Master Gardeners Green Thumb Project

Program Type:

Speaker, Community Event

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will close on April 5, 2025 @ 9:30am.
There are 69 seats remaining.

Learn about nativars — cultivated plants that are bred from a native species — in this free educational event sponsored by Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District and the Hancock County Master Gardeners Association. Our featured speaker, Irvin Etienne, will speak on perennials and woody plants that can be added to your spring gardens. 

Irvin Etienne has worked at the IMA for over 25 years. In addition to managing the 152 acres of gardens and grounds, he is an accomplished writer. For his blogging, Irvin has received Gold and Silver awards in Electronic media from the Garden Writers Association. 

SCHEDULE

9:30 AM
Doors open
Refreshment Booth and Education Stations Open

10:00 AM
“Nativars: Strangers in a Strange Land” - Irvin Etienne, Horticultural Display Coordinator, Newfields
Q&A and door prizes will follow. 

11:00 AM
"Creating Charming Containers" - Hancock County Master Gardeners Association
Q&A and door prizes will follow.

Booths

  • Monarch 911
  • CISMA (Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas)
  • Ephemerals
  • Native Herbaceous and Woody Perennials
  • Soil Squad
  • Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening
  • Hancock County Master Gardeners Association
  • Refreshments

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