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

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Flagstaff's Finest Vegetable Garden Tour

 

Flagstaff’s Finest Vegetable Garden Tour

August 13, 2022

The Vegetable Garden Tour is sponsored by Coconino Master Gardener Association and Warner’s Nursery. It will feature eight local gardens; four residential gardens, one micro farm, one educational garden, one community garden and one public garden. 

Guests will not only tour the garden, but the host gardener will be on hand to explain their gardening philosophy and answer questions.  Folks will see heirloom plants, Native American varieties, native fruit trees and plants and more.

There are creative methods of dealing with our unique growing environment like raised beds made from recycled materials, historic artifacts used for containers, water collection systems, composting, vermiculture and season extenders.

Tickets will be available at Warner’s Nursery from 9am to noon on August 13th and the gardens will be open from 10am to 4pm.  Tickets are $15 at Warner’s and can also be purchased online for $18 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flagstaffs-finest-vegetable-garden-tour-tickets-377973076647
Maps will be provided at Warner’s or emailed to you Friday evening if you purchase online. 

Proceeds from the event will be used to fund garden grants in Flagstaff and surrounding areas. 

Please call or email Frank Branham, President of the Master Gardener Association if you have any questions.

Phone:    928-856-1223

Email:     nancyandfrankb@gmail.com 


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