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The
demand for home horticulture information increases each year as more
homeowners expand their garden and landscape plantings. Classroom
contacts are made through a variety of programs, including Master
Gardener training, adult education programs and one-time gardening
programs. Volunteers in the Master Gardener and Master Composter
programs make over 2,000 contacts per year, providing information on
gardening and composting to homeowners. One of the key components to
the horticulture program in the county is the Master Gardener
Demonstration Garden located at the University's Rogers Farm on Bennoch
Road in Stillwater. This one-acre plot is planted and maintained by
Master Gardener volunteers. The plot is used as a teaching area to
bring horticulture information to homeowners and greenhouse operators.
It is open to the public daily throughout the growing season.
UM
Cooperative Extension
Gardening & Horticulture Publications
Become a Master Gardener -
The 2008 training
will begin on February 5, 2008.
Please fill out the form below to
receive an application packet. Deadline
for the applications to be returned to
our office is January 11, 2008.
The training schedule
for this year can be viewed and/or
printed here:
If you are an active Master Gardener and
would like to sit in on some of these
classes, please call Gleason at least a
week ahead of time to inquire about
space availability.
Requests for
application packets for the 2008
program may be obtained by filling in
the form below.
Please provide the following contact information to request the Master Gardener application packet
by mail:
Call the UMCE Penobscot County office at 942-7396 or 800-287-1485 (in Maine) for more information about workshops and events.
If you are a person with a disability and will need any accommodations to participate in a UMCE program, please contact your county office to discuss your needs.
Contact: Gleason Gray, Extension educator
E-mail: ggray@umext.maine.edu
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