Pullman — WSU’s Master Gardener Program is now accepting registrations from the general public for its annual conference Sept. 8-9 on the Pullman campus.
This year’s conference, entitled “Citizen Scientists,” offers more than 75 classes for intermediate to advanced gardeners on a variety of topics, including insect identification, advanced plant disease diagnosis, hobby greenhouses and planning and designing healing gardens.
The registration fee is $175, and online, phone and mail-in registration options are available. The conference brochure and online registration are available at https://mastergardener.wsu.edu/mgconf. Telephone registration is available at 509- 335-2811. For information about the conference courses or the WSU master Gardener Program, call 877-WSU-MG4U or e-mail mgcentral@wsu.edu.
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