Master Gardeners

 
The Master Gardener Program was created by Extension to meet the enormous increase in requests from home gardeners for horticultural information.  In exchange for the training Master Gardeners receive, they are required to volunteer for the Extension Service in approved horticultural programming.

Next meeting date:  Please note that the next regular meeting date falls on a holiday, so it has been changed to Tuesday, May 29, at 6 PM.  We will start with a potluck dinner at 6 PM.  After dinner, we will review the participation data and vendor evaluations from this year's show and discuss changes for next year.  Please call our office and let us know if you plan to attend.

Master Gardener Flower and Garden Show

The Master Gardener Flower and Garden Show gets bigger and better every year!  Thank you to everyone who attended or participated in the show.  For information about any of the demonstration projects or vendors that were at the show, call our office at 606-864-4167 or send an e-mail to dl_ces_laurel@email.uky.edu.

Thanks to Jim Truett for hosting the Insect ID table.  In addition to the mounted insects and butterflies, the University of Kentucky Entomology Department loaned us a live tarantula, black widow, brown recluse, and three Madagascar hissing cockroaches.  The table also featured a vermiculture (worm composting) display. 

Lots of vendors were on hand with a wide variety of garden-related items.

Need some new and creative ideas for your garden, porch or patio?  Trying planting a hanging garden using a shoe rack.  If you don't have a lot of space, vertical gardens made from recycled wooden pallets can be a great way to grow flowers or herbs.