Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 582 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Erika Wood
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Since December 2019, gardening 101 videos have been created and posted on online social media sites such as Facebook as a way to expand horticulture education beyond traditional in-person classes. Twenty-eight gardening videos have been created to date and include topics such as houseplant identification and care, terrarium and to-go gardening bag demonstrations, tree and shrub identification and maintenance, and annual and perennial flowers. With the switch to online learning durin
Author: Erika Wood
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
In the summer and fall of 2019, a gardening class series was conducted at the Hopkins County Extension Office. Based on high public demand from survey results, the gardening series focused on growing different kinds of herbs. The series was split into four classes (one class per month) and discussed three herbs per class for a total in depth study of twelve herbs. The herbs discussed were the following: Sage, Mint, Lavender, Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Cilantro, Parsley, Chives, Mar
