Master Gardener Volunteers - in Action!
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Master Gardener Volunteers on the boardwalk
Installing boardwalk signs
Weeding the Nature Center beds
Bringing in the big equipment!
Placing border stones
Planting the Cottage Garden
It is starting to look like a garden again!
Clean-up Day
Time for a break
Master Gardener Exhibit on Cordelia Stanwood Day
Removing exotic plants which displace native plant species
Removing even more exotic plants
Removing Autumn olive
The (exotic plants) Terminators!
Sweeping the boardwalk
Sweeping the boardwalk
Clean-up Day
Clean-up Day
Identifying plants
Weeding the Meadow
Meadow in fall
Raking
Repairing the boardwalk
Bugs? What bugs?
Getting ready for Summer
Removing the signs for the winter
Putting the signs away for the winter
Working on the Educational Garden
Clean-up
Spring 2011-Repairing the boardwalk
Spring 2011-More repairs to the boardwalk
Spring 2011-Removing Autumn Olive from native trees
Spring 2011-Many hands make light work
Spring 2011-Leveling the boardwalk and bench
Spring 2011-Fixing the exit ramp on the boardwalk
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Master Gardener Volunteers Program
Participants in the Master Gardener Volunteers Program receive current research-based training in a broad range of horticulture subjects. In return, they assist local Extension personnel in providing education to the public on home gardening and other horticultural topics. They also create public demonstration gardens, and support community gardening projects such as “Maine Harvest for Hunger” to benefit local food pantries. They are linked to a professional network of support through county, state, and national Cooperative Extension offices.
Master Gardener Volunteers throughout Maine:
- help local gardeners design, establish, and maintain community gardens.
- help community gardeners grow organic vegetables and flowers for community food banks, homeless shelters, and other organizations
- conduct gardening workshops
- host school field trips and work with youth on various gardening projects
- nurture native butterfly populations
Learn how you can become a Master Gardner Volunteer by visiting the extension office website, Hancock County Master Gardener Volunteers Program, or call 667-8218 or 1-800-287-1479 for information.
