June 2013 - WSU Whatcom County Extension - Washington State ...

MG Calendar - June 2013June 1SaturdayJune 1SaturdayJune 2SundayJune 6ThursdayJune 8SaturdayJune 13ThursdayJune 16SundayJune 20-21Thurs/FridayJune 20ThursdayJune 27ThursdayJune 30SundayRain Garden Tour deBellinghamWatershed-FriendlyProject ExpoGrowing Vegetables inSmall SpacesMG Foundation BoardMeetingMGs at the BellinghamFarmer’s Market -All Things CompostingMG Foundation GeneralMeeting - Garden TourSmart Watering for YourGardenMG State CoordinatorsMeetingDig into Reading withthe Master Gardeners -Family ActivityMay Monthly PlantStudy GroupGood Bugs, Bad BugsBloedel Donavan Park, 9:30am-12:30pm. An expert-guided tour ofBellingham’s rain gardens.Bloedel Donavan Park, 1:00pm-3:00pm. Connect with experts and seesamples of watershed-friendly mulches, native plants, permeable concrete,and rainwater tanks.Hovander Homestead Park, 2:00pm. Janet Bieber presents how to raise yourfavorite vegetables and fruits in containers or small spaces.WSU Whatcom County Extension Office, 10:00am-12:00pmMGs will have a booth at the market every second Saturday throughoutthe season. Downtown, Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Avenue,Bellingham, 10:00am to 3:00pm. Topic is All Things Composting.Master Gardener Garden Tour. Tour three gardens in the Birch Point area.Tour begins at 6:00pm. Open to all Master Gardeners and the public. (Pleasesee invitation below for more information and directions.)Hovander Homestead Park, 2:00pm. David Simonson demonstrates how towater the right place, the right amount, and the right way.Master Gardener Coordinators Meeting in Ellensburg. Beth Chisholm isattending this statewide meeting of MG coordinators.Bellingham Central Library, Lecture Room, 1:00pm-3:00pm. Storytime forPre-K children featuring “The Enormous Turnip” as told by MG Harriet Arkely(1:00-1:30). All-ages gardening Q&A for any questions about plants andgardening (1:45-3:00).Cordata Food Cooperative (upstairs meeting room), 9:00am-11:00am.Contact Karen Gilliam for more information, kgilliam@gmail.com.Hovander Homestead Park, 2:00pm. Laurita Whitford discusses the bugs thatlive in your garden and how to manage them wisely.You Are Invited - MG Garden Tour Time!June 13 is the first Garden Tour. We will tour three gardens in the Birch Point area instead of having our regular MGFoundation meeting. The tour begins at 6:00 p.m.The first stop will be a lovely Japanese Garden surrounding the home of Barbara and Richard Skudlarick. As you walkup the drive, you will enjoy the many Japanese maples and the Rhododendrons. You approach the front door througha red gate and walk through the courtyard which has a pond, gong and lovely plantings. Follow the path to the rightof the house to enjoy the stone lined creek and discover the many Japanese maples and High Mountain Hemlock.The hemlocks were individually picked and dug from high on the mountains when the owners accompanied a personlicensed to dig these gorgeous trees. The tortured shapes are something to behold.Your next stop is the home of Gary and Bonnie Anderson. These California transplants have taken to “country life “ andfilled their 5 acre lot with many horticultural endeavors. In the front is a fenced enclosure where they have plantedfruit trees, berry bushes and vegetables. Later, Gary will plant a pumpkin patch next to the fence. While strolling to theback of the property, you can enjoy the tall conifers and plantings surrounding the home. In the back, you can inspectthe raised beds with removable covers that Gary built. He also built a Torii for the Japanese garden they created.The last stop is the home of Master Gardener, Luanne Williams and her husband. Enjoy the view of the bay while yousurvey the plantings in the many flower beds. The microclimates caused by wind, salt water, ground water flow andintense reflected sun dictate the location of different plants in each bed. You will notice Luanne loves hydrangeas sodon’t miss “Hydrangea Allee” on the south side of the house.DIRECTIONS: Take I-5 North to exit 270 (Birch Bay Lynden Road). Go west (left) for about 4 miles to the Waterslidecorner. Turn left, down the hill then right. Go about 4 miles then look for the open gate. You can park there to see thisgarden then drive .2 miles north to Luanne’s house and park on that street. Walk across the road to Anderson’s to viewtheir property. End the evening at Luanne’s house.by Luanne Williams