Calendar of Events
Grants and Scholarships
Due to budget constraints, the Society did not award Grants and Scholarships for the year 2024. The Executive Board will be determining 2025 soon.
The 2022 Grants were awarded to the Blue Heron Headwaters (photos) and Gilda’s Club (letter, photos).
Please contact Julie Fromm with any questions at [email protected] or by phone at 248-681-0858.
The MGSOC Grants & Scholarship Committee will be accepting 2023 applications for projects sponsored, supported, or led by MGSOC members. Projects must be in Oakland County and align with our MGSOC mission statement which is: The Mission of the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County, Inc. is to enrich the lives of those who love gardening. We are volunteers who fulfill our commitment to community outreach by providing hands-on gardening and research-based horticultural education. Members of the Society are Master Gardeners certified by Michigan State University.
Please note that the deadline for submission will be March 31, 2023, and projects will be reviewed, selected and announced by June 1, 2023.
The 2022 Grants were awarded to the Blue Heron Headwaters (photos) and Gilda’s Club (letter, photos).
Please contact Julie Fromm with any questions at [email protected] or by phone at 248-681-0858.
Upcoming MGSOC General Meetings
MGSOC General Meetings are free to MGSOC members. Members are REQUIRED to wear their Master Gardener badges. Visitors are always welcome and pay $5 at the door. Please sign in at the welcome table by 6 PM with Julie Bird. Our business meetings begin at 6:30 PM and our speakers begin shortly after.
Our meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow Rd., Rochester, MI 48307. Check it out! https://rochestercommhouse.org/
It is a warm and comfortable room, and we offer snacks and drinks. Each month offers an hour or more of educational credit for EMG’s. Except for a few offsite meetings, all General Meetings will be held here.
For a list of 2024 MGSOC General Meeting Education Topics and perks of being a member, click HERE!
Wednesday,
December 11, 2024
6:00 PM
MGSOC Holiday Event
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
January 8, 2025
6:30 PM
Karen Golden - Heirloom Plants
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
February 12, 2025
6:30 PM
David Lowenstein - Wild Pollinators in Michigan
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
March 12, 2025
6:30 PM
Sue Grubba - Topic TBD
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
April 9, 2025
6:30 PM
Louise August - Bee Lawns
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
May 14, 2025
6:30 PM
George Papadelis - New Annuals and Perennials for 2025
*Held at Telly’s
3301 John R. Rd, Troy, 48098
Wednesday,
June 11, 2025
6:30 PM
Julia Hofley - Plants I Would Not Garden Without
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
July 9, 2025
6:30 PM
Melanie Fuhrmann - Cut Flower Gardening
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
August 13, 2025
6:30 PM
Topic TBD
*Held at Bowers Farm
1219 E.Square Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills, 48304
Wednesday,
September 10, 2025
6:30 PM
Speaker TBD
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
October 8, 2025
6:30 PM
Caitlin Splawski - Deer and Critter Prevention Techniques
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
Wednesday,
November 12, 2025
6:30 PM
Speaker TBD
*Held at Rochester Community House
816 Ludlow Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
MGSOC General Meetings Are Held At
1219 E. Square Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
When arriving from Square Lake Road (which is the only place you can come in), enter at Gate C (this is NOT the entrance by the barn where EMG’s arrive, it is to the WEST of the building). Our meeting will be held on the first floor in the Bowers Academy Classroom (there is a sign above the door that says Bowers Academy). You must wear your Master Gardener name badge to enter. Please arrive no later than 6 p.m. to find your way and sign in.
MGSOC General Meetings are free to MGSOC members and MGSOC members are required to wear their Master Gardener badges. Visitors are welcome and pay $5.00 at the door. Members and visitors, please sign in at the welcome table. Our business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and our speakers begin promptly at 7 p.m.
Route Map to Oakland County Complex
1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac
Oakland County Complex and Extension Office
North Office Building – 26 East
Bowers Farm in Bloomfield Hills
1219 East Square Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills
SAVE THE DATE for the 2025 Education Conference – Saturday, April 26, 2025
Watch our General Meetings on our YouTube channel
Recordings from Past Meetings 2020-2022
June 14, 2022 Healthy Gardens: Preventing Disease with Lori ImbodenVMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas (1 hr)
March 8, 2022 Waking Up the Garden With Janet MacunovichVMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas (1 hr)
November 9, 2021 Healthy Soils With Sue Grubba (availability until December 15) VMS: Environmental Stewardship: Soils/Soil Testing (1.25 hrs)
October 12, 2021 Well and Lesser Known Insects of the Midwest with David LowensteinVMS: Environmental Stewardship: IPM - General (1 hr)
September 14, 2021 Moving and Transplanting Plants with Janet MacunovichVMS: Community Beautification: Public Areas (1.25 hrs)
August 10, 2021 Ground Cover Plants with Julia Hofley. – NO RECORDINGVMS: Community Beautification: Public Areas (2 hrs)
July 13, 2021 Earth-Friendly Gardening – The Secret is the Soil with Lillian DeanVMS: Environmental Stewardship: Soils/Soil Testing (1.25 hrs)
May 11, 2021 New Annuals and Perennials for 2021 with George PapadelisVMS: Community:Beautification: Public Areas (1.25 hrs)
April 13, 2021 Growing Dahlias with Lucy PropstVMS: Community:Beautification: Public Areas (1.25 hrs)
March 9, 2021 Pest Management in the Organic Vegetable Garden with Will Jaquinde VMS: Food: General Gardens (1.25 hrs)
January 12, 2021 Landscaping with Native Plants to Support Nature with Drew LathintVMS: Environmental Stewardship: Native Plants (1 hr)
Past Meeting Handouts and websites
- August 9, 2023 – Fall Finale with Julia Hofley - Handout
- March 15, 2023 – Waking Up the Garden Part II with Janet Macunovich - Handout
- October 11, 2022 – Go For the Gold with Julia Hofley - Slide list
- September 13, 2022 – Planting Deer Resistant Bulbs with Sarah Rautio - Bulb and deer articles
- September 13, 2022 – Planting Deer Resistant Bulbs with Sarah Rautio - Pollinators websites
- September 13, 2022 – Planting Deer Resistant Bulbs with Sarah Rautio (Presentation)
- August 9, 2022 – Pollinator Gardens with Brian Peterson (Bees in the D) - Article in "Seen” magazine
- August 9, 2022 – Pollinator Gardens with Brian Peterson (Bees in the D) - Bees in the D website
- June 14, 2022 – Healthy Gardens: Preventing Disease with Lori Imoboden (Hollyhock rust IPM)
- June 14, 2022 – Healthy Gardens: Preventing Disease with Lori Imoboden (Cedar apple and other related rust diseases)
- June 14, 2022 – Healthy Gardens: Preventing Disease with Lori Imoboden (Plant Diagnostic List)
- March 8, 2022 – Waking Up the Garden with Janet Macunovich (Handout 2)
- March 8, 2022 – Waking Up the Garden with Janet Macunovich (Handout 1)
- February 8, 2022 – Garden Design for Winter Interest with Jan Bills
- January 11, 2022 – Winter Sowing with Jean Persely
- October 12, 2021 – Well and Lesser Known Insects of the Midwest with David Lowenstein
- September 14, 2021 – Moving and Transplanting Plants with Janet Macunovich
- August 10, 2021 – Ground Cover Plants with Julia Hofley
