In a response to an overwhelming number of applicants for the Hardin County Extension Master Gardener program and the number of applicants that did not want to complete the volunteer portion of the program, the horticulture agent developed the "Science of Gardening" program.  

This program offers all the science-y goodness of the Extension Master Gardener program without the volunteer hours requirement (and the title of Master Gardener).  Session topics included: Botany, Soils, Entomology, Pruning, Propagation, and Plant Pathology. 

Eight students attended all six sessions and received a certificate of completion.  Three additional students attended three or more sessions.  Of those that completed the series, seven strongly agreed that the information was beneficial and added their gardening knowledge.  One student commented, "This is exactly what I was looking for!  I learned so much to apply to my own garden."