“Daylily Hybridizing” presented by LaVere Webster, who decades ago founded and designed the Historic Daylily Display Garden and the Harris Olson Memorial Spider Display Garden. He has since written numerous articles for the American Hemerocallis Society and will be sharing a number of his Daylily creations. Laverne is also a noted Hosta hybridizer and MDHS […]
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The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development – MDARD was notified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that infected boxwood may have been sold at retail locations in Michigan. Boxwood blight, a serious fungal disease that attacks boxwood (a popular landscape shrub), has been detected in Michigan for the first
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The MSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program is a 14-week volunteer training program that provides an in-depth education in many aspects of horticulture. Extension Master Gardener Volunteers improve the quality of life in Michigan through horticulture-based volunteerism throughout the state. The next Oakland County program will be at MSU Tollgate Farm in Novi, on
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Go-Gardening-Go; Growing Great Gardens is Here There is not much better than a homegrown tomato picked right off the vine. Growing Great Gardens Conference (GGG) is providing the next best thing. Learn how to grow that perfect tomato on March 16 from 8 AM to 4 PM at Wayne County Community College District-Downriver Campus, 21000
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VMS Category: Community:Beautification: Public Areas November Meeting Handout (.PDF) – print and bring to meeting.
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Learn how to make technology work for you in the garden. Caston Thomas is the owner of InterWorks and Cohost of The Internet Advisor Radio Show on WJR. During his presentation, he will introduce us to several of the gardening apps that are available today that can help any gardener throughout the gardening season. VMS
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Randy Baker is an award-winning naturalist and owner of Naturalist Endeavors. He has over 25 years of experience in providing conservation and environmental education. His three years of PhD work on white-tailed deer give him an in-depth knowledge of these frequent garden visitors. His presentation, “Deer and Living with them as Gardeners,” will discuss the
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VMS Category: Environmental Stewardship:IPM-General
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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 MSUE Master Gardener Program.
MSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Educator for Oakland County – Caitlin Splawski
Consumer Horticulture Educator, Caitlin Splawski – [email protected]
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