article forwarded from Jennie Stanger.
Master Gardener volunteers from Genesee, Kalamazoo, Kent, Livingston, Oakland and Washtenaw counties are now offering a statewide service to answer consumer horticulture questions. Residents throughout the state can get answers to questions from a consumer horticulture experts concerning vegetable and flower gardening; lawns, shrubs and trees; indoor plants; and garden and house pests through the MSUE Lawn and Garden Hotline.
A team of horticulture educators developed the state garden hotline. The team was led by Bob Bricault and included Rebecca Finneran, Terry McLean, Gretchen Voyle, Linda Whitlock and Mary Wilson, who will continue to provide support to the hotline and Master Gardener volunteers.
The MSUE Lawn and Garden Hotline uses the same toll-free number that people use to reach county offices: 1-888-MSUE-4MI (1-888-678-3464). When calling the number you will be asked to press “1” to be connected to the hotline. It is answered weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon and 1 and 4 p.m. Local residents are encouraged to use the hotline as Monroe County no longer has a staff person in place to answer these types of questions. As budget cuts have caused down-sizing in positions there has been an increased need to better utilize technology and have statewide resources made available to address the educational needs of residents. The new hotline will provide ongoing service to address consumer horticulture questions
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 
Saw this in the Monroe Evening News. How can we continue to get the word out?
Each Master Gardner can Share this information on Facebook by just clicking on the Facebook link shown above. When the link comes up asking you to share, click the Share button on the lower right corner. It will post to your Facbook page. This informs your friends and family. If we all do that we will help to inform all our friends and family of the information. We can ask also for them fo post on their accounts to spread the word. It’s a start anyway.