for the Home and Community Gardener*
C04 Hügelkultur
C05 Correcting Pruning Mistakes*
C06 Climate Smart Garden Design*
C07 Roots and Rare Fruits
C08 Vegetable Gardening with “EASE”
C09 Photography in the Garden*
C10 Make-n-Take: Seed Snails
AFTERNOON
Session D
3:00 - 4:00
Choose 1 of 10 classes
D01 Flowers, Foliage, Food and Fun: The Edible Garden
D02 Your Best Tomatoes Yet --Tomato Growing Success
D03 Dahlias
D04 How to Build a Sub-Irrigated Planter
D05 Slime No More: How to Deal with Those Midnight Marauders-Slugs and Snails
D06 Ground Covers: Planting in Layers to Create a Living Mulch
D07 Gardening Under Mature Trees
D08 Plant Ecophysiology and Climate Ready Plant Research
D09 The Resilient Yard
D10 Make-n-Take: Growing the Sweetest Strawberries