sustainable gardening Archives - Skagit County Master Gardener Foundation

Libraries: A Gardener’s Resource

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or planting your first seeds, your local library is ready to support your journey.

Rain Barrels

Rain barrels offer an affordable, practical way to collect and use rainwater for gardening. Proper installation, maintenance, and safety precautions are essential.

Artistic Composting

garden with flowers bloom beside a flower pot and an ornamental wire cage for composting leaves

Master Gardener Herta Kurp introduces a creative approach to building compost structures in the home garden. These structures are hard working solutions to the garden waste stream.

Creating and appreciating a garden is a dynamic, creative process that benefits from inspiration. Gardeners in the Pacific Northwest are fortunate to have access to many garden styles and a wide variety of plant combinations at gardens that are open to the public – all within range of a day trip from Skagit Valley.

Open House 2024

picture of Discovery Garden entrance apples, Salal Native Garden sign

Join us for this year’s Open House at the Discovery Garden, the Salal Native Plant Garden, and the NW Fruit Garden

Plant Clinics

person diagnosing disease on tree branch

Visit a Master Gardener Plant Clinic and get answers to your questions from WSU Extension-trained experts.

30th Annual Plant Fair

Plants, education, food, music. Kick off your gardening season at the 30th Annual Skagit Master Gardener Plant Fair – Saturday, May 11 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Gardening for Wildlife

Explore the benefits of using keystone plants to create a wildlife-friendly ecosystem in your own garden.

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.