Lincoln County Master Gardeners

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Next meeting - August 10 at 6 p.m. at St. Francis

Some MSMG pictures by Steve Edge

Spring Gardening Extravaganza                   

  Was held on Saturday, April 18      

 Historic Railroad Park in downtown Brookhaven

 

 

 

Pictures from the Southwest District Meeting in Vicksburg on March 27, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln County Master Gardeners

2009 Calendar

May 11, Mon 6P    Meeting, covered dish, St. Francis.  Reports on Extravaganza.  Finalize plans for State Conference.

May13-15              State Master Gardener Conference, at MSU, register before Mar 15.  $60 postmarked before 4/15, $85 April 15 and later

Jun                         No Meeting

Jul                          No Meeting

Aug 10, Mon 6P    Meeting, covered dish, St. Francis. 

Sep 14, Mon 6P     Meeting, covered dish, St. Francis.  Finalize plans for Crystal Springs.

Oct                        Joint meeting with Wildwood Garden Club

Oct 16,17              Tentative dates, Crystal Springs Garden show, herb booth.

Nov 30, Mon 3P    Setup Christmas tree at library                   

Dec                        Pay dues for 2010

Jan 4, Mon 3P        Take down Christmas tree at library

Pictures from January Work Day in the Cemetery

 

 

 

We got a lot of requests for the recipes of the herb dips at the Crystal Springs Garden Fest...Merrie Boerner made copies of the recipes and they can be accessed by clicking here.

Some scenes from the Fall Garden Fest at Crystal Springs - October 17 - 18, 2008

Pictures submitted by Steve Edge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about that Plant Sale at Ole Brook-- We didn't have to water anything!

Look who was at the 2008 MSMG conference....

And, what about that 2008 Garden Extravaganza

 

Here are a few pictures with LCMG working on projects....

 

  2007 MS Master Gardeners Conference

Gautier, MS

LCMG win Outstanding Project- Easthaven Cemetery LCMG Poster by Cathy Ivy & Edna Bishop Grand Prize - Finally a tiller for Karen

Click here for more conference pictures

Pictures from Spring Gardening Extravaganza & Farmers’ Market

Saturday, April 28, 2007

 



 

Here are a few pictures from 2006 activities

LCMG in Herb Garden at Crystal Springs Gardening for new Lincoln County residents Working on tree nursery at Easthaven Perry on the Deck Kids' Potting table LCMG Planning Meeting

 Pictures from our Garden Extravaganza 2006-- click here. 

Sasanquas planted in 2005 are now  been weeded, fertilized and ready for Fall 2007 BloomsSasanqua Kanjiro on Railroad AveSasanquas in planters along Railroad Ave.

  Click here for some pictures of events with LCMG.

Sasanquas now planted in Downtown Planters -- Click projects link for pictures of other projects

Arbor Day Tree Planting Project at Brookhaven Elementary School

 

 

Pictures from the Crystal Springs  Fall GardenLCMG Herb booth setup.jpg (72824 bytes)LCMG Herb Garden visitors.jpg (77564 bytes)LCMG Booth at Crystal Springs.jpg (56725 bytes)

Pictures from trip to Burden Gardens in Baton Rouge-- Click here

Pictures from Master Gardeners' Conference in Tupelo - Click here

Photo by Bob Coke at The Art Studio

 

What do Master Gardeners do?

Our primary purpose is to provide useful information to people with questions about plants and gardening.   

Master Gardeners in Lincoln County have received formal training through the Mississippi Extension Service.  Areas of training included:

Botany
Composting
Diagnosing plant problems
Entomology
Flower gardening
Lawn care
Organic gardening
Pesticide use and safety
Soils and fertilizers
Tree and shrub care
Vegetable gardening

Information on this site is for anyone interested in plants, flowers and the variety of activities related to gardening.


We would be glad to help you with:

  • community or club gardening or landscape projects
  • presentations to civic or educational groups
  • questions you may have about some plant problem in your yard

 

Let's make Lincoln County and Brookhaven a Gardener's Paradise as well as a Homeseeker's Paradise

 

 

Contact Information

Telephone
Lincoln County Extension Service Office - 601-835-3460
Postal address
300 South Second Street
           Brookhaven, MS 39601
Electronic mail
General Information: richardsonhomer@bellsouth.net
Webmaster: richardsonhomer@bellsouth.net
Last updated: 05/27/09