Calendar of Events
Grants and Scholarships
2026 Grant and Scholarship Information will be coming soon.
Please contact Julie Fromm with any questions at jfromm@comcast.net or by phone at 248-681-0858.
The 2022 Grants were awarded to the Blue Heron Headwaters (photos) and Gilda’s Club (letter, photos).
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 Jfromm@comcast.net or by phone at 248-681-0858.
Upcoming 2026 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.
For a list of 2025 MGSOC General Meeting Education Topics and perks of being a member, click HERE!
Tuesday,
April 14, 2026
Emily Lardner, Secret Weapons of a Professional Gardener: Trick, Tools and Techniques for Successful Gardens
Meeting to be held at the Troy Community Center. The address is: Troy Community Center, Room 304, 3179 Livernois, Troy, 48083 (near I-75 and Big Beaver). You will park on the East side of the building from Livernois Road, and enter at the the Banquet door/East entrance. The meeting room will be on your right as you enter the building.
Tuesday,
May 12, 2026
George Papadelis, New Annuals and Perennials for 2026
Held at Telly’s Greenhouse in Troy 3301 John R Rd., Troy, 48083
Tuesday,
June 9, 2026
Marilyn Trent, The Mini Forest
Meeting to be held at the Troy Community Center. The address is: Troy Community Center, Room 304, 3179 Livernois, Troy, 48083 (near I-75 and Big Beaver). You will park on the East side of the building from Livernois Road, and enter at the the Banquet door/East entrance. The meeting room will be on your right as you enter the building.
Tuesday,
July 14, 2026
Melanie Fuhrmann, Cut Flower Gardening
Meeting to be held at the Troy Community Center. The address is: Troy Community Center, Room 304, 3179 Livernois, Troy, 48083 (near I-75 and Big Beaver). You will park on the East side of the building from Livernois Road, and enter at the the Banquet door/East entrance. The meeting room will be on your right as you enter the building.
Tuesday,
August 11, 2026
John Keast, Straw Bale Gardening
Meeting to be held at the Troy Community Center. The address is: Troy Community Center, Room 304, 3179 Livernois, Troy, 48083 (near I-75 and Big Beaver). You will park on the East side of the building from Livernois Road, and enter at the the Banquet door/East entrance. The meeting room will be on your right as you enter the building.
Tuesday,
September 8, 2026
Gary Eichen, Evolution of the Urban Forest
Meeting to be held at the Troy Community Center. The address is: Troy Community Center, Room 304, 3179 Livernois, Troy, 48083 (near I-75 and Big Beaver). You will park on the East side of the building from Livernois Road, and enter at the the Banquet door/East entrance. The meeting room will be on your right as you enter the building.
Tuesday,
October 13, 2026
Julia Hofley, Twenty Lessons in 20 years of Gardening on Fairlane Together
Looking back at 20 years of gardening in our garden on Fairlane, there are many things we’ve learned about gardening together in our “his and hers” garden beds successfully. Look forward to hearing our gardening story and see how the garden has evolved through the years.
Meeting to be held at the Troy Community Center. The address is: Troy Community Center, Room 304, 3179 Livernois, Troy, 48083 (near I-75 and Big Beaver). You will park on the East side of the building from Livernois Road, and enter at the the Banquet door/East entrance. The meeting room will be on your right as you enter the building.
Tuesday,
November 10, 2026
Janet Maconovich, Diagnosing Trouble
Meeting to be held at the Troy Community Center. The address is: Troy Community Center, Room 304, 3179 Livernois, Troy, 48083 (near I-75 and Big Beaver). You will park on the East side of the building from Livernois Road, and enter at the the Banquet door/East entrance. The meeting room will be on your right as you enter the building.
December
Member Holiday Party (Date TBD)
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
Watch our General Meetings on our YouTube channel
Recordings from Past Meetings 2023-2025
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
