 MASTER
GARDENERS
- The Master Gardener program is all about volunteering in the local community. As a member of the class you will learn how to find answers to gardening questions through the use of research-based material from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension. On completion of the classroom sessions (36 hours), there will then be 24 hours of volunteer time put in at one or more of the approved projects in the area. To complete an annual re-certification, 24 hours of volunteer time is needed. For more information on the Master Gardener program, go to the state website below.
- The Master Gardener General Training class will begin on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 in Marinette, and run for 14 weeks. The class will meet in the annex meeting room in the Marinette County Courthouse, 1926 Hall Avenue, Marinette, and at the Harmony Demonstration Gardens.
- Here is the brochure For more information, email scott.reuss@ces.uwex.edu.
- 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 Master Gardeners Association (NLMGA) is affiliated with the Wisconsin State Master
Gardeners Association. Monthly meetings are held and the general public is invited to attend. Associate membership is available for those who have not completed the Master Gardener training.
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, butterfly gardening, 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.
Northern Lights MGA Members Page
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