Next Meeting: Boone County Community Bldg. - May 21, 2012

Reminder: Don't Forget to wear your Name Badges for all BCMG Meetings and Events!

"The work of a garden bears visible fruits - in a world where most of our labors seem suspiciously meaningless". Pam Brown, 1928

2012 Events

January 23, 2012 - 9:30 am BCMG Meeting 9am Hospitality Boone County Extension Office ...one week later due to Jan. 16 being Martin Luther King Day.

March 11 - Top Performing Perennials for the Midwest. Sunday Mar. 11, 2:00 p.m.

March 19 - BCMG Meeting ...also plan on staying to help with Demo Gardens cleanup.

April 14 - BCMG Gardenfest 2012 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds, Lebanon IN (I-65 at Exit 138), Boone County Farm Bureau Community Building.

May 21 - BCMG Meeting

July 16 - BCMG Meeting - Home of Pat Buedel

August 15 - Indiana State Fair M.G. Booth (Wednesday) 9 AM - 2 PM

Sept. 10-22 - The Gardens and Culture of Spain.

Sept. 17 - BCMG Meeting

OCT. 4 - 6 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference Hamilton County Master Gardeners and Purdue Extension

Nov. 12 - BCMG Meeting - Boone County Extension Office. Meeting is 1 week earlier than usual in order to welcome the new M.G. Class with a Pitch-In lunch.

Educational Opportunities 2012

Check back for our 2012 Educational Opportunities. Hope the list is as long as the 2011 opportunities!

Feb. 25, 2012 - Advanced Master Gardener Training “Once Upon a Garden” in Princeton, IN.

March 10, 2012 - Advanced Master Gardener Training Info - Alexandria, IN (Madison County)

April 17 - 11:00 a.m. - Wildflower Walk in Starkey Park, Zionsville

April 21 - Monroe County Master Gardener Assn. Garden Fair

Oct. 1 - Nov. 14, 2012 - (9 a.m.- noon) Mondays and Wednesdays - Fall Master Gardening Classes - Boone County Ext. Office - Cost $95

June 7 - 18, 2012 Renaissance Gardens of Italy International Study Abroad. Contact Rosie Lerner at 765-494-1311 We’ll visit and study such notable gardens and sites as Villas Medici Castello and Fiesole, Garzoni, Gamberaia, Lante, D’Este, Gregoriana, Boboli Gardens at the Pitti Palace, Sacro Bosco, Ninfa, the Vatican, and a commercial organic farm to learn about production of olives and grapes for wine and oil. Free time in Florence, Rome, Montepulciano, and Vatican City will round out our experiences.

Download Form for your Master Gardener Volunteer Hours

Another source for ordering native plants: Musser Forests, Inc. Doug Tallamy's favorite trees:
Red Oak 2-3 ft. tall seedlings $2.97 each (qty. 10-24) Wild Black Cherry 2-4 ft. $2.03 each can be ordered through Musser Forests. 800-643-8319 Email: wholesale@musserforests.com.

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Check out the daily precipitation for Boone County at: Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network

Application Form for Boone County Master Gardener Grant

Contact Us:
Boone County Master Gardener Association
Colleen Hendricks - President; Stan Ketner - Vice-President ; Joan Crockett - Treasurer; Kay Dillon - Secretary
Doug Akers, Extension Director
Boone County Cooperative Extension Service
1300 E 100 S
Lebanon Indiana 46052
765-482-0750 (Extension Office)

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