MONROE - Anyone interested in learning how to better manage lawns, trees, shrubs or garden and share their gained knowledge with others can register for the University of Wisconsin-Extension Master Gardener Level One training that will be starting in February.
Classes to learn more about horticulture and to become a UW-Extension Certified Master Gardener Volunteer are being offered from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday from Feb. 17 to April 28 at the Justice Center, 2841 6th St. Two Saturday sessions, March 14 and May 2 will also be part of the training to be offered in 2015.
UW-Extension specialists and Green County Master Gardener volunteers will help class participants learn more about soils, plant nutrition and composting, botany, plant growth and propagation, lawn care, trees and shrubs, entomology, plant diseases, weed identification and invasive plants, integrated pest management, vegetables, fruits, and general gardening, backyard wildlife, landscaping with herbaceous plants and perennials, and houseplants. Participants receive two three-ring binders featuring the latest university reference information on topics covered during the course.
In exchange for the instruction, participants are required to volunteer a minimum of 24 hours of volunteer service as a resource for horticulture inquiries in their community either through the Green County UW-Extension Office or through many of the community projects done by the Green County Master Gardeners Association.
The cost to attend the 12-week program is $150 per person. This fee includes a binder with University of Wisconsin Horticulture Publications, Master Gardener Handbook, and admission to the Green County Master Gardeners Gardening Symposium on March 14. Another feature of the class will be a tour of the Abraham Woods and the Muralt Prairie, both located in Green County, on May 2.
The program is open to the public and participants must be 18 years of age or older. Registrations must be received by Feb. 10 at the Green County UW-Extension Office, 2841 6th St.
For more information or to register, contact Mark Mayer, agriculture agent, at 608-328-9440 or visit the Green County UW-Extension website at green.uwex.edu to print out an informational brochure and registration form.
Classes to learn more about horticulture and to become a UW-Extension Certified Master Gardener Volunteer are being offered from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday from Feb. 17 to April 28 at the Justice Center, 2841 6th St. Two Saturday sessions, March 14 and May 2 will also be part of the training to be offered in 2015.
UW-Extension specialists and Green County Master Gardener volunteers will help class participants learn more about soils, plant nutrition and composting, botany, plant growth and propagation, lawn care, trees and shrubs, entomology, plant diseases, weed identification and invasive plants, integrated pest management, vegetables, fruits, and general gardening, backyard wildlife, landscaping with herbaceous plants and perennials, and houseplants. Participants receive two three-ring binders featuring the latest university reference information on topics covered during the course.
In exchange for the instruction, participants are required to volunteer a minimum of 24 hours of volunteer service as a resource for horticulture inquiries in their community either through the Green County UW-Extension Office or through many of the community projects done by the Green County Master Gardeners Association.
The cost to attend the 12-week program is $150 per person. This fee includes a binder with University of Wisconsin Horticulture Publications, Master Gardener Handbook, and admission to the Green County Master Gardeners Gardening Symposium on March 14. Another feature of the class will be a tour of the Abraham Woods and the Muralt Prairie, both located in Green County, on May 2.
The program is open to the public and participants must be 18 years of age or older. Registrations must be received by Feb. 10 at the Green County UW-Extension Office, 2841 6th St.
For more information or to register, contact Mark Mayer, agriculture agent, at 608-328-9440 or visit the Green County UW-Extension website at green.uwex.edu to print out an informational brochure and registration form.
