Porter County Master Gardeners are striving to “Help Others Grow,” and leave a great gardening legacy in Porter County! Their Annual Gardening Show celebrated its 13th anniversary on January 23, 2016! They set another record this year with a total paid attendance of 1720 people! In fact, after you include volunteers, vendors, and special guests,…Read more about Porter County Master Gardeners put on a Great Gardening Show![Read More]
2015 MG State Conference Live Plant Auction, Paul Owen, Auctioneer The 2015 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference was held June 4-6, 2015 in Evansville, IN! The Southwestern Indiana Master Gardener Association and Purdue Extension, Vanderburgh County, did an outstanding job hosting this year’s conference! Thank you to Tony Buccilli and Davie Sue Wallace, Conference Co-chairs,…Read more about Highlights from the 2015 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference[Read More]
County Master Gardener Coordinators in Area 5 (Vermillion, Parke, Putnam, Vigo, Clay, Owen, Monroe, Greene, and Sullivan Counties) organized the Area 5 Master Gardener Leadership Roundtable held on September 18, 2014 at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Brazil, IN. Twenty-eight Purdue Master Gardeners from the 9 counties mentioned above and 6 County MG Coordinators gathered…Read more about Area 5 MG Leadership Roundtable[Read More]
Jon Cain, Extension Educator and MG Coordinator, Hendricks County has set his retirement for August 29, 2014. Jon started his career as a vocational agriculture teacher in Wabash County followed by time working for the USDA, Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), and Indiana University-Kokomo (IUK). At IUPUI and at IUK, Jon worked in…Read more about Jon Cain Retires After 26 Years with Purdue Extension[Read More]
July 17, 2014 The 2014 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference was held June 12-14, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN! The Marion County Master Gardeners and Purdue Extension, Marion County, did an outstanding job hosting this year’s conference! Thank you to Kathy Hull, Barb Jablonski, and Judy Turner, Conference Co-chairs, Steve Mayer, County MG Coordinator, and all…Read more about Purdue Master Gardener Program Spotlight: Highlights from the 2014 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference[Read More]
September 20, 2013 The 2013 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference was held September 5-7, 2013 in Bristol, IN! Hats off to the Michiana Master Gardener Association and Purdue Extension- Elkhart County for hosting this year’s conference! On Friday, September 6, during the 2013 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference, Rosie Lerner, Purdue Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist…Read more about Purdue Master Gardener Program Spotlight: Highlights from the 2013 Purdue Master Gardener State Conference[Read More]
February 11, 2013 It is my pleasure to present Hans Schmitz with the 2012 Purdue Master Gardener Coordinator of the Year Award! This is the 6th year for soliciting nominations from Master Gardeners around the state to recognize their local county coordinator. The criteria for nomination included communication skills, enthusiasm, leadership, ability to delegate, sensitivity…Read more about Purdue Master Gardener Program Spotlight: Hans Schmitz[Read More]
January 24, 2012 We are pleased to announce that Amy Thompson, Monroe County ANR Educator, is our winner of the 2011 Purdue Master Gardener Coordinator of the Year Award! Now in its 8th year, we solicit nominations from Master Gardeners around the state to recognize their local county coordinator. The criteria for nomination include communication…Read more about Purdue Master Gardener Program Spotlight: Amy Thompson[Read More]
Kudos to the Noble County and Marion County Master Gardeners who were recognized for their outstanding programs on at the 2011 International Master Gardener Conference in Charleston, West Virginia. Search for Excellence is the recognition program of Master Gardener volunteer work throughout the United States and Canada. Winning projects were chosen on the basis of…Read more about Purdue Master Gardener Program Spotlight: International Master Gardener Conference Search for Excellence[Read More]
It is my pleasure to present Bill Rice with the 2010 Purdue Master Gardener Coordinator of the Year Award! This is the 4th year for soliciting nominations from Master Gardeners around the state to recognize their local county coordinator. The criteria for nomination included communication skills, enthusiasm, leadership, ability to delegate, sensitivity to diverse needs,…Read more about Purdue Master Gardener Program Spotlight: Bill Rice[Read More]
