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Mission Statement

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.

Upcoming 2021 MGSOC General Meetings

Meetings are held via Zoom at 6:30 PM

December 14

Happy Holidays, no potluck this year. We will see you in January 2022.

January 11, 2022

Winter Sowing with Jean Persley

VMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas

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February 8, 2022

Garden Design for Winter Interest with Jan Bills

VMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas

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March 8, 2022

Waking up the Garden with Janet Macunovich

VMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas

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April 12, 2022

Conifers with Bert Cregg

VMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas

May 10, 2022

New Annuals & Perennials for 2022 George Papadelis

VMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas

June 14, 2022

Topic TBD

July 12, 2022

Topic TBD

August 9, 2022

Degree Days and Phenology with David Lowenstein

VMS: Environmental Stewardship: IPM – General

September 13, 2022

Topic TBD

October 11, 2022

Topic TBD

November 8, 2022

Topic TBD

December 13, 2022

Holiday Potluck - NO Speaker

Save the Date for the 2022 Live Education Conference

April 30, 2022

MGSOC Conferences

Past Meeting Recordings

Recordings from 2020 & 2021 Past Meetings

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)

June 8, 2021 Seed Saving with Bevin CohenVMS: Food: General Gardens (1 hr)

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)

February 9, 2021 Aquaponics with Noah GoldsteinVMS: Food: General Gardens (1 hr)

January 12, 2021 Landscaping with Native Plants to Support Nature with Drew LathintVMS: Environmental Stewardship: Native Plants (1 hr)

Nov 10, 2020 Oudolf Gardens – Belle Isle with Richard Thomas

Oct 13, 2020 Sustainable Landscaping with Holly Kaiser

Sep 8, 2020 Butterflies in Your Backyard with Mary Ellen VanSlembrouck

Aug 11, 2020 Designing Your Garden with Jan Bills

Jul 14, 2020 Heirloom Vegetables with Mary Gerstenberger

Jun 9, 2020 Smart Gardening from a Commercial Greenhouse Point of View with Greg Michala

May 31, 2020 George Papadelis from Telly’s Greenhouse

2021 Meeting Handouts

Volunteer Central

Overview of Volunteer Central EMG Dashboard (Video)
Reporting Education Hours in Volunteer Central (PDF)
Volunteer Central (Click to Access Portal)

Contact MGSOC

MGSOC members are participants in the MSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program in Oakland County.

If you have questions about the Extension Master Gardener Program in Oakland County or are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact the office of MSU Extension – Oakland County 

For information on MSU Extension Master Gardener (EMG) program and classes, please visit Master Gardener Volunteer Program

MSU Extension Garden Hotline Services

Tel: 1-888-678-3464
Monday – Friday
9 AM – noon & 1 – 4 PM (April-September)
Monday – Friday
9 a.m. – noon (October-March)

Walk-in diagnostic counter

At the MSU Extension Oakland County office.
Mondays & Tuesdays 
9 AM – noon & 1 – 4 PM (April-September)

Ask an Expert or migarden.msu.edu
Anytime!  Submit questions and up to three photos through the online form. Responses will be received by email.

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Master Gardener Society Of Oakland Country

MSU Extension, Oakland County Office

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