Category Archives: Garden Blog

We will be covering growing blueberries and our blueberry net structure we use at the Fruit Garden in Mount Vernon. More information to come.

Click here to find an updated version of our Best Varieties handout.

Our next Webinar will be Saturday March 6th at 10 am. There has been a change to our schedule for the webinar tomorrow. The schedule will be as follows:10:00 am Selection of Fruit Trees for the Home Garden10:30 am Annual … Continue reading →

Below is the schedule. You may watch any or all of the presentations you are interested in watching. 10 am  We will start with a short video on how to cut and store scionwood. Then Bill Davis will give a … Continue reading →

We have received news that Dr. Bob Norton, who was the the supervisor for Washington Sate University’s Research Station at Mount Vernon for 30 years starting in the early 60’s, passed away yesterday. Dr. Norton was a frequent speaker at … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that we will begin a series of educational webinars for 2021. In March our Winter Field Day with Annual Membership Meeting will take place during the webinar, since we are unable to have it at … Continue reading →

Our Fruit Garden Designer, past president and long term board member, Kristan Johnson, passed away this month on November 17th. Kristan was hired by WWFRF in 1997 to design the Fruit Garden and he ended up designing the basic layout … Continue reading →

We are making plans for next year and all we can tell you right now is that our Winter Field Day with Annual Membership Meeting will take place online. We are hoping to be able to make scion wood available … Continue reading →

The email was sent to current members about 10 days ago. If you are a current member and have not signed up for a time slot coming this Saturday the 10th, and cannot find the info email please send an … Continue reading →

We are still working out the details, but those of you with current memberships will receive their emails with information about how to get a time slot for the Apple and Pear Pickup day by Thursday, September 24th. October 10th … Continue reading →