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

Friday, June 11, 2021

Plants for the People Sale

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Hi Friends,
If any on you have seen the climate change predictions for the Colorado Plateau, you may know that in the coming decades, it is predicted to get much hotter, the winters might be just as cold, and it's anyone's guess at what precipitation will do - though it is likely to be increasingly strange. Forecasts call for longer dry periods, which is going to be really tough on plants and animals. We say this, as it is, in part, our inspiration to increase access to low water use native plants to support ecosystems in transition. We just added 28 new species to our inventory, all of which are cold hardy to zone 6 or colder, thrive in sun (and partial shade) & heat, are super drought tolerant AND add beauty to a landscape. These are our 28 climate change winners for Flagstaff. Many of which we purchased a dozen or more of, so please share us with your friends! You can place orders online or come see us at 2 plant sales next week. More details below.

NEW NATIVE PLANTS 
28 new species! Lots of pollinator plants, ornamental grasses (that also make great windbreaks), a few shrubs, and some fun cacti. These were grown in Arizona.

PLANT SALES NEXT WEEK
We're doing a couple sales next week, and then may not do another for awhile. Come say hello!
  • Downtown Market @ Heritage Square - Wednesday June 23 from 4-8 pm. See attached flyer.
  • Doney Park @ 8815 Silver Valley Road - Thursday June 24 from 4-8 pm. See attached flyer.

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