Gardening in small spaces to be topic of talk at noon Thursday in Port Angeles
Published 12:01 am Friday, May 6, 2016
PORT ANGELES — Selinda Barkhuis will discuss how to make the most out of gardening in small spaces at noon Thursday.
Barkhuis will speak in the county commissioners’ meeting room (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The presentation is part of the “Green Thumb Gardening Tips” brown bag educational series sponsored by the Clallam County WSU Master Gardeners. Attendees are invited to bring a lunch.
Although it is free, donations will be accepted to help cover copying costs for handouts.
Barkhuis will discuss intensive gardening methods, companion and successive plantings, season extension techniques, microclimates and how a couple of ducks fit into pest management and mulching.
She also will explain how to select and prune fruit trees to fit the space.
She uses intensive and organic gardening techniques to grow a variety of fruit, vegetables and herbs on a city lot in central Port Angeles.
Barkhuis, who also serves as Clallam County treasurer, regularly presents gardening topics at local venues, and her garden was featured in the 2012 Master Gardeners Petals & Pathway Garden Tour.
The green thumbs series is presented on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
For more information, call 360-565-2679.
