Common Ninebark seedlings are being given to the first 400 patrons of the 2025 Garden Fair. This shrub is a great nectar source for butterflies and other insects.

See which officers are up for election or renewal for 2025.

Volunteers for the Bloomington Animal Shelter Garden plant native seedlings into prepared soil according to the landscape plan.

First Fall Fling was a great success!

Are you a lifelong learner? Join us on October 4 for the first of five monthly bookclub meetings.

Nancy White has been a member of MCMGA since 2002 and achieved the Gold 1000 level of certification through years of education and volunteerism. Since 2011 a primary focus has been nurturing and growing the Grant Program.

At the annual Garden Fair sponsored by the Monroe County Master Gardeners, we typically have 35+ vendors and non-profit organizations represented. Join us at the Garden Fair to learn, share, and purchase garden related gear and information.

Buttonbush seedlings are being given to the first 400 patrons of the 2024 Garden Fair. Learn all you need to know about whether this bush suits your gardening environment.

The Youth Group from Rise Transitional Housing walk home from a visit to Switchyard Park in Bloomington, IN as part of a gardening initiative funded by the 2023 MCMGA Grant Program.

Members and guests enjoy the MCMGA 2023 Annual Harvest Dinner on October 24.

Monroe County ,Indiana Master Gardeners on the alert for new invasive species, Asian Jumping Worms (Amynthas agrestis)

Fall arrives and like magic the air crisps, night-time temperatures drop, days are shorter, and plants cycle into dormancy.

One of the great producers of the garden, and one of the easiest to grow, is the bean…

Everyone in North American is familiar with the sunflower, its yellow suns reaching into the sky in late summer, the heads full of seeds and bees. But are you familiar with Tithonia?…

“…As always is the case by the end of the summer, the place was an anarchy of rampant growth and ripe fruit..”

Would you like a perennial that is not bothered by rabbits or deer…

This fellow sparked a lively conversation…

Enjoy our collection of late spring/early summer blooms. Photos from our very own MG members.

Originally planted as a hedge plant due to its hardiness and ability to fill in areas quickly, Japanese Knotweed takes it’s job a little too seriously…