Barry County Master Gardeners to host Let's Get Growing
February 26, 2020
Planting time will soon be here and the fourth annual Barry County Master Gardeners “Let’s Get Growing” workshop can help you in preparing for a successful year. The event will be at Crowder College in Cassville on Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Expect great speakers, door prizes and some tasty snacks if you attend.
This year's speakers will address varied topics providing useful information to home gardeners, whether novice or expert. Dr. Tom Riley, entomologist and Master Gardener, will present “Those Things that Bite and Sting in the Garden." Tom gave a wonderful presentation on monarch butterflies and other local species a couple of years ago.
Angela Brattin, one of their the Barry County members, is going to share her experience on growing produce in a hoop house. The pictures she shared on Facebook last year testify to her success. Heather Cross is going to share her expertise on growing perennials, a topic that many people have requested. Heather and her husband, Nick, are the new owners of Bear Creek Nursery on Hwy. 23 between Holiday Island and Eureka Springs, Ark.
Kelly McGowan, Field Specialist in Horticulture with the University of Missouri Extension, will share ideas for choosing trees and shrubs for the landscape. Kelly works in the Green County Extension offices at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.
If you want to attend the workshop, register through the Barry Co. Extension Office. Early registration will save you money. The workshop fee is $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Call the extension office at (417) 847-3161 or email Eden Stewart at [email protected] to obtain registration information. Early registration ends on Wednesday, March 11.
The Extension office, which is located in the historic Barry County Courthouse, can also provide information to you about the Missouri Master Gardener program. The program is organized through the University of Missouri Extension and facilitated through county extension agents. Candidates may attend a series of classes on many aspects of gardening to develop a knowledge base or work through online sessions individually. The Master Gardener mission is to offer educational opportunities to the public and to help beautify the local community. Statewide, master gardeners provide tens of thousands of volunteer hours each year, and have great impact in beautifying parks, schools, libraries and other public buildings and spaces.
Planting time will soon be here and the fourth annual Barry County Master Gardeners “Let’s Get Growing” workshop can help you in preparing for a successful year. The event will be at Crowder College in Cassville on Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Expect great speakers, door prizes and some tasty snacks if you attend.
This year's speakers will address varied topics providing useful information to home gardeners, whether novice or expert. Dr. Tom Riley, entomologist and Master Gardener, will present “Those Things that Bite and Sting in the Garden." Tom gave a wonderful presentation on monarch butterflies and other local species a couple of years ago.
Angela Brattin, one of their the Barry County members, is going to share her experience on growing produce in a hoop house. The pictures she shared on Facebook last year testify to her success. Heather Cross is going to share her expertise on growing perennials, a topic that many people have requested. Heather and her husband, Nick, are the new owners of Bear Creek Nursery on Hwy. 23 between Holiday Island and Eureka Springs, Ark.
Kelly McGowan, Field Specialist in Horticulture with the University of Missouri Extension, will share ideas for choosing trees and shrubs for the landscape. Kelly works in the Green County Extension offices at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.
If you want to attend the workshop, register through the Barry Co. Extension Office. Early registration will save you money. The workshop fee is $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Call the extension office at (417) 847-3161 or email Eden Stewart at [email protected] to obtain registration information. Early registration ends on Wednesday, March 11.
The Extension office, which is located in the historic Barry County Courthouse, can also provide information to you about the Missouri Master Gardener program. The program is organized through the University of Missouri Extension and facilitated through county extension agents. Candidates may attend a series of classes on many aspects of gardening to develop a knowledge base or work through online sessions individually. The Master Gardener mission is to offer educational opportunities to the public and to help beautify the local community. Statewide, master gardeners provide tens of thousands of volunteer hours each year, and have great impact in beautifying parks, schools, libraries and other public buildings and spaces.
