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NEW!  Extension Green County in coordination with the WI Master Gardeners Association will be hosting a Level 1 Master Gardener Training in 2020.

Master Gardener Volunteers are trained volunteers who aid University of Wisconsin Extension staff by helping people in the community better understand horticulture and their environment. Master Gardener Volunteers provide service to their community, normally within their own county, although special arrangements can be made to participate in other counties activities.

Level 1 training consists of 9 classes held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. One additional class will be held on Saturday, March 7th, to attend the Green County Master Gardeners Symposium (registration fee included in the course fee). Classroom sessions will be held at the Green County Justice Center, multi-purpose rooms, 2841 – 6th Street, Monroe, running from January 14th – March 17th, 2020.  Horticulture topics will include:  Soils, Plant Nutrition, & Composting; Plant Growth & Propagation; Lawn Care; Entomology; Integrated Pest Management; Plant Pathology, Diagnostics, & Diseases; Weed ID & Invasive Plants; Perennial Flowers, Vegetables & Fruits; General Gardening Practices; Backyard Wildlife/Pollinators; Landscape Design; Woody Plants, Trees, & Shrubs.

A criminal background check and mandatory child protection training is required for all participants. Cost to participate is $80.00.  Call the Extension office at 608-328-9440 for details to register. For more information, please print the MG Training Brochure 2019 or contact Jackie McCarville, Green County Ag Educator at 608-328-9440.

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Green County Master Gardner’s are hosting a Fall Garden Clean Up Class to be held on Saturday, September 28th, 2019, from 9:00am-12:00pm, at the Green County Justice Center, Multi-Purpose Rooms, located at 2841-6th Street, Monroe, WI.

There is NO Cost to attend and the featured speakers will be as follows:

• Kasey Tousignant, KC Landscaping — presenting about End of Season Pruning, Flower Bed and Landscape Care.
• Mike Davis, Green County Master Gardener — presenting about Soil Amending & Composting.
• Kris Winkler, Susan Konopacki, & Marilyn Sandin Ross, Green County Master Gardeners– presenting about Fall Plant Division, Moving Perennials & Planting Bulbs.

No advance registration is needed. For additional information see the attached 2019 Green County Master Gardeners Fall Clean Up Class Flyer or contact the Extension-Green County office at 608-328-9440.

 

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Plan now to participate in the newest event being offered by the Green County Master Gardener’s Association!  On Saturday, June 22, 2019, Master Gardeners are offering a Flower Buying Bus Trip to the Lake Geneva area.  Three greenhouses will be visited– Busy B’s Greenhouse, Northwind Perennial Farm, and Pesche’s Greenhouse. The bus will leave the Shopko parking lot, located at 425 W 8th Street, Monroe, WI at 8:00am and return by 5:30pm. The trip is open to the public and you do not have to be a Master Gardener to attend. Registrations and $25 fees are due by June 17th. Print a 2019 Bus Trip Registration to register.  If you have additional questions, please contact the Extension Green County office at 608-328-9440.

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The Green County Master Gardeners Association held their annual meeting on Thursday, November 14th, 2019 at the Green County Justice Center.

Twenty-seven Green County area residents were recently recognized for earning their Master Gardener Certification at the annual meeting of the Green County Master Gardeners Association. The main functions of the group are to serve the needs of all horticulturists in the Green County area, provide continuing education for it’s members, provide community services through volunteer activities, exchange gardening ideas, promote responsible and sound gardening practices and to provide a link between the community and University of WIsconsin, Division of Extension. Read the complete Master Gardener Certification Press Release for more details.

Check out the Green County Master Gardeners Association “Blog” Site.  The goal of this site is to provide another link between our community and the Extension-Green County.  You can also visit our Facebook page (link to be coming) to keep up with the latest Green County Master Gardeners Association information.

The GCMGA is located in Monroe, Wisconsin and serves the needs of all gardeners in Green County and the surrounding area. 

Information about the Green County Master Gardeners Association

The Wisconsin Master Gardener Program teaches volunteers who aid University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Staff by helping people in the community better understand horticulture and their environment.

2019 Officers

President:  Tanna McKeon
V. President: Tamara Schulte 
Treasurer:   Lynn Lokken
Secretary:   Linda Boll

The Green County Master Gardeners Association Mission is:

1. To serve the needs of all gardeners in Green County and the surrounding area.
2. To promote the continuing education of members through horticultural education, programs, tours, etc.
3. To promote community service through volunteer activities.
4. To recognize members who meet and maintain certification.
5. To provide for the exchange of ideas and to provide opportunities to promote the understanding of responsible gardening practices
6. To provide a link between the community and the UW-Extension.

Volunteer Hours	GCMGA Volunteer Honor Roll
1000+	Norma Bader, Michael Colney, Mike Davis, Eugene Gessler, Susan Konopacki, Kris Winkler
750-999	Paul Roemer, Gregg Smith
500- 749	Lois Baker, Linda Boll, Theresa Colney, Eugene Gessler, Mary Alice Hart, Deb Kleppe, Lynn Lokken, Tanna McKeon, Cheryl Rezabek,
250 – 499	Sally Bear, Kimberly Berg, Jayne Butts, Sue Hartwig, Mary Jackson, Kristi Leonard,  Mary Nelson, Ann Marie Ott, Jo Pinnow, Jack Policastro, Marilyn Sandin Ross, Tamara Schulte, Gaida Vickerman, Tom Voight, Sande Wells, Rae Wellnitz, Jean Woolworth.
150 – 249	Sharon Adams, Kay Collins Argue, Ron Hayes, Rudy Kaderly, Ricky Kiesling, Lloyd Lueschow, Roseann Meixelsperger, Jim Meuth, Cindy Palombi, Wendy Pendergraph.

Wisconsin Horticulture Update

Weekly reports by the UW-Extension Horticulture Team http://fyi.uwex.edu/wihortupdate/

FORMS

Speaker/Project Request Forms If your organization would like to have a Master Gardener come speak at your meeting, fill out this Speaker Request form:GCMGA Speaker Request Form (1 page, 22 KB)
If your organization would like help with a volunteer/community project, fill out this Project Request Form: Project Request Form (.doc) (1 page, 26 KB)