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Drayton Harbor Oyster Co.
Support our local aquaculture
Whatcom Master Gardeners
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RESERVE Plot/Raised Bed in the 7th St. Community Garden! LINK
Helping to Create Edible Yards in Blaine, Washington
Mission: To provide city wide enhancement and beautification on a multitude of levels by
planting food bearing trees, bushes and vines that offer food to residents of Blaine;
local wildlife food and shelter; soil enhancement and water retention.
Not near Blaine? other class opportunities on our Resources or Classes pages (see links to left)
REALLY passionate about gardening? consider becoming a Master Gardener (link)
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Unless noted, all workshops are FREE! NOW with TWO Locations Blaine Library in Blaine. Link Blaine Community/Senior Center Link BookWorm Bins for Sale to benefit the Friends of the Blaine Library - link for more info - You can now buy a Gift Certficate for a BookWorm Bin, which simplifies the giving (and wrapping) process!! - WE ONLY HAVE 50 Bookworm Kits LEFT - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: ALL underlined text should be a link - you will need to right-click on the text to get a drop down menu to access the link and open in a new window. Above logo for Garden Spot and Worm Bins are also links. Sorry for the inconvenienc
Great Plant Picks website from the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden all specifically chosen to thrive in our Pacific Northwest environment. A great source of general information, plant lists, identification and resources. Managing Noxious Weeds - website location for Fact sheet from Whatcom County. Latest NEWS - Washington state has made it illegal to sell ivy in retail locations!! Explore Plant Shopping Opportunities you may not have heard about . . . Northwoods Nursery, 9191 Northwood Rd, Lynden, WA 360 559-1536 website ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE Arborist Chips (truckload sized delivery, 10 yards -maybe find a neighborhood "central spot" and get a shared delivery) - link Native Plant Descriptions (pdf) - nicely done from King County - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - Cascadia Daily Northern Light ____________________________________________________________
Spring PLANT SALES !! (click on links provided to get dates from 2025 )
March 8 - Salish Seed Swap - Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
March 21 - Whatcom Conservation Dist. Plant Sale - Pioneer Park, Ferndale
March (Last Saturday) - Annual Fairhaven Plant & Tree Sale - Old Fairhaven Pkwy & 14th
April (first Saturday) - Whatcom Dahlia Society Tuber Sale - Bloedel Donovan Park
April - Birchwood Garden Club Sale, lower level of Bellingham Library
May - Washington Native Plant Society-Salal Chapter’s Annual Plant Sale
Mt. Vernon, WSU, NW Research Station, 16650 State Highway 536
May - Master Gardeners Annual Plant Sale at Hovander Park (always Saturday before Mother's Day)
May - DUPI Garden Club Plant Sale in Ferndale,
SEEDS, SEEDS and More SEEDS - Check out Resilient Seeds - locally researched and produced - definitely suited for our climate. This may be your last year to order seeds! so shop for your faves and order some TODAY. Limited quantities available.
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If you would like us to come and speak at a community activity or event to help inform your participants about the CORE project, please contact us. We have had several community meetings to introduce the CORE project. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer to help with our mission and goals, please do not hesitate to contact us - fruit@blaine-core.com or call 360-332-7435 (please, leave message) Copyright(c) 2011-26 - Blaine CORE. All rights reserved. |
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