Gifted Gardener D E C E M B E R
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Bringing the outdoor greenery indoors for the holidays
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KENTUCKY HOME MASTER GARDENERS CONTINUE TO DO GOOD FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
The Extension Master Gardener program has been a wonderful venue for like minded individuals to come together for common good. I have been conducting the Master Gardener program now for 12 years and Foods for 4 have trained somewhere north better of 100 individuals in the practice health are of horticulture and related fields. more What I find fascinating about the about program is the personalities and choice interests that these folks are willing to share with me.(I Poinsettia 6 learned to keep bees from a Facts master gardener). Everyone has KY fruit 6 a different set of skills they bring and vegeto the group and for me it is table always exciting when through Conferconversation I learn something ence. A new about an individual. All learning walks of life are represented opporwith as varied a background as tunity. you could imagine. About fifty folks continue to volunteer for Emerald 8 extension each year through the Ash Bormany activities that they proer Update mote. The group has many Control9 projects in their portfolio that ling Moles are worth mentioning. The bigKeeping 10 gest event by far is the Blooming Bardstown Garden tour. This Greenery event takes a lot of effort to put Fresh on but is well received by the community. Members of the 1
group helped with downtown plantings in Bardstown, New Haven and the Bark Park. They helped with the Nelson County Fair, Feeding America Program, and taught others about their passions for plants. They conducted large cleanup projects for those who could not help themselves and did it for the smiles. This is just a few of the projects that have been sponsored or conducted by your Nelson County Master Gardeners. With all their help we have been able to make little parts of our county even better. I just want to thank each and every one of my Extension Master Gardeners for their continued support of the Nelson County Horticulture Program. We have done a lot over the past years but there is much more to accomplish in the future with your help. If you are a person who wants to get involved in your community because you desire to see it grow in a beautiful way Master Gardeners may be for you. In the fall of 2015 we will conduct our thirteenth class and would love to have you join the ranks of Master Gardener. Stay Tuned.