Roots & Shoots

The newsletter of the Monroe County Master Gardeners Association

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2024 Grant Program Awardees

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

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MCMGA Book Club

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

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Meet the Driving Force Behind the Grant Program

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.

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2024 Garden Fair Vendors

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.

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Wildlife Friendly Buttonbush

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.

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2023 Grant Program Awardees

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.

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Jumping Worms

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

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Fall Harvest

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

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All About Beans

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

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Tithonia, Mexican Sunflower

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?…

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The Late Summer Garden

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

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Discover Brunnera

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

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Just for Fun

This fellow sparked a lively conversation…

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Japanese Knotweed, Sinister Invader

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…

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Is This Poison Ivy?

One native Indiana plant can often be thought of as a pest…

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Get Growing with Raised Beds

If your garden area is anything like mine, you may benefit from gardening in raised beds…

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