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





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.12) 174

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

1031.1) 174

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

Flower Arrangement Workshop

Author: Katie Hughes

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Flower Arrangement Workshop

I hosted a flower arrangement workshop, where people could come learn different techniques on making a flower arrangement and was able to take home what they created. I was able to use a local flower shop to get flowers from and had the local FFA chapter teacher to put on this workshop for me. I had 15 people that attended this program and some have never attended an extension program before. 

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Succulent Pumpkin Workshop

Author: Katie Hughes

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Succulent Pumpkin Workshop

In October I hosted a program called Succulent Pumpkin Workshop, this workshop used real pumpkins and succulents with artificial flowers and moss for filler. I started the workshop by explaining what materials will be used and that the pumpkins and succulents can be kept for a while as there is no cutting of the pumpkin and the succulents can be repotted since their roots will still be intact. I  showed how to get started, after that everyone did their own creation. The first workshop I had

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