CMGA General Info

Fall painted lady butterfly 2024.
Photo by Cindy 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

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Zoom Meeting on Gardening in Crevices

 



How to build, plant, display, and celebrate gardening in crevices  

An On-line Zoom Meeting       Saturday, February 6, 2021 11:00 EST


Got your ticket yet? Don't miss this event. This study day will consist of six 45-minute sessions with a two-hour intermission. Tickets and a schedule are available at nargs.org.

On Saturday, Feb. 6, you must be logged into nargs.org to access the link. After you buy your ticket, click on the Have a Ticket link.  

Cost is $25 for NARGS members and $50 for non-members, which includes a NARGS membership for a year. This study day will be recorded so ticket holders can watch the six programs whenever they like: 

Paul Spriggs (British Columbia) leads off with a "Brief History of Crevice Gardening” in the broad context of international rock gardening;

Kenton Seth (Colorado) will speak on “Crevice Garden Construction,” guidance aimed at the general public;

Jeremy Schmidt (North Carolina) will shift the focus to the Southeast and talk about boulder construction in "From Big Rocks to Little Rocks"; 

Susan Sims (Utah) introduces a new world of plants to the dry land gardener and a new array of challenges in the "Dryland Crevice Garden/My Crevice Garden"; 

Jay Akerley of British Columbia speaks about his experiences building budget-conscious crevice gardens in "Crevice Gardens for Small Spaces"; and

Roslyn Duffus (Nova Scotia) in "From the Mighty to the Modest” takes us from the Bicentennial Botanic Garden at Truro, Nova Scotia, to a small crevice built from recycled concrete.

We look forward to seeing you.

Elisabeth Zander and Mike Kintgen, Moderators

Questions? Email nargspres@gmail.com
www.nargs.org/about-us

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