Calendar of Events
Grants and Scholarships
The MGSOC Grants & Scholarship Committee will be accepting 2022 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 is March 31, 2022, and projects will be reviewed, selected and announced by June 1, 2022.
Please contact Julie Fromm with any questions at Jfromm@comcast.net or by phone at 248-681-0858.
Upcoming 2022 MGSOC General Meetings
May 10, 2022
New Annuals & Perennials for 2022 with George Papadelis
(At Telly’s Greenhouse, 3301 John R, Troy)
VMS: Community: Beautification: Public Areas
June 14, 2022
Healthy Gardens: Preventing Disease with Lori Imboden
July 12, 2022
Topic TBA
August 9, 2022
Degree Days and Phenology with David Lowenstein
VMS: Environmental Stewardship: IPM – General
September 13, 2022
Planting Deer Resistant Bulbs with Sarah Rautio
October 11, 2022
Topic TBA with Julia Hofley
November 8, 2022
Topic TBA
December 13, 2022
Holiday Potluck and Silent Auction
No Speaker, Members Only
MGSOC General Meetings Are Held At
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
5631 North Adams Road Bloomfield Hills, MI
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. There are complimentary refreshments of desserts and drinks served at the MGSOC meetings. Additionally, mini-meals of soup or salads may be purchased for $3.00. For those wishing meals, mini-meals are served at 6 p.m, the business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Our speakers begin promptly at 7 p.m. Members making or bringing meal portion salads or soups need not pay the $3.00.
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
Watch our General Meetings on our YouTube channel
Recordings from Past Meetings 2020-2022
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
- March 8, 2022 – Waking Up the Garden with Janet Macunovich (Handout 1)
- March 8, 2022 – Waking Up the Garden with Janet Macunovich (Handout 2)
- 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