Boyd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.12) 350

Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance  

1031.1) 2500

Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home  horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance



Success Stories

Community Support for Holiday Wreath Program Continues to Grow

Author: Lori Bowling

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Over the past 20 years the Boyd County Horticulture Agent has grown a holiday wreath workshop for 10-12 people into a holiday wreath program production that serves over 700 people from the tri-state area of Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.  This year there were even participants that were in town from Florida and Alaska that had hear about this program for several years from family members in the area that had made plans to be in town so that they could participate in this program.  T

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Gardening Calendar

Author: Lori Bowling

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Each year  the Boyd County Master Gardeners have the opportunity to enter a gardening photo contest for a chance for their photo submissions to be featured in the annual Master Gardener Calendar.  This calendar has been published annually since 2017 by the Boyd County Extension Agent for Horticulture as a tool to help home gardeners better plan and grow successful gardens, landscapes, lawns and anything gardening related for the area in Zone 6b.  It is also a tool to advertise the

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