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Umatilla County Master Gardener Program
Umatilla County Making a Difference
River Garden
Our original garden site is located off of Byers Ave. near the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds. CAPECO supplies the water for this site. Volunteers help prepare the site, pick and deliver produce.
Tower Garden
The Tower garden was established in 2005 and is located on property owned by InterMountain ESD in Pendleton. Management transferred from Master Gardeners to Community Volunteers in 2013. Master Gardeners continue to support this community garden in an advisory capacity. This is a learning garden open to all members of our community. Vegetable selection and garden layout plans start in winter, prep and planting in spring, maintenance and harvest throughout the summer with cleanup in the early fall. Garden volunteers share in the bountiful harvest with the remainder of the harvest going to charity. Please contact garden manager Cheri Rhinhart at 541-278-2130 or 541-969-6777 or the Umatilla County Master Gardener program at 541-278-5403 for more information.
Hill Garden
These garden plots are located on private property on the south hill in Pendleton. The home owners donate the water for this garden site. The plots are available for season use for a nomial fee. Contact the Extension office for more information.
HAREC Demo Garden
This demonstration garden is located on the Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center property in Hermiston. Master Gardeners host planting demonstrations at this site. Plants and produce from the garden are grown and donated to local Senior Centers and Agape House.
Umatilla County Courthouse Demo Garden
This demonstration garden is located at the Umatilla County Courthouse in Pendleton. Master Gardeners designed this garden as a landscaping demonstration.
Online Reporting for Volunteer Hours
Upcoming Events & Calendars
Forms
- New Project Proposal
- Plant Problem Evaluation Form
- Seed Starting Schedule
- Position Description
- Code of Conduct
- Pest Control Recommendation Agreement
- Personal Release
- Use of the Title 'Master Gardener'
- OSU Conditions of Volunteer Service
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I get rid of Burmudagrass in my lawn?
- How do I get rid of wild Blackberry vines in my yard?
- Why are my tomatoes not producing fruit?
- How to start a Community Garden
- How to start a Home Garden
- How to start plants from seeds
- Are there really laws about fruit trees?
- Lawn Water Guide for Eastern Oregon
Publications
- Landscaping with Native Plants
- Using Home Remedies to Control Garden Pests (EC 1586)
- Growing Your Own A practical guide to gardening in Oregon.
- Browse Umatilla County Extension Service Gardening Publications
- Master Gardener Library List
- An Educator's Guide to Vegetable Gardening
Resources
- Controlling crabgrass, Bermuda grass, and nutsedge in your lawn - by Don Horneck, HAREC
- What does your garden grow? - by Don Horneck, HAREC
- Plant Disease Diagnoses - by Phil Hamm, HAREC
- Vegetable Gardening - by George Clough, HAREC
Website Links
- WSU Cooperative Extension Gardening Information
- OSU Extension & Experiment Station Communications Publications
- OSU Master Gardeners
- OSU Extension & Experiment Station Communications gardening information
- OSU Plant Disease Website
- PNW Insects
- Entomology Site
- Ohio State University
- University of Kentucky
- Iowa State University
- Northwest Gardens
- Living With Bugs
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