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

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Warner's Root Camp Master Gardener Talks

 

Talks held at Warner’s Landscape & Nursery at 10am--11am

 

Warner’s Root Camp Master Gardner Talks

Date               Topic                                                                          Speake­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­rs

March 12      Tree Pruning                                                      Mick Henry

March 19      Seed Starting                                                      Jackee & Steve Alston

March 26      Composting for Better Soil and Health            Frank Branham

April 2           Crop and Garden Planning                              Tina Gustafson

April 9           Intro to Soils                                                       Hattie Braun

April 16         Veggie Gardening at High Elevation                Jim Mast

April 23         Drip Irrigation                                                    Linda Guarino

April 30         Hydroponics                                                        Sue Madden

May 7            Raised Bed and Container Gardening              Janan Scott                        

May 14          Native Perennials for the Garden                      Gayle Gratop

May 21          Deer and Javelina Resistant Gardening            Hattie Braun

June 4           Creative Landscaping for the DIYer                  Chris Dixon

June 11         Landscaping with Cacti and Succulents             Patti Van Tuyl

                                                                                                       Susan Holiday

June18          Rainwater Harvesting                                           Chris Whitney

Junly 9          Plants & Pollinators                                              Patrick Pynes

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2022 Grant Flyer

 

Call for Garden Grant Applications

The Coconino County Master Gardener Association is currently

 accepting applications for the 2022 gardening season. 

Submit your application by:  

April 1, 2022

Michael Moore Native Medicinal Garden/MNA - 2021 MG Project

Post Card for an educational garden event on Pollinators


Application forms can be found at:  coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com

or contact Loni Shapiro at ldscns@gmail.com

or (928)699-8870 to have a copy sent to you.


Qualifying projects are required to:

        1.  Fill a need or give value to a community in Coconino County.

     2.  Have an educational component and have it specifically   

             named in the application.


Notification of funding will be announced 

at our April meeting. Check will be presented then or 

mailed if you are unable to attend.

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Arboretum Docent Training

3/36 10am-4/23 Weekly in person and zoom. Fee $35.  thearb.org

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