Author: Susan Fox
Planning Unit: Lyon County CES
Major Program: Master Gardener
Plan of Work: Home and Master Gardener Horticulture Programs
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
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 4th and 5th 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:
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.
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