Garden Mastery Tips
from Clark County Master Gardeners
Archives
2008
April
Eco-Lawn
Preview – Camas Mother’s Day Plant Fair – May 10
Trillium
March
Native Orchids
Heuchera
Creating a Simple Bog Garden
April
Eco-Lawn
Preview – Camas Monther’s Day Plant Fair – May 10
Trillium
2007
Jan/Feb
Dormant Care of Fruit Trees
Vegetable Seed and Plant Suppliers by Specialty
Winter and Roses
Captivating Coastal Wayside
March
Discover the Tiarella
Top Dressing Your Lawn With Compost
Seeding Hardy Vegetables in March
April
Sun-tolerant Hostas and Ferns
Pineapple Sage
Mother’s Day Activities
Spring Bulbs After the Bloom – Then What?
May
Aphids
Red Hot Poker (Torch Lily)
Small Garden Spaces
June
Local Farmers Market
Neem Oil – An effective tool for the gardener
Clark County Fair Exhibitor Information
Evolution in Hydrangea Horticulture
July
English Roses
Yellowjackets, Hornets, and Paper Wasps
Clematis
August
Cape Fushia
Spider Mites
Vertical Gardening
September
Bee Balm, Bergamot/Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma sp.)
Harvest Time
Plant Edibles in September
October
Chinese Lanterns
Bulbs 101
Preparing Roses for Winter
November/December
Orchids
Beetles
Gardening Gifts
Favorite Garden Reading II
2006
Jan/Feb
Butterflies
Hummingbirds in Winter
Crocosmia
Hydrangeas
Mar
Orchard Mason Bees
Slugs
Eucomis
Flowering Quince
Apr
Ixia (Iridaceae)
Hebe Scrophulariacrea
Starting with Seeds
The Edible Pea from A to Z
May
Popcorn
The Beneficial Ladybug
Edamame
Compelling Small Garden Spaces
Jun/Jul
Shade Gardening
Extending the Growing Season
Hanging Baskets
Late Blight of Tomatoes
Aug
Edible Flowers
Sow in August and Harvest in Fall, Winter, and Spring
Ornamental Trees for Urban Gardens
Sep
September in the Vegetable Garden
Mulching Tender Plants
Fall – The Perfect Time to Plant
Oct
Euphorbia
The Delicious Delicata
Propagation Methods – Stem Cuttings
Nov/Dec
How to Make a Living Wreath
More Fascinating Euphorbia
Versatile Landscape Gems
Vertical Gardening
2005
Jan/Feb
Ornamental Seeds to Start Early
Plants for the Winter Garden
Spring Rose Pruning
Now is the Hour -- to Build a Strawberry Tower
Mar
Tomatillos
Dry Stream Beds
Fertilizers
Beating Flea Beetles
Apr
Vegetable Container Gardening
Neem Oil
Gardening on Steep Slopes
May
Earwigs
Is Ricinus Risky? (Castor Bean Plant)
Colorful Coleus
Jun
Batatas, Not Potatoes
Tomato Yield & Late Blight Study
Vertical Gardening
U.S. Botanic Garden
Jul
Lemon Herbs
Gardening in the Wet and the Dry
Grasscyling
Mulches
Aug
Fungus Gnats
Plant Stepables
Introducing South African Bulbs
Sep
Victory Gardens
Fall Bloomers
Butchart Gardens
Agreeable Agapanthus, Love Flower (SA Bulb)
Oct
Pumpkin Carving
P-touch Labels for Plants
Why Leaves Turn Red
Amaryllis Belladonna (SA Bulb)
Nov/Dec
Decorations and Gifts from Nature
Favorite Garden Reading
Facts About Bracts
Calla Lilies (SA Bulb)
2004
Jan/Feb
Vegetable Seed and Plant Sources
Garden-related Record-keeping
Hypertufa
Chocolate Plants
Mar
Be a Beneficial Gardener – Support Your Local Insects!
Garden Gates
Culinary Crabapples
Apr
Reducing Carrot Rust Fly Damage in Your Garden
Lawn Alternatives
Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
Garden Math
May
Aphids
Go Crazy with Cucurbits
Ornamental Gourds
Moon Gardens
Jun
Gardening with Kids
Grower's Guide (updated)
Camellias
Asteraceae, Aster/Michaelmas Daisy
Jul
Leafhoppers and Leaf Rollers
Healthy Tomatoes
Planting for Fall, and Winter, and Spring
Deadheading
Aug
Dealing With Summer's Bounty
Winter Containers Foster Winter Contentment
Horticultural Myths
Miniature and Dwarf Conifers
Sep
Invasion of the Eastern Box-elder Bugs
Hoop Houses
Lawn and Tree Myths
Oct
Cover Crops
Controlling Weeds
Preserving Flowers and Foliage
Preparing Roses for Winter
Nov/Dec
Garden Art
Dormant Care of Fruit Trees
Favorite Garden Reading
Blueberries
2003
Jan/Feb
Home Invaders
Growing Zones
Big-Leaved Plants
Recycling Nursery Containers
Mar
Verticillium Wilt
Sweet Peas
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens
Heirloom Apples
Apr
Spittlebugs
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Microscopic Food Chain in our Gardens
Scents and Sensibility (Nicotiana)
May
Some Corn-y Advice
Vegetables as Landscape Plants
Great Shrubs for the Northwest
Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
Jun
Mosquitoes
Ten Terrific Trees
My Discovery of Heirloom Roses
Marigolds (Tagetes)
Sunflowers
Jul
Praying Mantis
Hoyt Arboretum
Gardening as Exercise
Bamboo
Aug
Zen Gardens
Portland Japanese Gardens
Ornamental Grasses
Sep
Spiders: A Gardener's Friend
Using Garden Sage Wisely
Fire Defensible Gardening
Heathers
Oct
Garden Bandits
Why Leaves Turn Red
Chrysanthemums
Holiday Plants
Nov/Dec
A Winter Warning (Zucchini)
Bonsai
Winter Care for Containers
Living Christmas Trees
2002
Jan/Feb
Planning for a Peck of Peppers
In League with Leeks
Great Native Plants for Your Garden
A Trip to Lotusland
Mar
The Straight Scoop on Strawberries
How to Get More From Your Compost – Make Tea
The Aromatic Lilac
Ornamental Grasses
Apr
Garter Snakes
Gray Mold or Botrytis
Vegetable Garden Design
The Edible and Delicious Ground Cherry
May
Herbs
Tender Vegetables
Easier-to-Grow Perennials
Annuals
Jun
Pacific Tree Frog
It's June, Sow What?
Xeriscaping
Hanging Baskets
Jul
Black Spot
Gardening with Bambi
Shade Gardening
Lovely Lavender
Aug
To Irrigate or Not to Irrigate
Gardening for Every Body
Her Majesty – Genus Lilium
Clematis – They’re Baaack
Sep
European Paper Wasp
Should You Make Room for Rumex
Peony Pleasures
Oct
A Day in the Master Gardener Office
Bulbs 101
"A" is for Allium
"D" is for Daffodil
"T" is for Tulip
Nov/Dec
Planting for Winter Pleasure
Building a Water Feature
Hardwood Cuttings
Gifts For/From Gardeners
2001
Jan/Feb
The Gentle Bee
Vegetable Seed and Plant Suppliers by Specialty
Starting Seeds Indoors
Mar
Starting Seeds Indoors, Part Two: Damping Off
Asparagus in Western Washington
Clark County Climatology – Late Winter and Spring
Rose Requirements: A Twelve-Step Guide
Apr
SW Washington/Portland Area Garden Clubs
The Flowering Crab Apple
May
A Bug's World – Carpenter Ants
Top 10 Reasons to Divide Perennials
Starting Seeds Indoors, Part Three
Jun
Partners in Pollination
Raised Beds in a Wet Area
Grower's Guide
Jul
The Bumblebee
Deadheading
The Obnoxious Weeds
Aug
Powdery Mildew
How to Create a Butterfly Garden
Dealing with Drought
Growing Cacti in the Northwest
Sep
Household Insects
Edibles to Plant during September
A Place for Every Plant and a Plant for Every Place
Ten Plants for Your Winter Shade Garden
Fall – The Perfect Time to Plant
Oct
Rethinking Fall Cleanup and Mulch, Mulch More
Fall – The Perfect Time to Plant
Storing Pumpkins
Mycorrhizal Fungi
Nov/Dec
Winter Birds
Our Favorite Garden Books
Website Recommendations
A Winter Gem in the Garden – Hellebores