Delaware County Master Gardener Association


Welcome!

Delaware County Master Gardeners are avid about horticulture and eager learners. This site is one way we share these passions and provide "environmentally sound, research-based gardening practices" with our communities. 

Ask a Master Gardener Volunteer

Answering the public's questions about gardening using science-based information is an important objective of the Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program. Submit your landscape, yard, and garden questions here.


DCMGA Annual Plant Sale - July 19 and 20

The 2025 Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, July 19 (9am to 4pm), and Sunday, July 20 (9am to 3pm), in the Delaware County Fair's Sheep Barn.

The Plant Sale is supported by generous donations of perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, trees and shrubs from our local nurseries, as well as our own Master Gardener Volunteers' gardens.  We also receive donations from local businesses for our raffle and gently-used gardening items from our Master Gardener Volunteers for our Garden Treasures area. 

Litchfield Garden Tour 

April 2025


MGV Terri Litchfield and her husband, Randy, are again opening their lovely native gardens for public tours and are focusing on spring ephemerals.  If you haven't been (or haven't been recently), you will be delighted with their gardens, awed by their hard work, and inspired by their love of native perennials.     


This special garden tour is to honor April as Ohio Native Plant Month.   For more Information,  visit their website:  https://catchflycommons.org/2025/04/01/open-garden-in-celebration-of-ohio-native-plant-month/


Tour dates and times and sign-up links are:

Saturday 4/26/25:  12, 2, 4, 6pm. 4 /26 sign-up

Sunday 4/27/25:  2, 4, 6pm. 4/27 sign-up

Monday 4/28/25:  10, 12, 2, 4pm.  4/28 sign-up

Tuesday 4/29/25:  10, 12, 2, 4pm.  4/29 sign-up

Wednesday 4/30/25:  12, 2, 4, 6pm  4/30 sign-up

Thursday 5/1/25:  12, 2, 4, 6pm.   5/1 sign-up

DCMGA Banquet

March 2025


On March 11 almost 90 MGVs, guests, and Interns gathered at the Scioto Reserve Country Club for a wonderful evening full of laughter, talk, food, and the opportunity to score a raffle or silent auction item - or three.  


Guests were greeted by Interns Sherry Jones and Sue Rouda  and by MGV Andy Zakrajsek, who sold hundreds of raffle tickets.  Moving into the banquet room, our first stop was the silent auction tables, which were packed with generous donations from the Hilton Hotel at Polaris, Columbus  Zoo and Aquarium, Donato's Pizza in Delaware, Ohio Wesleyan University's Department of Athletics, Vera Bradley at the Tanger Outlet Mall, The Strand Theater, the Polaris Grill, the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District, Thorsen's Greenhouse, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Oakland Nursery, and PowerHouse Junk Removal.  


As if that wasn't enough, we next browsed the display of raffle items that Susie and Scott Snow organized.  Mary Sandberg, Sue Rouda, and Andy Z helped Susie with the raffle set-up.    Many of us went back to the tables for seconds or to ensure that our bid remained the highest.  DCMGA gained $400 from the raffle table and $1,028 from the silent auction.  These proceeds will be used to offset the cost of the banquet and any remaining monies will be used to support our mission.

We want to extend our thanks to Lauryn Manuel and Finella Agbahovbe, both of Olentangy High School, for their assistance at the Silent Auction tables.  They made the process much more seamless!  Lauryn has been accepted to The Ohio State University and will be in the pre-law program.  Finella is still a junior but plans to attend the University of Kentucky to begin her studies to become a neurosurgeon.  We wish them both great success!      


We finally were able to chat with fellow MGVs - and what a hullabaloo there was!  You'd have thought we hadn't seen one another for years instead of months.  Our fellowship and enjoyment of one another was very evident!


Pam Foster, chair of the Banquet Committee, welcomed all to the evening and introduced the Committee members:  Cindi Flinn, Mary Sandberg, Sandy Schaadt, Susie Snow, Andy Zakrajsek, Sherry Jones, Sue Rouda, and Renata Snyder.  Next our president, Linda Shepard, stood (on a footstool) at the podium and reviewed all of our accomplishments of 2024 (and what a list there was!).  Kenzie Johnston, assisted by Kathy Blevins, then introduced 15 of the 22 Interns from the class of 2024 and gave them their MGV certificates and name badges.  We are so happy to have these people join us and look forward to getting to know each one of them better!  Kenzie then thanked all the MGVs for their work and support and for making her job such a delight.


The Banquet Committee did an excellent job and I'm sure all those who attended would like to extend their appreciation to them for such a grand evening!  

Therapeutic Gardening

March 2025

We knocked it out of the park this week with our friends at The Avalon of Lewis Center.


What an incredible turnout we had for our hydrangea wreath event!  We broke our own record!!  The number reported was 31 residents. Absolutely amazing!!  Our friend Bernie told us he gets so excited when he sees DCMGA on the calendar! What a compliment to our program!

Gardening with Lettuce Work

March 2025

Delaware County Master Gardeners gathered at Lettuce Works  on three different dates to kick off the spring planting season by putting together planting baskets.  Lettuce Work is a nonprofit that helps High School students and young adults with autism to learn work skills and how to interact with the public before they transition.  Lettuce Work is now accepting pre-season Spring orders for ferns, hanging baskets and patio planters -- order now and they'll be ready for pick up on or after April 19th.  Click here for more information.