CMGA General Info

Christmas Amaryllis with Orchid to the right. Below Ruth Benson's holiday bears.
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.

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

Friday, April 12, 2013

Flagstaff Garden Club Visits


It’s time to mark your calendars for another year of garden visits.  Flagstaff Garden Visits will begin the 2013 season of garden visits with a seedling exchange at the garden of Jacki Hainsworth on Saturday June 1, followed by out of town trips to the Verde Growers in Cottonwood and the lavender fields in Concho.  Thanks to Jacki for arranging all.
The dates are:
Saturday June 1 from 10am to noon: Exchange of seedlings, seeds and anything garden related at the garden of Jacki Hainsworth
Saturday June 8 to arrive at 10am: We will car pool to Warner’s Verde River Growers
Friday, June 21: We visit the Lavender Festival at Red Rock Farms  www.RedRockFarms.com  in Concho.  We will car pool for this day trip.
Details will be emailed later. As always, garden visits are open to all interested gardeners. 
Thanks to Linda Guarino who has volunteered to coordinate the distribution of NoLo grasshopper bait.
Invite your friends and watch for updated information.  I’m looking forward to seeing everyone and hearing about YOUR garden.  If you have questions about these events, want to invite us to visit your garden, or have suggestions about gardens to visit, please email me atdjhockman@npgcable.com .

Jean Hockman                         


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