Okeechobee County Master Gardener Program

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Master Gardeners have come to Okeechobee County!

Our county Extension Service now has several active Master Gardeners.  Seven wonderful volunteers have completed their training program since the fall of 2003 and a veteran Master Gardener, Judge Bill Hendry, has "come back" into our office.  They are now available to answer your horticultural questions at our county Extension office.

Bring or call your questions to our office (863-763-6469) on Tuesday afternoons, 1- 3 p.m. 

To access the on-line version of the Florida Master Gardener Notebook, click here!

MG's Angela, Terry and Harold provide Solutions at our Tuesday afternoon Clinic.	Okeechobee MGs and spouses volunteered at EPCOT International flower & Garden Show in Orlando	2005 Trainee Charlie Breland shows 4-Her how to use dripper hose during 2006 Arbor Day planting.
Fall 2003 class (left to right): Terri Lane, Gina Ward, Dick Dutton, Julie Turner	Judge Bill Hendry	Summer 2004 trainees: Harold Mounts and Angela Sachson

Wanted - Green Thumbs !

Our next trainee class will be held here in Okeechobee County!  Want to become a Florida Master Gardener?  We are now accepting applications for the next class, FALL '06, starting date September 7, 2006.

For more details see the Sprouting Kit.    

The public is invited to learn more about Master Gardeners by calling our office or by clicking on the following links:

• Review the Okeechobee County  Master Gardener Sprouting Kit (volunteer application and information package)

• Go to the University of Florida Master Gardener Home page 

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Archives from Spring 2005 Heartland Master Gardener Training Class Class Agenda   Diagnostic Problems   FINAL EXAM
Trainees visit with Loisa Kerwin at  Riverwoods Field Lab in Lorida to learn about the Kissimmee River and plans for its restoration.	Orange County Master Gardner Coordinator Jennifer Hitchcock teaches trainees about Florida Perennials	Class visits Terri's garden to learn about Plant Propagation in the cold rain!

Archived 2003 Trainee Class Helpful links:
Diagnostic problems		WATER DAY AGENDA