UW Extension to Offer Water-Wise Garden Workshop in Buffalo

The University of Wyoming Extension and the Johnson County Master Gardeners will be offering a water-wise gardening workshop this weekend in Buffalo.

This Saturday, June 20 from 9 am to 12:30 pm at the Buffalo Community Garden, across from 30 Fairgrounds Rd., participants can learn the principles of water-wise gardening, and will help install native perennial plants in a new demonstration garden bed.

According to a release from the UW Extension Office, funding for the project was secured by UW Extension agriculture and natural resources educator Micah Most through the University’s Rural Living in Wyoming Workshops program.

In the release, Most said, “I get a lot of questions about how to use less water and support pollinators on landscaped spaces. When I realized that Buffalo does not have a public garden with drought-resilient native plants, I knew extension could help create the opportunity for folks to see what grows well here. Local Extension Master Gardeners Cherry Jette and Jackie Walker worked with me to develop the plan.”

To register for the workshop, contact the Johnson County extension office at (307) 684-7522 or email Most at mmost@uwyo.edu by noon on Friday, June 19th.

There is no fee to participate. Light refreshments will be provided.