Resources for Sustainable Gardening
Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket! Looking forward to seeing you at our first "Garden to Table" Dinner on May 4, 2024 at Saltwell Farm Kitchen. This special event will offer a delicious five course tasting menu prepared by local all-star chef, Ken Baker. Tickets are $100 for dinner, or $125 for dinner with... Continue Reading →
Our annual Native Plant Sale is scheduled for June 1, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30, or until the plants run out. Come early to get your favorites! The sale will be at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Lawrence, Kansas. All the native plants are from the Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries in Baldwin City. You... Continue Reading →
On April 20th a group of KU students volunteered at the KU Medicinal Garden. The Big Event is a student group that connects the KU campus with the Lawrence community. By recruiting thousands of student, faculty, and staff volunteers to work at hundreds of local job sites during one day of service, they are able to... Continue Reading →
A team of 14 from the Amarr Garage Door company in Lawrence worked together with Extension Master Gardeners to do a spring cleaning of the Douglas County Fairgrounds Demonstration Garden and remove our dilapidated pergola. They also helped renovate the rain garden at Monarch Way station #1. These collaborative efforts are an important way that... Continue Reading →
Please join us on May 18, at 10:15 am to learn about the Impact of Climatic Conditions and Sustainable Agricultural Practices on Phenology, Growth and Yield of Grain and Garden Crops presented by Dr. P.V. Vara Prasad. There is an urgent need to address food, nutrition and climate security around the world. Changes in climatic... Continue Reading →
Do you want to learn more about a topic you saw at our recent our Groovy Garden Show? The information for the Groovy Educational Booths and the Groovy Speakers are still available. We also have trusted gardening resources to help you learn more about gardening. Also please check out our Advanced Education programs that are... Continue Reading →
One of the main goals of Extension Master Gardening is education. To help educate our members, and our community, we provide monthly training sessions on gardening topics. All programs start at 10:15 am and are approximately one hour long. Programs are free, open to the public and are held in the North room of the... Continue Reading →
K-State's popular guide to gardening in Kansas has undergone a major makeover that one of its authors said helps to “better reflect the needs and experiences of a wide range of Kansas gardeners, especially our newest gardeners.” You can download the new version now. Printed versions are available to order in the K-State Bookstore. New... Continue Reading →
The Monarch Watch demonstration garden is maintained and developed by Douglas County Master Gardeners and is situated on the University of Kansas West Campus. Professor Chip Taylor and his staff play a teaching role and instruct Master Gardeners about when to be aware of butterflies and caterpillars. Master Gardeners work with the Monarch Watch organization... Continue Reading →
The Baldwin City Demonstration Garden is tucked into a quiet corner of Baldwin’s busy downtown at the intersection of 8th Street and High Street in Tom Swan Park. Master Gardeners work to demonstrate how a wide variety of perennial and annual plants may be grown in a small, heavily used space. “Our focus is to... Continue Reading →