PORT ANGELES — Victor’s Lavender owner Victor Gonzales will present tips for growing lavender on the Olympic Peninsula at noon Thursday, June 23.
The presentation will be in the county commissioners’ meeting room (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
It is part of the “Green Thumb Garden Tips” brown bag series sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners.
Gonzales will discuss how to select a variety of lavender that is suited for drying, culinary use or the landscaping needs of the home gardener.
He will offer descriptions of best practices of planting, including soil, irrigation, sunlight and spacing requirements, and explain the right way and best time for trimming lavender plants.
He will include time in his presentation to address the audience’s specific questions about growing lavender.
A lavender farmer since 1997, Gonzales has successfully propagated more than 1 million lavender plants during the past decade, Master Gardeners said.
A wholesale grower and supplier, he often shares his knowledge and advice to farmers in Peru and North Africa, Latin America, Mexico and Canada, as well as throughout the United States, the group said.
The Master Gardener brown bag series is on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.
For more information, call 360-565-2679.
