The 2024 Fall Fling is a pilot education program hosted by the Monroe County Master Gardeners. 

The program is meant to educate people about local gardening issues and opportunities and increase interest in the master gardener program.  It is open to anyone in the community for a nominal fee. The 2024 program is full, but watch our social media channels for this new annual event in the fall of 2025 with a fresh panel of speakers and topics.

This year’s line-up features four speakers with expertise in the following topics. There will be time for Q&A after each presentation.

Collecting and Processing Native Plant Seeds
Bill Daniels, Native Seed Communities Program Leader at Indiana Native Plant Society

A Basic Introduction to Pruning
Haskell Smith, Urban Forester, City of Bloomington

Pollinator Habitat Enhancement for Home Landscapes
Mary Welz, Indiana Partner Biologist at Pollinator Partnership

Gardening in our Climate Changing World
Dr. Bennet Brabson, Emeritus Professor of Physics at Indiana University Bloomington