Horticulture: Master Gardeners

MASTER GARDENERS

• Master Gardener Training in Marinette County
  Email: scott.reuss@ces.uwex.edu to be put on the contact list for the next Master Gardener class. For information about becoming an associate member of the Northern Lights Master Gardeners Association, email linda.warren@ces.uwex.edu.
• Wisconsin State Master Gardener Program

The Northern Lights MGA is affiliated with the Wisconsin State Master Gardeners Association.

If you are in the Marinette area, visit our demonstration garden which is part of The Harmony Arboretum. It is located 7 miles west of Marinette on Hwy 64, then 1/2 mile south on County Road E.

The Harmony Arboretum covers over 400 acres. The Master Gardeners' demonstration garden is a 3-acre area protected by a wildlife-excluding fence. It is always open to the public - but please close the gate!

The separate gardens include a formal herb garden with well over 100 different herbs; 40 raised vegetable beds; a perennial garden at the entrance (if you want to know what plants will survive zone 4 winters with no protection, come and check out these perennials!); a shade house, compost area, water garden and tree fruits. There are also a number of smaller 'garden rooms' showing phenology, lawn establishment and management, and other demonstrations which change each year.

A 17.4 acre area to the north of the gravel road has been planted with native grasses and flowers as a demonstration prairie. For more information on the prairie and the hardwoods, go to the Land & Water Conservation Division of the Land Information Office in Marinette County.

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