Spring 'Gardening for Everyone' to offer free classes in Centralia

Apr. 5—The Washington State University Lewis County Extension Master Gardening Program will offer a day of free classes as part of its Spring Gardening for Everyone event.

The series of classes will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in Washington Hall on the Centralia College campus. The hall is located at 715 W. Pear St.

Pre-registration is not required.

The workshops available at the event include:

—A Beginner's Guide to Successfully Growing Peonies (9 to 10:30 a.m.)

—Growing and Raising Berries (9 to 10:30 a.m.)

—Cosmo Cultivar Vegetables — Primeros Pasos (How to Cultivate Vegetables presented in Spanish) (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)

—Biosolids Compost (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)

—Mason Bees Basics (12:45 to 2:15 p.m.)

—Lavender 101 (12:45 to 2:15 p.m.)

Attendees will also be able to visit vendor and information tables in the lobby before and in between presentations.

Those include:

—WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners

—WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composters

—Plant Clinic — Bring in your plant or pest problems for experts to identify

—WSU Lewis County Master Food Preservers

—Handmade crafts

—Centralia Wastewater Treatment

—Southwest Mycological Society

—Mason Bees

—Walupt Lavender Farm

—Stream Team

—Pollinators

—Lewis County Noxious Weed Control

—Hardy Fuchsia

For more information, contact WSU Lewis County Gardeners Program Coordinator Jason Adams at 360-740-1216 or [email protected].

To learn more about the Master Gardeners, visit https://lewis-mg-mrc.org/.