The Lyon County Master Gardeners provide local leadership in horticulture education. This year they were one of the host counties for the State Master Gardener Conference held in McCracken County. They organized the Lightning Round presentations for the conference, prepared a native seed packet for the goodies bag, entered the Search for Excellence competitions for programs and outstanding individual Master Gardener.

A program to teach sustainability and horticulture to Caldwell and Lyon County 4^th and 5^th grades was led by Dr. Zenaida Villoria. Lyon County Master Gardeners assisted with ten days of the program. I return for their assistance two Advanced Master Gardener Workshops were organized and opened to all of the Master Gardener groups in the Purchase Area.

The Master Gardeners organized and conducted several events including:

• 4-H Mother’s Day Flower Pots
• Christmas Wreath Event
• Flower Arranging Class
• 2^nd Annual Native Plant Sale and Program
• Toad Abodes at the Land Between the Lakes Hummingbird Festival

They worked with the Rose Hill Museum on renovating their herb and rose beds, the Lyon County Courthouse on renovating plantings and the first phase of planting a dwarf, flowering shrub demonstration. They also plant and maintain a demonstration garden. They maintain their own website and apps for keeping track of volunteer hours and events.