BCMGA Membership Meetings

Membership meetings are open to members of BCMGA, Master Gardeners, and trainees, as well as the public. These meetings are great opportunities to get acquainted with the Benton County Master Gardener community and learn something new at the same time. Meetings occur in January, February, March, April, May, and October. Each meeting includes a presentation that counts toward continuing education recertification hours. 

 

Meetings may be attended via Zoom, but we encourage you to attend in person and enjoy social time before and after the meeting. Coffee and tea are provided, and you are welcome to bring a treat to share. We have a raffle for those who attend in person. You receive 1 raffle ticket for attending, 2 tickets for wearing your badge, and 3 tickets if you wear your badge and bring a treat.

 

Meetings are in the Sunset Room in the Sunset Building at 4077 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR 97333. Doors open at 6:30pm and the program starts at 7:00pm. Use the entrance on the east side of the building because all other doors to the building are locked at night.

​

Can't attend the meeting? Find recordings of the speaker presentations at the BCMGA YouTube channel. Recordings are generally posted within one week of the meeting date.

​

2026 Meeting Dates

​​​

March 2026 BCMGA Member Meeting

 

Come to the first (almost) spring 2026 BCMGA speaker presentation on Monday, March 16, 2026!   We haven’t met in person for a few months!  This is a great time to come visit with your fellow gardeners! And celebrate - the end of winter, Spring is almost here, Daylight Savings time has begun, early peas are planted and St. Patrick's Day is this week!

 

The BCMGA Membership Meeting is Monday, March 16, 2026 at 7:00 in the Sunset Room. The door opens at 6:30 and after announcements the presentation will begin shortly after 7:00 p.m.  

 

Speaker:   Jeff Cope, General Manager of Home Grown Gardens, Nursery and Landscape in Corvallis.  

 

Topic:  Woodland gardens

A woodland garden is a magical place, using plants carefully chosen to appear as a natural woodland, though it is often actually an artificial creation. Typically, it includes plantings of small understory trees, flowering shrubs and perennials in a mostly shady environment with paths running through it.   We will explore plant choices and the magical elements that make a woodland garden. 

 

Location: Sunset Building, 4077 SW Research Way, Corvallis 97333. The Sunset Room is on the east side of the building; other entrances are locked at that time.

 

Membership meetings are open to all BCMGA members, including Master Gardeners, trainees, and the public. As always, there will be opportunities to mingle with other Master Gardeners and win raffle prizes.   Wear your badge for an extra raffle ticket!  As a reminder, each member meeting presentations counts for an hour of continuing education.

 

To attend remotely, use this Zoom link:

 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93734382435?pwd=U8Q84GKAd5mizh3uX7o2jcDAtI3vDr.1

 

Password: 146675

 

Phone Dial-In Information

+1 971 247 1195 US (Portland)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

 

Meeting ID: 937 3438 2435

 

 

Christine Welsch

Co-Vice President BCMGA

​