Horticulture
Franklin County Extension Staff
Kim Cowherd, County Extension Agent for Horticulture
Questions about the Emerald Ash Borer?

For help in identifying ash trees or the bright green borer, and to read an insecticide guide, CLICK HERE.
If you think you have a borer infestation, call the Emerald Ash Borer Hotline, 1-866-322-4512, or the Kentucky State Entomologist at (859) 257-5838.
EMARALD ASH BORER CONFIRMED IN KENTUCKY
WELCOME 2009 MASTER GARDENER CLASS
CLICK HERE FOR THE CLASS SCHEDULE
Click here for a Master Gardener brochure.
The Franklin County Farmers Market is gearing up for next year's market season. If you are interested in participating in 2010, Click on this link to go to the Farmer's Market homepage.
Upcoming Trainings and Workshops
Note: When registering for classes that have a fee, you must mail or bring your payment to the Extension Office to register. No registrations will be taken without payment. Did you miss one of our trainings? Many of them are reshown multiple times on Cable 10 at a later date. Check with Cable 10 for a complete schedule.
JUNE
- Gardener's Toolbox - Gardening in Containers -June 16 - 6:30 PM - Call the Extension Office (502) 695-9035 to register - NO FEE - Kim.Cowherd@uky.edu
JULY
- Gardener's Toolbox - Make Your Own Rain Barrel - July 21 - 6:30 p.m. - Call the Extension Office (502) 695-9035 to register - $35.00 Registration Fee - Kim.Cowherd@uky.edu RAINBARREL FLYER
AUGUST
- Gardener's Toolbox - Vermicompost - August 18 - 6:30 p.m. - Call the Extension Office (502) 695-9035 to register - NO FEE - Kim.Cowherd@uky.edu
SEPTEMBER
- Gardener's Toolbox - Dividing Perennial Flowering Plants - September 15 - 6:30 p.m. - Call the Extension Office (502) 695-9035 to register - NO FEE - Kim.Cowherd@uky.edu
OCTOBER
- Gardener's Toolbox - Gardening by the Signs - October 20 6:30 - 8:30 - Room A/B - Phil Case of the State Journal will speak on gardening by the signs. Call the Extension Office (502) 695-9035 to register - NO FEE - Kim.Cowherd@uky.edu
NOVEMBER
- Gardener's Toolbox - Chainsaws Safety for Dummies - November 17. 6:30 - 8:30 - Room A/B - Join Capital Area Master Gardener, Darvin Sebastian as he takes you through the basics of caring for and using your chain saw. Call the Extension Office (502) 695-9035 to register - NO FEE - Kim.Cowherd@uky.edu
DECEMBER
- Gardener's Toolbox - Home for the Holidays - December 8, 5:30 - 7:30 - Room G, Basement - Join Jamie Dockery, Fayette County Extension Agent for Horticulture as we bring the outdoors, indoors for the holidays. Each participant will create a holiday wreath to take home. Call the Extension Office (502) 695-9035 to register - $15 - Kim.Cowherd@uky.edu
HORTICULTURE NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
- JANUARY 2008 HORTICULTURE
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- MAY 2008 HORTICULTURE
- JUNE 2008 HORTICULTURE
- JULY 2008 HORTICULTURE
- AUGUST 2008 HORTICULTURE
- SEPTEMBER 2008 HORTICULTURE
- OCTOBER 2008 HORTICULTURE
- NOVEMBER 2008 HORTICULTURE
- DECEMBER 2008 HORTICULTURE
- JANUARY 2009 HORTICULTURE
- FEBRUARY 2009 HORTICULTURE
- MARCH 2009 HORTICULTURE
- APRIL 2009 HORTICULTURE
- MAY 2009 HORTICULTURE







