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

Thursday, March 24, 2016

37th Annual Native Plant Workshop

Sedona Area.

Native Plant Workshop


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Keynote Speakers:
Dena Greenwood:  "The Ecological Interrelationships between Insects and Birds in Your Garden" 
Jeff Schalau:  Native and Drought-Adapted Trees: Best Practices for Success
 
Workshop Presenters:
1.   Sue Smith:  Wildflowers in the Home Landscape  
2.   Shaun Symond:  Selecting and Planting Native Plants with Demonstration (Maximum of 20:  rain or shine!)
3.   Chris Anderson:  Creating Landscapes That Water Themselves
4.   Kevin Harding:  Walkabout Identifying Native Plants and Their Uses (Maximum of 15:  rain or shine!)
5.   Max Licher:  Have No Fear of Grass! - An Introduction to the Importance, Beauty & Amazing Diversity of Grasses
6.   Hattie Braun:  Landscape for Life: A New Approach to Sustainable Home Landscaping


Advance tickets are $25 for KSB members and $35 for the general public. Tickets purchased at the event are $35 for KSB members and $45 for the general public. 
 
For that low price, each attendee receives breakfast savories (compliments of Weber's IGA), coffee and tea, the two keynote speakers, a choice of two hour-long workshops from the six offered, lunch (sandwiches donated by Wildflower Bread Company) and the Silent Auction with items donated by the community. Kinetico supplies water stations. Please feel free to bring your own mugs and/or water bottles.
Jay's Bird Barn and Verde River Growers will be there with various items for sale to enhance your experience.  Please feel free to stop and talk with the experts.
 
 
Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc., acting through the stewardship of its members and volunteers,
is committed to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment
of the Greater Sedona Area.
 

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