Gardening help and resources

Local OSU staff and trained OSU Master Gardener volunteers serve as an outlet for all of your gardening questions. You can call or visit our office(s) and we will assist you in identifying your weed, disease, and insect problems and suggest research-based management for these issues.

Ask a gardening question

Local gardening experts are available to answer your gardening and insect questions. Please contact us (online, by phone or in person), we’d love to hear from you.

To receive the most accurate answer, please:

Provide as much information as possible.
Bring or share a sample (e.g., the plant, insect, spider, etc.) with which you have a question or concern. If it is not practical, please provide a photograph that captures the plant (whole and close ups) and overview of section of yard or garden affected.

Contact Umatilla County Master Gardeners

Umatilla County Extension Office - BMCC PIAF

2121 S First Street
Hermiston, OR 97838
United States

Phone:

Hermiston 541-567-9306
Pendleton 541-278-5403

Email

[email protected]

Ask an Expert

Ask an Expert is an online service for you to get answers from the Oregon State University Extension Service. Submit a gardening question online. Answers are typically available in two business days.

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Extension gardening resources

The OSU Extension service has an expansive collection research-based gardening information for all Oregon regions.

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Featured resources for Umatilla County Master Gardeners

Invasive Plants of Eastern Oregon and Alternative Natives and Ornamentals: When deciding upon which plants will be used in your garden or landscaping project it’s important to avoid selecting species that are considered invasive. This publication provides several examples of invasive plants for our area, specifically for zones 5 and 6 of the United States Department of Agriculture’s “hardiness zones” chart.
Growing Your Own <div class="sub-title">A Practical Guide to Gardening in Oregon</div>: About this publication Growing Your Own is now available as a bilingual publication in Spanish and English! Growing Your Own is now available as a bilingual publication in Spanish and English! It provides basic ...
Turfgrasses and lawn care in Eastern Oregon: Today, turfgrass is the single largest irrigated crop in the United States and covers three times the land area of any other cultivated crop. An estimated 40.5 million acres of grasses are planted in residential, commercial and...

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