Monroe County Master Gardener Association

HLG bulb show on the blog? It’s March 12- 27 from 9am to 4pm. Admission is $3.00 for non members. Get there in time to peruse their gift shop with unusual items.

Detroit Garden Center’s 25th Annual Winter Gardening Seminar

Make plans now to attend the Winter Gardening Seminar Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Historic Trinity Lutheran Church on Gratiot Ave. near Detroit’s Eastern Market.

The Saturday series offers presentations by Janet Macunovich and Steve Nikkila, morning refreshments, a delicious catered lunch, and vendors for shopping. (You must pre-register for the lunch to be included.) The program lasts from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and qualifies for Master Gardener education hours. I will be there sharing Black Cat Pottery products as well as Notable Greetings notecards and prints.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the first session begins at 9:00 a.m. Fees: Members: $50.00 and Non-members: $55.00.

For more information and a printable registration form, visit the Detroit Garden Center website at http://detroitgardencenter.org/wgs.php

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FREE WEEKLY GARDENING CLASS
Tuesday February 2 thru March 1
Class time is 1:00 PM and repeated at 7:00 PM
Located at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 15600 Trenton Road, Southgate (across from MJR Theater )

Taught by an Advanced Master Gardener

Get FREE seeds each of the 5 days of class

Week 1: Propagating Plants Simplified – different methods of starting plants
Week 2: Pruning Trees and Shrubs – timing and tips
Week 3: Composting Done Differently – it is not that hard and expensive.
Week 4: Trellis, Arches, Vertical Plantings, and Gardening Rooms – many different ideas
Week 5: Spring Gardening – help you to do it the right way

Mark your calendar for Taylor’s Growing Great Gardens is March 12, 2016.

With the interest at our meeting on our pawpaw; Sandy thought you may be interested in the following post:

discovering pawpaws, with andy moore

discovering pawpaws, with andy moore

The Monroe Extension Master Gardener Association celebrated its 20th
anniversary at a brunch held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Monroe
MSU Extension office. Two members, Ann Myers and Stella Kirby, were
honored for accumulating over 1000 hours of volunteer time over their
years in the association. Past presidents shared memories and Joyce
Blanton spoke to the group about the path on which becoming a Master
Gardener has led her since she took the training and helped organize the
association in 1995.

The association has functioned continuously since 1995, keeping members
informed, helping them meet annual volunteer and education requirements,
maintaining demonstration gardens as a learning resource, supporting and
implementing numerous community projects, and promoting the MSU Master
Gardener Mission. It currently has about forty active members who
continue to recertify each year and all qualified as Advanced Master
Gardeners. Several hundred Monroe County residents took the MSU Master
Gardener training during the time it was offered in Monroe and many
volunteered for several years afterward.

If you would like information about becoming a Master Gardener, you can
call the MSU Master Gardener Coordinator at 248-347-0269, or check out
the statewide MG website:
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/master_gardener_volunteer_program

Hi Monroe County Master Gardeners, Just a not to request you take a look at the Adopt a Garden list posted in the members page to make sure that it is current for 2016. Naida would like to know about any corrections or changes in the currently posted list.

Kousa dogwood at Hack House in Sept when we met there, Karen Bender took the photo.

Thank you to Ben Lehr, from Monroe Conservation District, for speaking to our MCMGA yesterday. He gave us quite an education on Bats. Extremely enjoyable by all who attended. I’ve attached a scanned copy of the handouts he provided to us. May we all be more educated on bats and appreciate their value.

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Here are some Handouts from Draper Houston. There are 3 jpeg charts and then 4 PDF files to open. Hope it was a great trip for all who attended

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