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Oct 30

Jackson County Master Gardeners Announcements – November 2022

By Beet 2022 11 November

 

Jackson County Master Gardener™ Association 

Holiday Plant Sale

 

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022        

Time: 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Where: SOREC (OSU Extension) Parking Lot, 569 Hanley Rd in Central Point.

Find holiday season plant gifts and landscape plants from a selection of Master Gardener-grown native and ornamental plants. Shop for floral treasures, then explore items for sale during the Holiday Gala in the SOREC Auditorium. Garden for Life!

Pay with: Cash, check, or credit card.

For more information: Email Lynn Kunstman kunlynn52@gmail.com or call (541) 227-1358.

 

 

 

 

Jackson County Master Gardener™ Association 

Holiday Gala 

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Time: 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Where: SOREC (OSU Extension) Auditorium, 569 Hanley Rd in Central Point.

Jackson County Master Gardeners host a merry holiday season celebration for the whole family. Shop for decorations, wreaths, ornaments, and snowmen and women. Find the perfect gift for each friend and family member. Come share the cheer of the season, then step into the Native Nursery area off the parking lot for live Master Gardener-grown native and ornamental plants.

Free Admission.

Pay with: Cash, check, or credit card.

For more information: Email jcmgaevents022@gmail.com or call (541) 227-1358.

 

 

If you know anyone who would be interested in becoming a Master Gardener Volunteer, registration for 2023 OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training in Jackson County will be open later this Fall!    Please call the OSU Extension office at 541.776.7371 and leave your name, phone number, and email.  We will contact you when registration is open.

                           

Oct 30

Winter Dreams Summer Gardens 2022 Off to a Great Start!

By Beet 2022 11 November

 

Thank you to all who attended our first two days of this exciting event on October 28 and 29.

Our committee has worked diligently to provide quality presentations/presenters on a wide range of gardening topics.

During the first two days, we have had presentations dealing with the Rogue Valley climate and the expected changes which will affect the way we garden; working with fruit trees; growing herbs; taking care of our soil; having biodiversity in our garden; and regenerative agriculture.

There is still time to register for this event and attend the last two days of presentations on November 4 and 5.

  • Register by November 2 to attend the Zoom classes.
  • Register by November 5 to only be able to view the recordings.
  • A Mailchimp will be emailed to you with a Zoom link to the classes for the following day.
  • A list of the 15 presentation recordings’ URL links will be emailed to you the week of November 7th.

All but one of the entire 16 presentations will be recorded and available to view up to the end of December.

Participants will receive an Evaluation Survey through email on November 7th. We are asking you to take a few minutes to complete the survey. Your responses will help us to improve this event and get your input on what you would like to have included for next year’s Winter Dreams Summer Gardens 2023. Your responses to our survey are very important to us.

 

Questions? Email: jcmgawdsg20@gmail.com

 

 

Oct 30

Plant Clinic Update

By Beet 2022 11 November

The Plant Clinic
Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center (SOREC)
569 Hanley Rd
Central Point, OR 97502

 

Our Plant Clinic will only be open two days a week, Tuesday and Thursday, from November 1 – March 31.  (The Extension is closed for all the Holidays.) Start time is 10am (not 9am) – 2:15pm.

 

Our new telephone number is 541- 930-8420.

 

Our email address is sorec.plantclinic@oregonstate.edu

 

Sep 30

Jackson County Master Gardeners Announcements

By Beet 2022 10 October

Jackson County Master Gardeners Announcements

October 2022

 

Native Plant Sale Pollinators

Dates: Sunday, October 9, 2022 10 AM – 4 PM     

Parking lot behind The Pollination Place
312 N. Main St., Phoenix.

 

 

 

Members and friends, we are back on campus and desperately need your help in our demonstration gardens. Come on any Wednesday, from 9 am to noon, from now through October.  Our goal: get our gardens back to their former glory.

Contact Lynn Kunstman kunlynn52@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you know anyone who would be interested in becoming a Master Gardener Volunteer, registration for 2023 OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training in Jackson County will be open later this Fall!    Please call the OSU Extension office at 541.776.7371 and leave your name, phone number, and email.  We will contact you when registration is open.

Sep 29

BRITT Native Plant Garden

By Beet 2022 10 October

As many of you know, a group of Jackson County Master Gardeners has designed and planted a Native Plant Demonstration Garden on the Britt Music & Arts Festival grounds. It is located surrounding the ticket office – look for the signage.

Not everyone is familiar with the value of native plants to our ecosystems and wildlife populations. It is our hope that by offering this example, with explanatory signage, it will encourage others to include native plantings in their home gardens. Doug Tallamy’s latest book, Nature’s Best Hope, is all about taking environmental action into our own hands and creating ‘conservation corridors’ within our own yards – rather than waiting for government policy to catch up.

Now that we have planted this garden, we will need volunteers to help maintain it and keep it looking good as it takes shape. The Britt gardeners have set up a watering system but every few months, or seasonally, it will need to be weeded and have fallen debris cleared. All volunteers will need to sign up as a Britt volunteer for liability requirements – and to specifically identify “native plant garden” as your focus. See https://brittsociety.org/#Signup to sign up.

I hope you’ll find this project as important as I do and will join me in an occasional work group at the Britt. Please contact me, Cassandra Toews, via email at cstoews@gmail.com if you’re interested.

Tallamy, Douglas W., Nature’s Best Hope. Timber Press, 2019.

 

Aug 29

Jackson County Master Gardeners Announcements

By Beet 2022 09 September

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Members and friends, we are back on campus and desperately need your help in our demonstration gardens. Come on any Wednesday, from 9 am to noon, from now through October.  Our goal: get our gardens back to their former glory.

Contact Lynn Kunstman kunlynn52@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

  • Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Symposium 2022 will be held October 28th, 29th, November 4th, and 5th
  • Check out the list of presentations.
  • Registration is now open!!
  • Register online at https://jacksoncountymga.org/winter-dreams-summer-gardens-symposium/
  • Most sessions will be recorded.  These recordings will be available to view until the end of December 2022.
Jul 29

Jackson County Master Gardeners Announcements

By Beet 2022 08 August

 

Members and friends, we are back on campus and desperately need your help in our demonstration gardens. Come on any Wednesday, from 9 am to noon, from now through October.  Our goal: get our gardens back to their former glory.

Contact Lynn Kunstman kunlynn52@gmail.com

 

 

 

  • Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Symposium 2022 will be held October 28th, 29th, November 4th, and 5th  Mark your calendars!
  • Speakers Presentation schedule and summaries along with speaker bios will be available online starting August 22nd.
  • Registration will begin August 22nd.  Register online at https://jacksoncountymga.org/winter-dreams-summer-gardens-symposium/  

 

 

                                               

If you know anyone who would be interested in becoming a Master Gardener Volunteer, registration for 2023 OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training in Jackson County will be open later this Fall!    Please call the OSU Extension office at 541.776.7371 and leave your name, phone number, and email.  We will contact you when registration is open.

Jul 03

Jackson County Master Gardeners Association Announcements

By Beet 2022 07 July

  • An Introduction to Household Greywater Systems class
     July 19th, 2022         6:00-8:00 p.m.

          Location:   OSU Extension Auditorium at SOREC, 569 Hanley Road, Central Point OR.

         To Register: Sign up online at https://beav.es/UcY or call OSU Extension at 541-776-7371. 

        Cost:  $15 per person or sliding scale. Fees help support the Land Steward Program For more            information, email Rachel.Werling@oregonstate.edu.

 

  • Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Symposium 2022 will be held October 28th, 29th, November 4th, and 5th  Mark your calendars!

 

  • JCMGA Holiday Gala will be this Fall. More information to follow!
Jul 03

Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Symposium 2022

By Beet 2022 07 July

~~~~~ Save the Dates! ~~~~~

The Jackson County Master Gardener Association is back, virtually!

 

Dates: Fridays, October 28 and November 4 and

Saturdays, October 29 and November 5, 2022

9:00 – 4:30 p.m.

In the comfort of your own home via Zoom

 

We will have a great variety of gardening topics presented by engaging and knowledgeable speakers. Each presentation will be 90 minutes in length, including time for Questions and Answers.

Topics include: native plants; drought tolerant/fire resistant plants; soil nutrients; berries; fruit tree pruning; native bees; pollinator botanical gardens; year-round vegetable gardening — and many more!

 

2022 Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Symposium is an ideal time to take stock while learning with experts about Gardening in Our Rogue Valley Climate.

 

Cost: $30. Pick your favorite topics or watch them all. Most sessions will be recorded and available for a limited time for paid participants. Registration to open mid-August.

Make it a family reunion & invite friends, family,

and all your far-flung Gardening Enthusiasts!

 

Stay tuned – More details to follow

Watch the JCMGA website for details

                     

May 02

Winter Dreams Summer Gardens 2022

By Beet 2022 05 May

~~~~~ Exciting News! ~~~~~

The Jackson County Master Gardener Association is back, virtually!

Dates: Fridays, October 28 and November 4 and

Saturdays, October 29 and November 5, 2022

In the comfort of your own home via Zoom

Dig into four days of virtual garden immersion seminars taught by 16 presenters, all designed to help you plan next year’s spectacular garden. 2022 Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Symposium is an ideal time to take stock while learning with experts about gardening in our Rogue Valley climate.

Cost: $30. Pick your favorite topics or watch them all. Most sessions will be recorded and available for a limited time for paid participants.

Make it a family reunion & invite friends, family,

and all your far-flung Gardening Enthusiasts!

 

Stay tuned — Details to follow