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Blaine Community Orchards for Resources and Education

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GOALS: click to

Download a copy of

CORE goals

Drayton Harbor Oyster Co.

Support our local aquaculture

EAT OYSTERS

Whatcom Master Gardeners

Link

RESERVE Plot/Raised Bed in the 7th St. Community Garden! LINK

Helping to Create Edible Yards in Blaine, Washington

Mission: To provide city wide enhancement and beautification on a multitude of levels by

planting food bearing trees, bushes and vines that offer food to residents of Blaine;

local wildlife food and shelter; soil enhancement and water retention.

Not near Blaine? other class opportunities on our Resources or Classes pages (see links to left)

REALLY passionate about gardening? consider becoming a Master Gardener (link)

Unless noted, all workshops are FREE! NOW with TWO Locations

Blaine Library in Blaine. Link Blaine Sr/Community Center Link

BookWorm Bins for Sale, benefit the Friends of the Blaine Library - link for more info You can now buy a Gift Certficate for a BookWorm Bin, which simplifies the giving (and wrapping) process!!

Garden Spot Nursery is now carrying the WCLS/Blaine Library Bookworm Bins. You can also buy a gift certificate! Check their calendar for presentations on composting/vermiculture and specifically managing the Bookworm Bin. Their address is 900 Alabama St. (behind Trader Joe's) in Bellingham. Ph. 360-676-5480 - Right click the logo above to open a link to their website.

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Dec. 13, Sat. Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Workshop 9:30-11:30pm Blaine Community/Sr Center (text is link) This will be a hands on—demo and workshop. Please bring your cocoons in tubes, boards, etc. and willing hands. We are offering a supervised opportunity to learn how to clean your mason bee cocoons to improve your population (and share with friends). Please email fruit@blaine-core.com to get a further descriptions of how to transport your cocoons and the supplies that you will need. We will provide space (to be able to “make a mess”), water, colanders and expert advice. If you don't have mason bees but want to learn more about them, this is also a great introduction to fall mason bee care.

Dec 6, Saturday Point Roberts library meeting room, 11am-1pmon Dec DELAYED to March 21, 2026

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Great Plant Picks website from the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden all specifically chosen to thrive in our Pacific Northwest environment. A great source of general information, plant lists, identification and resources.

Managing Noxious Weeds - website location for Fact sheet from Whatcom County. Latest NEWS - Washington state has made it illegal to sell ivy in retail locations!!

Explore Plant Shopping Opportunities you may not have heard about . . .

Pacific Growers - 9131 Markworth Rd, Blaine, WA 98230 website

Cascade Cuts, 632 Montgomery Rd, Bellingham (360) 671-6310 website

Northwoods Nursery, 9191 Northwood Rd, Lynden, WA 360 559-1536 website

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FREE Arborist Chips (truckload sized delivery, 10 yards -maybe find a neighborhood "central spot" and get a shared delivery) - link

Native Plant Descriptions (pdf) - nicely done from King County

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REMEMBER - LOCAL publications are a great source of up-to-date information on classes all over our NW region as well as businesses that support our passion! Pick up a copy today or check their websites -

Cascadia Daily Northern Light

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Spring PLANT SALES !! (click on links provided to get dates from 2025 )

March 8 - Salish Seed Swap - Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship

March - Whatcom Conservation Dist. Plant Sale - Pioneer Park, Ferndale

March (Last Saturday) - Annual Fairhaven Plant & Tree Sale - Old Fairhaven Pkwy & 14th

April (first Saturday) - Whatcom Dahlia Society Tuber Sale - Bloedel Donovan Park

April - Birchwood Garden Club Sale, lower level of Bellingham Library

May - Washington Native Plant Society-Salal Chapter’s Annual Plant Sale

Mt. Vernon, WSU, NW Research Station, 16650 State Highway 536

May - Master Gardeners Annual Plant Sale at Hovander Park (always Saturday before Mother's Day)

May - DUPI Garden Club Plant Sale in Ferndale,

SEEDS, SEEDS and More SEEDS - Check out Resilient Seeds - locally researched and produced - definitely suited for our climate. This may be your last year to order seeds! so shop for your faves and order some TODAY. Limited quantities available.

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If you would like us to come and speak at a community activity or event to help inform your participants about the CORE project, please contact us.

We have had several community meetings to introduce the CORE project. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer to help with our mission and goals, please do not hesitate to contact us - fruit@blaine-core.com or call 360-332-7435 (please, leave message)