The Foundation hosts membership events throughout the year. Currently, some programs are on Zoom and others are in-person. There is no cost for members to participate.
Anyone not currently a member who wishes to participate should Join the Foundation for $10/year. Joining does not confer WSU Master Gardener or Master Recycler Composter status.
2026 Meetings
Join our seed swap just in time for spring!
Seed Swap
Saturday, February 14th – Noon to 2pm
Panorama, Lacey
Questions? Email info@mgftc.org
Hellebores
Wednesday, February 18 6:30-8:00pm
Guest Speaker
Virtual Presentation via Zoom
Dr. Ross Bayton, the Director of the world-renowned Heronswood Garden in Kingston, Wa, will give a Zoom presentation on providing guidance on hellebore care, pruning, and variety selection, so you can best enjoy these tough yet elegant plants.
There is no registration for this event. The Zoom link will be sent to all Foundation members one week prior.
Bio: London-born botanist, taxonomist, plantsman and gardener Dr. Bayton received his Ph.D. in plant taxonomy from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. His intensive research and fieldwork in Kenya, Madagascar and Burkina Faso led to a revision of the Borassus genus (palm). He is the author of several books, including “New Trees: Introductions to Cultivation” (with John Grimshaw), “Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists” (with Simon Maugham), and most recently “The Gardener’s Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names.” Ross was the gardening editor of the UK’s best-selling gardening periodical, BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine. He joined Heronswood in 2017 as a botanist and became director in 2022. When not there, he is cultivating his five-acre home garden in Bremerton.