Annual Plant Sale – May 10th, 10am to 2pm
Our annual plant sale is just about here. This year if will be held at the new greenhouse, located at Gold Beach Community Center, 29841 Airport Way. We need your help for set up on Friday, May 9th, and for the sale on Saturday, May 10th. Please go to the Teamup calendar to sign up. If you have already signed up, thank you!
On Friday May 9th at 2 pm, we need several people with trailers or pickups to bring borrowed tables from the library to the greenhouse. The rest of us will be moving tables and plants, and placing signage. After our preparations, volunteers will be able to shop for plants before the sale opens to the public on Saturday.
Saturday volunteers will start at 9:00 with an orientation. We will provide water, coffee, and light snacks on Saturday for our volunteers. The sale opens at 10:00, and if you’ve been there, you know it is really busy for the first couple of hours. The sale ends at 2:00, and we will need people with trucks and trailers to help return the cleaned tables to the library after the sale.
This is our main fundraiser for the year and we can’t do it without you! You can sign up for either Friday or Saturday or both! On Teamup, please use first and last name, and indicate if you have a truck or trailer and can help with the tables.
Photo credit Sarah Mocas
Training Event: Nocturnal Pollinators Presentation
May 8th
There’s an opportunity coming up in Port Orford that you might be interested in — and it’s a chance to earn CE and volunteer hours toward your Master Gardener requirements. Dave Kollen will be at the Port Orford Public Library to present on May 8th from 1pm – 3pm about Nocturnal Pollinators. Everyone is welcome! A small donation of $2-$3 would be appreciated.
Azalea Festival Booth at the Botanical Garden
May 24th and 25th
Sign up to help staff a CCMGA booth to offer educational information, and hold a plant clinic, at this year’s Brookings Harbor Garden Club’s event. Held at the Botanical Garden, the Memorial Day Azalea Festival is a wonderful community event.
June Events
4H Camp Day!
June 19th
Master Gardener volunteers can sign up now to come out to Lobster Creek Camp and support our local Curry County 4H! Help campers do their Nature Journals (pictures above), and, if you would like, join them for lunch.
Photo credit Paul Maree
May/June Training Offered by OSU Extension Services
The popular Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series 2025 has new courses available and OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers can receive 1 hour of Continuing Education Credit for each class.
- May 13: Grow Shade: Why Cities Need More Trees, Please
- June 10: Vast and Curious: Explore Your World with iNaturalist
These online seminars are free with advanced registration but you can also view recording 2 days after the class.
Also available at OSU Gardening Projects and Events are:
- May 7 Debunking Gardening Myths
- May 14 Boost Biodiversity in Your Garden with Insect-Friendly Habitat
An even deeper dive into topics can be found at:
- Elevated Master Gardener Series (Grow your community garden educator skills with people and technology.)
- Reading research-based sustainable gardening publications
- MG Advanced Training webinar series (ongoing & recorded)
July Events
July 11th and 12th
The OMGA 2025 Joy of Gardening Conference registration is now open!
Treat yourself this summer to a 2-day educational event at this year’s Oregon Master Gardener Association Joy of Gardening Conference, July 11-12 at the OSU Alumni Center in Corvallis.
Dr. Leslie Madsen, OSU Master Gardener™ Statewide Program Manager, will deliver opening remarks on Friday July 11 at 9 AM: The Master Gardener Program 2025 and Beyond!
Next, we are lucky to have two fantastic Keynote speakers lined up.
Saturday, July 12 at 9 AM features: Garden Future: Dr. Brooke Edmunds and LeAnn Locher.
Many of us see firsthand the impact of extreme weather events and climate change in our gardens. To help Oregon’s gardeners, the OSU Master Gardener Program has launched a new statewide climate resilience education and outreach project called Garden Future. Learn about the resources available to support Master Gardener volunteers to lead this project.
The Joy of Gardening Conference has something for everyone. Over 30 instructors are scheduled to speak on a variety of topics from Drought Tolerant Landscaping and Houseplants to Home Orchards and Lilies. There is something for everyone.
NEW this year OMGA is offering sessions to help Master Gardener Associations welcome new members, obtain grants and sponsors, improve websites and social media outreach, employ best practices for Demonstration Gardens, promote Seed to Supper Programs, and improve leadership skills.
For Fun there will be a Garden Trivia Live with prizes! Join in the fun and test your garden knowledge.
Master Gardeners can earn recertification credits for all classes.To register visit our website at: https://omga.org/joy-of-gardening-2025/
