​Our mission​

The San Juan County Master Gardener Foundation exists to support the WSU Master Gardener program of San Juan County. 

The funds we raise make it possible for Master Gardeners to carry out their educational mission in the community.
  • Join us at upcoming events and classes
  • Explore the many resources for gardening in our area
  • Read about the community projects that Master Gardeners work on and support
  • Contribute to our fundraising by attending our plant sales and gardening workshops

Gardening Q&A tables

Master Gardeners host Gardening Q&A tables April through September on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan islands. We encourage gardeners to bring us questions about your plant problems and plant or insect identification questions.
 
If we can't answer your question at the table, we'll take it to one of our monthly diagnostic clinics on Orcas and San Juan, where a larger group of Master Gardeners takes a closer look at problems with microscopes and reference materials. If we can't diagnose your plant problem, we can contact the WSU plant pathology lab to help us solve it.
 
Please fill out a plant problem form or insect/plant identification form, attach a sample of your plant or insect. Then bring the form with samples to one of the following:
  • Gardening Q&A table
  • Community box at the Orcas Island Library
  • WSU Extension Office at Skagit Valley College in Friday Harbor (map)
Be sure to drop off your form and samples 2 days before the clinic is scheduled.

Here's the schedule for the Q&A tables and our clinics.

Lopez Gardening Q&A table, Sunset Builders Supply
Saturdays during summer, 10am-12pm
October 1, 10am-12pm
 
Orcas Gardening Q&A table, Driftwood Nursery
Weds June 15, 11am – 1pm
Weds July 20, 11am – 1pm
Weds August 17, 11am – 1pm
Weds September 14, 11am – 1pm
 
San Juan Gardening Q&A table, SJI Demo Garden
Saturdays July 9 – September 10, 10am – 12pm

Orcas Plant Diagnostic Clinic
Thurs June 16
Thurs July 21
Thurs August 18
Thurs Sept 15
 
San Juan Plant Diagnostic Clinic
Mon July 11
Mon August 1
Mon September 5
Mon October 3

Become a WSU Master Gardener!

We love our volunteer work as WSU Master Gardeners in San Juan County community! Join us and become a WSU Master Gardener yourself.

The Washington State University Extension program for San Juan County provides certified training. You don't have to be an expert gardener to join. Visit the Extension website for details on how to become a certified WSU Master Gardener.
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