CMGA General Info

A Robin takes refuge in the shelter of an aspen tree during a lengthy snow storm..
Photo by Cynthia Murray.

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.

Change in Contact Information

Have you moved or changed your e-mail address, but would still like to be contacted about high elevation gardening information from the Extension? The Coconino County Extension Master Gardener Program has a site that will let you change your information on-line.

Click here to change your contact information!

Event Calendar

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Contest for Garden Photos



Julia Child Rose by Laura Davis

The Master Gardener Association will be creating a calendar for 2011 as a fund raiser. A photo of your garden or pictures you have taken of another garden could be featured in this calendar. The calendar will have 13 color photos of gardens or flowers/vegetables in the Flagstaff area. Photos should be of gardens in Coconino County and horizontal shots are preferred for the 9x12 calendar. They can be summer or winter photos and landscape or individual flowers. The photos need to be taken with a digital camera as they will be sent to the company making the calendars digitally. We need a copy of the photos sent to the association for judging (4 x 6 photos are adequate).

Cooperative Extension Office
Attn: Loni Shapiro/Master Gardener Association
2304 N. 3rd Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Officers of the Master Gardener Association will decide on which photos will be used at their May meeting (5/11/10). Once winners are chosen we will then request that a digital file be sent to us.



Olivia White Hospice Garden
February 2010
Photo by Loni Shapiro



Olivia White Garden Inferno Strip
Swallowtail Butterfly on Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Photo by Loni Shapiro

Our goal is to have the calendars ready by the time our 2010 High Elevation Garden Conference is held in Gila County (August). They will be sold there first and any leftovers can be purchased from the Association for the remainder of 2010.

Please get your photos in before the deadline - May 3rd, 2010. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail Loni Shapiro - maxmaddy@infomagic.net.
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