The Washington State University Lewis County Extension Master Gardening Program will offer a day of free classes as part of its Spring Gardening for Everyone event.
The series of classes will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in Washington Hall on the Centralia College campus. The hall is located at 715 W. Pear St.
Pre-registration is not required.
The workshops available at the event include:
• A Beginner’s Guide to Successfully Growing Peonies (9 to 10:30 a.m.)
• Growing and Raising Berries (9 to 10:30 a.m.)
• Cosmo Cultivar Vegetables — Primeros Pasos (How to Cultivate Vegetables presented in Spanish) (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
• Biosolids Compost (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
• Mason Bees Basics (12:45 to 2:15 p.m.)
• Lavender 101 (12:45 to 2:15 p.m.)
Attendees will also be able to visit vendor and information tables in the lobby before and in between presentations.
Those include:
• WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners
• WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composters
• Plant Clinic — Bring in your plant or pest problems for experts to identify
• WSU Lewis County Master Food Preservers
• Handmade crafts
• Centralia Wastewater Treatment
• Southwest Mycological Society
• Mason Bees
• Walupt Lavender Farm
• Stream Team
• Pollinators
• Lewis County Noxious Weed Control
• Hardy Fuchsia
For more information, contact WSU Lewis County Gardeners Program Coordinator Jason Adams at 360-740-1216 or jason.adams@lewiscountywa.gov.
To learn more about the Master Gardeners, visit https://lewis-mg-mrc.org/.
