OTHER NEWS
SPRING PLANT SALE
The Island County Master Gardeners are excited to announce the 2025 Plant Sale, with opportunities to purchase your plants either at Whidbey Island and Camano Island locations.
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Greenbank Farm on Whidbey and Camaloch Chalet on Camano from 9 am to 1 pm.
In addition to veggie starts, shrubs, native plants, and perennials, this event will feature garden art, hanging baskets, and plant clinics.
The timing is perfect for Mother’s Day gifting and outings; keep your eye on the icmgf.org/events website for more information over the coming months.
WHIDBEY ISLAND GARDEN TOUR
The Whidbey Island Garden Tour is planning its annual tour on Saturday, July 12, 2025. With spring giving way to summer color, July is a lovely time to view this year’s stunning tour gardens.
The WIGT team looks forward to sharing the tour gardens with the many gardeners who are excited to get out and see all the lovely plants in their glory. Please make plans to join them. For additional information go to the Whidbey Island Garden Tour website. Tickets go on sale soon and can be purchased on the website: wigt.org, and at selected Island locations.
BECOME A MASTER GARDENER
We love our volunteer work as Master Gardeners in the Island County community. Join us and become a Master Gardener yourself. Training involves in-person, collaborative classes, plus weekly online reading and homework assignments. Classes focus on familiarization with horticultural topics and learning how to use resources to research, educate, mentor, and answer horticulture questions for the public in a collaborative environment. The next training will begin fall of 2025. Contact Loren Imes for details.
The Washington State University Extension program for Island County provides certified training. You don’t have to be an expert gardener to join. Visit the WSU Extension website for details on how to become a certified Master Gardener. https://extension.wsu.edu/island/gardening/mg