Vertical Gardening: Grow more in less space! with Bob Cain

August 15, 2024 1:30 am
Vertical gardens provide excellent solutions for tight spots, help conserve water and can make use of under-utilized spaces such as fences and walls. Find out how they can help your garden thrive and join Clallam County Master Gardener Bob Cain for “Vertical Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!” in Port Angeles on Aug. 22 from noon – 1 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, or in Sequim at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden 2711 Woodcock Road on Aug. 24 from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Photo by Dave Eberle).
Vertical gardens provide excellent solutions for tight spots, help conserve water and can make use of under-utilized spaces such as fences and walls. Find out how they can help your garden thrive and join Clallam County Master Gardener Bob Cain for “Vertical Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!” in Port Angeles on Aug. 22 from noon – 1 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue, or in Sequim at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden 2711 Woodcock Road on Aug. 24 from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Photo by Dave Eberle).

Thursday, August 22,

and Saturday, August 24, 2024

Do you love to garden, but don’t have much space? Consider vertical gardening!

Join Clallam County Master Gardener Bob Cain for “Vertical Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!” in Port Angeles on Aug. 22, or in Sequim at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden on Aug. 24.

Vertical elements release more valuable garden real estate for additional planting and increased productivity. “Opening up more growing space allows us the possibility to try other techniques, such as long and short successional planting, intercropping and catch crops,” Bob said. “This technique is, however, quite versatile and may be applied to containers of all sorts, and underutilized vertical structures such as fences and walls. This means the gardener has choices other than the usual raised or in-ground beds.”

Bob will discuss good plants for vertical growing, potential varieties to explore and some of his experiences at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden. This presentation will help home vegetable gardeners with a range of new ideas to enhance their garden and its productivity, what to try and where to find the best seeds. “After all, half the fun of gardening is trying new things, Bob said.

Bob earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in biology and chemistry and has a Ph.D. in chemistry. He has 40 years of experience growing vegetables in Scotland, Ireland, Colorado and Washington.

Bob has been a veteran of the Clallam County Master Gardeners since 2009. He has written monthly articles on plant disease for the Clallam County Master Gardener Newsletter and is a frequent contributor to gardening columns in the local newspaper. Bob has been celebrated as the 2009 Master Gardener Intern of the Year and 2011 Master Gardener of the Year. He served as the Garden Manager of the Woodcock Demonstration Garden in Sequim for seven years and is a past President and Board member of the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County.

Bob will present “Vertical Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!” twice in August:

• Thursday, August 22nd, 12 – 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles as part of the Green Thumb Education Series. Or you may join this presentation via Zoom from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/93629898830?pwd=UnRkYjdwSGNmTnA4Y2hxVFBuRHVkZz09

Meeting ID: 936 2989 8830

Passcode: 676224

Or join by phone: 253-215-8782

• Saturday, Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road in Sequim as part of the Digging Deeper Saturdays Series.

Attendees of both venues are encouraged to check the Clallam County Master Gardener online calendar for updates about the location of both talks at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.