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Okeechobee County 

Master Gardener Program

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 Florida MG Conference:   2008 Native Plant Challenge     2007Aquatic Plant Exhibit 

Master Gardeners in Okeechobee County!

Our county Extension Service now has several active Master Gardeners.  Twenty-three local volunteers have completed their training program since the fall of 2003, and veteran Master Gardener, Judge Bill Hendry, continues to help 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!

Wanted - Green Thumbs !

Want to become a Florida Master Gardener? Our next trainee class will be held here in Okeechobee County!  We are now accepting applications for the next class which will start Tuesday August 8, 2011.  For more details (and an application) click here to open the Sprouting Kit. 

 

 

MG's Angela, Terry and Harold provide Solutions at our Tuesday afternoon Clinic.

Okeechobee MGs and spouses volunteer 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

10 year MG veteran!

Summer 2004 trainees: Harold Mounts and Angela Sachson

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

Links for Master Gardeners:

National eXtension Website 

Master Gardener page: http://www.extension.org/mastergardener

Master Gardener Blog page -  http://blogs.extension.org/mastergardener/ 

 

Extension Master Gardener

University of Florida  Master Gardener Home page

  

Florida Master Gardener Conference   

 

Aquatic Plant ExhibitAquatic Plants to Know and Show

Junior Master Gardener Program

http://www.jmgkids.us 

 

International Master Gardener Page 

 

Southern Region Master Gardener Conference 

May 2 to 5, 2012  Natchez, Ms

 

2013 International MG Conference  

Sept 7-14, 2013   Cruise to Alaska!

http://www.uaex.edu/imgc2013/

 

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Spring 2010 MG class:  \2010 Class Page

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Spring 2009 MG class: 

              draft schedule of training topics     Second DRAFT schedule  

2007  MG Class  -  Click here to go to Class page

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.

 

Former Master Gardner Coordinator Jennifer Hitchcock teaches trainees about Florida Perennials

 

Class visits Terri's garden to learn about Plant Propagation in the cold rain!

2003 Class Helpful links:  Diagnostic problems     WATER DAY AGENDA

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