Anacortes Senior College

Tips for things you can do to prepare your Spring garden. We have a lineup of great Master Gardener instructors for Spring term.

• May 15 "Building Healthy Soil for Your Own Garden and Landscape” For beginning and experienced gardeners.  How do you know if your soil is "healthy"? What can you do to improve it? - Diana Wisen (MG)
• May 22 "Composting Made Understandable for the Home Gardener"  For beginning and experienced gardeners. - Katryna Barber (MG) and "Proper Planting Tips for Your New Little Plants” Get your new little purchases off to a good start. - Diana Wisen
• May 29 “Pruning Ornamental Shrubs and Trees in your Home Landscape"     Do you ever stand in front of a shrub or tree in your yard and wonder how or even if you should prune it?   Does it sometimes feel overwhelming? Do you know when is best time to prune some shrubs or when is the best time to leave them alone?  Do you know how to prune so you will not have to prune so often?  Beginners and experienced gardeners alike will learn lots of tips to help them with their own landscape.  Will include proper tools selection and care. - Claudia Wells and Diana Wisen

Instructor: Diana Wisen (MG Class of 1991)

Diana graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Education. She has been a WSU Master Gardener for 33 years and focuses on Outreach & Education, the Training Team, Recruitment & Retention chairman, the Know & Grow lecture series, coordinating the Speakers Burean and takes care of the Hardy Fuchsia area in the Discovery Garden.