Vernon County

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Master Gardeners

serves master gardeners from the Vernon, Bates, Cedar, St. Clair and Polk counties.  They typically meet on the first Monday of the month, taking off during the winter months.  Meetings may be moved to the first Tuesday.

View some of the group projects.  Other projects include the pocket park on the square at Nevada.

You Could Be a Master Gardener If…

 You could be a Master Gardener if:

¨ You want to learn more about plants and gardening.

¨ You are eager to participate in practical and intensive training sessions.  Classes are a minimum of 30 hours, usually ten three-hour classes.  Cost is about $125 - $150.

¨ You can volunteer at least 30 hours the first year and 20 hours each year afterwards to educational horticulture programs through your local University of Missouri Extension Center.

¨ You enjoy sharing your knowledge with others.

 What do Master Gardeners do?

The primary responsibility of a Master Gardener is to answer questions about home horticulture and to help find environmentally sound solutions to gardening and landscape problems. Extension specialists and Advanced Master Gardeners are available to help and advise as needed.

 Other opportunities include:

¨ Conduct education seminars through the Master Gardener speaker’s bureau that gives educational presentations to groups such as garden clubs, community associations or school classes.

¨ Work in clinics in the community, helping local residents diagnose plant and insect problems.

¨ Write articles for newsletters, newspapers and other publications

¨ Staff exhibits at home and garden shows and fairs

¨ Organize community gardening projects

¨ Develop youth gardening programs

¨ Teach gardening classes

¨ Conduct home horticulture research

¨ Assist in senior gardening programs

 

The mission of the Missouri Master Gardener program is: “Helping Others Learn to Grow.”  As part of the outreach efforts of University of Missouri Extension, Master Gardeners involve people in improving the quality of life and enhancing the economy and environment through horticultural education, applied research and the resources of the University of Missouri.  If you are interested, contact the Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Center at 417-448-2560.  Classes will be scheduled when there is enough interest to have the minimum number of participants.

Click on the Missouri Master Gardeners logo for more information about the state Master Gardeners. 

Home and Garden Resources for West Central Missouri

• Kansas City Master Gardeners

• Kansas City Master Gardener Hotline - 816-833-TREE
• Local Horticulture Updates

Missouri-wide Home and Garden Resources

• MU Extension Lawn and garden section
  Find news, publications, program Web sites, courses and events across the state
   
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• Integrated Pest Management Diagnose and manage garden pests.
• Master Gardeners Share your gardening expertise.
• Garden 'n Grow Summer volunteer gardening program developed for 9 to 13- year-old youths.
• Plant Diagnostic Clinic Diagnosis plant and pest problems.
• Soil and Plant Testing Lab Analyze your soil, plants and fertilizer use.
• MU Division of Plant Sciences
• Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Missouri Botanical Gardens Find answers to your gardening questions 24 hours a day.

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		University of Missouri Extension Vernon County vernonco@missouri.edu Site maintainer: Pat Miller millerpd@missouri.edu Updated 01/11/06