Coconino Master Gardener Association: Flagstaff Home & Garden Show Speaker Schedule

CMGA General Info

Species tulips planted in fall. These appear in early spring. Olivia White Hospice Garden.
Photo by Loni Shapiro.

Welcome to the Coconino County Master Gardeners Association blog. The mission of the Master Gardener Program is to create a corps of well-informed volunteers, and to deliver quality horticultural education programs adapted to our regional high elevation environment. The purpose of the association is to provide support for those volunteers and Master Gardener graduates, continuing education, and opportunities to participate in community programs that increase the visibility and participation in the Master Gardener Program.

The Coconino Master Gardener Association (2009) began in 2009. This blog contains information on:

-How to become a member

-Volunteer and Education hours reporting

-Calendar of Events

-General gardening information articles

-Master Gardener Association Documents and forms

-References and Resources

-Interesting Websites and Blogs

-Old Gardening Etcetera columns

-Recipes

-Book Reviews

-How to contact Board or Committee Members

Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 600pm - 8;30pm. We meet at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church at 1601 N. San Francisco. This includes continuing education and a business meeting.

Reporting Master Gardener Hours

All master gardener trainees and certified master gardeners need to report their hours.
Beginning in 2010 certified master gardeners need to have 6 Education hours and 12 Volunteer hours in order to maintain certification.The on line reporting system allows you to report Education or Volunteer hours. You can sign in to record hours in the right hand column under Recording Volunteer and Education Hours. Just click on the U. of A.
If you have any questions or concerns about the new reporting system, please contact Brenda Smith (A - M) or Sue Madden (N - Z). Their contacts are listed at the bottom of the blog under Contacts.

Ideas for hours------
--Attend monthly meetings
--Work on an association committee
--Work at an informational booth for the Master Gardeners
--Be a speaker about gardening topics at a variety of venues
--Host a garden tour
--Work at a fundraising event (Plant Sale - Garden Tour).
--Work at a MG site (Olivia White Hospice, the Arboretum, Riordan Mansion, or school gardens (many others)). Check out the Assoc. Doc. & Forms under Volunteer Sites.
--Work in the Extension office
--Write an article for the newspaper column -Gardening Etcetera
-Volunteer with the Seed Library
Be creative! There are many ways to fulfill your hours. Just remember for volunteering it needs to be a non-profit endeavor or an approved for profit site.

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Flagstaff Home & Garden Show Speaker Schedule

2016 Flagstaff Home & Garden Show Presentations

April 8-10, 2016, NAU Field House

Friday, April 8

Time	Speaker	Topic/Description
11:00 AM	Matt Laessig Kevin Ordean	Composting on the Home & Community Scale Learn about how to compost in your backyard and community, the pro's and con's of different methods, what material works best, what tools you need, and strategies for getting started.
Noon	Jackie Clark	Self-Watering Containers Self-watering containers are a great way to supply plants with needed water while saving water. In this presentation you will learn the principles of building two types of self-watering planters.
1:00 PM	Jim Mast	Just Tomatoes Proven tips and techniques for growing tomatoes in Flagstaff
2:00 PM	Hattie Braun	Landscape Trees for Northern Arizona This talk will introduce the trees best suited for high elevation landscapes.
3:00 PM	Hattie Braun	Fruit Trees for Northern Arizona How to select, plant and grow apples, pear, plums and cherries in the high country.

Saturday, April 9

Time	Speaker	Topic/Description
11:00 AM	Cindy Murray	Inviting Beneficial Critters to Our Gardens and Landscapes Learn how to attract birds as well as various pollinators and ladybugs to your garden.
Noon	Dorothy Lamm	Invasive Weeds How to identify and deal with invasive weeds.
1:00 PM	Mick Henry	Tree Care for Northern Arizona General tree care for northern Arizona from a local certified arborist.
2:00 PM	Jackee & Steve Alston	Growing Unusual Edibles at High Elevation/Seed Library Update People will tell you it's impossible to grow food--and especially most fruits--in Flagstaff. Challenge accepted!
3:00 PM	Steve Alston	From Seed to Loaf: the Science of Natural Bread Baking Whole civilizations have been founded on the combination of 3 perfect ingredients: flour, salt, and water. Learn how the art and science of bread baking has not been lost nor have the ancient grains that started it all.

Sunday, April 10

Time	Speaker	Topic/Description
11:00 AM	Julie Lancaster	Companion Planting for Productive Vegetable Gardens Learn practical strategies to successfully grow healthy and prosperous veggies this season. Talk includes information on plant communities, intercropping and integrated pest management.
Noon	Jan Busco	Selecting Natives for Shade How to choose the best plants for shady spots in your yard.
1:00 PM	Amy Caldwell	Creating a Rain Garden Rain gardens can be any size or shape and easily integrated into the home garden. Learn the five steps to creating a rain garden and the benefits to you and our environment.
2:00 PM	Matt Schmechtig	Tree and Shrub Pruning for the Home Gardener Tree and shrub care 101: tools, techniques, and tips on keeping your investment thriving in northern Arizona.
3:00 PM	Trish Zilliox	High-Altitude Baking Learn the steps needed for adjusting foods such as cakes, breads and cookies for successful baking.

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Remembering Beverly 1928-2016

On Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, Beverly Jean MacAllister passed away fully lucid and comfortably in Santa Cruz, CA, at home and in the presence of her daughters, just three days after her 88th birthday. For many months she sought a way out of or around a severe lung infection. She was a Master Gardener and tended 12 vegetable and flower beds at her home in Timberline. She supported the master gardener program in many ways - providing consult to a local fire department to grow vegetables for food, assisting with regional conferences, and helping each year with the Coconino County Fair in the agriculture building. In addition for several years she worked as a Senior Companion with 5 clients that she helped with aging issues. A celebration of Bev’s life will be held at 11 am on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St. Memorial gifts in her name may be made to Poore Medical Clinic, 120 W. Fine Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86001; or Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council, 150 McGivern Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
I will personally miss her guidance on aging well. The photo above is from a Christmas card I received from her. On the back it says "Kindness is a language we can all understand. The blind can see it and the deaf can hear it. Thank someone who has touched your life today. Thank you for being part of my life. Bev." Loni Shapiro

Dana Prom Smith 1927-2015

On Sunday, Jun 28th, Dana Prom Smith passed away from a
heart attack at the age of 88. Dana was a long time supporter of the Master Gardener program and association . He was certified as a master gardener in 2007. He worked on his own garden at home, and since then has shared his wealth of knowledge and creative writing skills to write and edit weekly columns for the AZ Daily Sun -Gardening Etcetera. We will miss learning more about life and gardening and the humor with which he presented it.

On August 24th, a Blaze Maple was planted at Olivia White Hospice Garden by his gardening friends in rememberance.

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

Coconino Master Gardener Association

CMGA General Info

Reporting Master Gardener Hours

Change in Contact Information

Event Calendar

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Flagstaff Home & Garden Show Speaker Schedule

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