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, June 6, 2019

MNA Spring Garden Tours and Events


Early Season Seedling Swap and Sale at MNA
Calling all Gardening Ninjas! Get a head start on the growing season with Flagstaff's first early season Seedling Swap and Sale at MNA. Bring your extra seed starts to swap or load up on hardy starts grown by Flagstaff farmers. This event will take place from 10am-1pm at the Colton Community Garden at MNA. FREE workshop offered 10am-1pm on self-wicking bed construction. 
Direction from downtown Flagstaff: take 180 North towards MNA. Turn right on Winding Brooke Lane. Park at the "T" in front of Newberry Cabin. Garden just behind and to your left. 
Sponsored by Flagstaff Foodlink, MNA and U of A Cooperative Extension Office.
MNA Horticulture Tours led by Jan Busco
Tours start at 10 am on select Saturday mornings and are limited in size. Tours include an optional 45 minute educational hands-on volunteer activity. Advance tickets can be purchased at  https://shopmusnaz.org/collections/tickets
Jan Busco has worked with native plants for more than three decades and is the curator of MNA’s gardens and grounds. She has written three books on western native plants; Native Plants for High-Elevation Western Gardens (Fulcrum Press 2010, 2004), First Garden: How to get Started in Southwestern Gardening (Cool Springs Press 2005) and First Garden:  How to get Started in California Gardening.  
May 4. Horticulture Tour: Early bloomers & cool season grasses
 Learn about early blooming plants and cool season grasses on this guided tour with MNA Horticulturist Jan Busco. Be ready to walk and spend time outside in the MNA research campus open space and around Coyote Springs. A seedling and plant sale follows. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.
June 1  Golightly courtyard, Exhibits building
Living Exhibitions like the Life Zones in the Golightly Courtyard take a special kind of care and curation. Learn about the plants featured in and around the museum exhibits building, how they are selected, planted and cared for and their place in the natural landscape. After the tour, participants are invited to stay for a brief 45 minute volunteer activity. Feel free to bring lunch for a picnic.
July 13.  Living roof, ECC, Michael Moore Medicinal Garden. Learn about two of the most unique gardens at MNA. The 14,000 square foot living roof on the Easton Collection was originally planted in native grasses and wildflowers, - now the succession of plants that grow on the roof continuously evolves with our changing weather  The new Michael Moore Medicinal Garden highlights native plants with medicinal properties. After the tour, participants are invited to stay for a brief 45 minute volunteer activity. Feel free to bring lunch for a picnic.

August 10.  Colton House, Coyote Range
Well-established flowers and plantings grace these historic homes. See how perennials and native plants create a harmonious setting beneath the pines; learn about plants deer won’t eat, and see Mary Colton’s greenhouse   After the tour, participants are invited to stay for a brief 45 minute volunteer activity. Feel free to bring lunch for a picnic.  

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