Veteran Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green will provide tips for establishing a more productive berry patch at noon Thursday, July 26, in the Clallam County commissioners’ meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The event, dubbed “Brambling Along: Growing Raspberries and Blackberries,” is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips brown bag series.

Stehr-Green will explain the growth habits and requirements of raspberries and blackberries. She will describe the life cycle of a cane berry, the ideal planting site for raspberries and blackberries, and how to prune and trellis cane berries to improve the health of the berry crop. She will also describe the general types of raspberries and blackberries and how to select those most appropriate for a home garden space and their desired use.

A Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003, Stehr-Green writes gardening articles for the Sequim Gazette and the Peninsula Daily News, and participates in a monthly gardening program on KONP. She is a berry enthusiast and has been growing raspberries and blackberries on the North Olympic Peninsula for over 15 years.

She enjoys growing, picking, and eating berries and teaching others about growing berries.

The Green Thumb Garden Tips series, sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners on the second and fourth Thursday of every month in Port Angeles, consists of educational programs designed to help home gardeners establish or improve their gardening practices.

Attendees may bring a lunch. The presentations are free and open to the public.

For more information, call 360-565-2679.