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.
Learning opportunities:
Recorded webinars on a wide range of gardening related topics...
Dig into a Book! Master Gardeners review their recent reading
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.
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DCMGA News and Events ...
DCMGA Plant Sale Announced
May 2023
Regina Lach and Barb Butt, co-chairs of the 2023 Plant Sale, announced this year's DCMGA Plant Sale Is scheduled for Saturday, July 22, from 9am to 4pm, and Sunday, July 23, from 9am to 2pm, in the Sheep and Swine Barn at the Delaware County Fair Grounds. The sale will be filled with plants and trees from our great nursery friends (details coming soon), the Native Plants Propagation Committee, and Master Gardeners' gardens.
Pots Planted at Law Library
May 2023
Vicki von Sadovsky, 2023 Intern, and Susan DeVol spent a fun morning selecting, purchasing, and planting flowers in the pots at the Law Library. They had to elbow others shoppers at the ever-busy Oakland Nursery who were intent on making purchases for Mother's Day. Visitors at the Law Library will see a lovely display of Mrs Pollock geraniums, New Guinea Impatiens, and a variety of coleus.
April 2023 Advanced Master Gardener - Weeds Class
May 2023
Master Gardeners from around the state gathered at the Stratford Ecological Center In Delaware for the fourth AMG-Weeds class. The day began with a presentation by David Listerman of the Ohio Invasive Plants Council (OIPC) on a variety of Invasive plants and replacement plants that have similar characteristics. David was followed by Jennifer Windus, OIPC president, who continued the discussion on Invasives. The afternoon was spent Investigating weeds and Invasives on the grounds of Stratford Ecological Center. The walk was led by Stratford representatives Jeff Dickerson (aka Farmer Jeff), who was very capably aided by Buddy the dog, Heather Colyer, who shared her vast knowledge of which plants are edible and have healing properties, and Nora Hiland, who Is also a volunteer at Stratford.