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Growing Figs

Enjoy the sweet, aromatic flavor of homegrown figs in the Pacific Northwest with these select varieties.

Drying Herbs

Capture the seasonal flavors by preserving fresh herbs. Get started drying, freezing, dehydrating and enhance your meals deep into the winter.

Gardening for All Abilities

shows multiple raised bed gardens and terrlis

Whatever the physical challenge, take heart and continue to enjoy gardening by implementing some of these adaptive methods.

Pollinators

Learn about pollinators and open your eyes to the beauty and intricate connectivity of nature. As gardeners, we can make choices that will enhance or inhibit pollinators.

Veggie Gardening for Rookies

Interested in growing vegetables but wondering where to start? Master gardeners walk you through what to consider when starting a vegetable garden for the first time.

Indoor Grow Stand

Grow herbs and vegetables in the middle of the winter with an indoor growing stand.

Raised Beds

Winter is a great time to plan for next season and explore the many advantages of building raised gardening beds.

Season Extenders

An early frost quickly brings a close to the gardening season. Here, Master Gardener Hallie Kintner discusses tools and techniques to extend the season.

Seed Saving 101

Master Gardener Sheri Rylaarsdam shares the fun of getting started saving and sharing seeds from your garden.

Cider Making

Get started pressing apple juice and making cider. Learn about the excellent resources here in Skagit County and how to get started pressing apple juice and making fermented apple cider.

Discovery Garden Open House June 24, 2023

Join us for a day of discovery and learning at the Skagit Master Gardener’s Discovery Garden in Mount Vernon