If you didn’t get a chance to attend our education hour on Saturday, September 19th, 2026; you may not know that you can successfully grow fruiting trees and shrubs in Kansas! Dyan Parsley, Horticulture Agent with Wyandotte County, KS and Lawrence resident, provided us with a cornucopia of knowledge and experience about what methods work... Continue Reading →

Please join us on October 21, at 10:30 am to learn about Renewing the Blue River presented by Scott Schulte, the founding President of the Heartland Conservation Alliance. With more than 30 years of professional, academic, and not-for-profit experience revitalizing natural and human communities, Scott has led watershed assessments and planned, designed, implemented, and developed... Continue Reading →

Do you have a question about your plants? The Douglas County Master Gardener Hotline. can assist you with research-based information on gardening, lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, insects, plant diseases, and other horticulture-related topics. Please complete a form to make an inquiry. A Master Gardener will contact you if more information is needed. You can... Continue Reading →

The Extension Master Gardeners (EMG) of Douglas County, KS offers grant funds for gardening projects that support our mission “To share research-based, horticultural information with residents of Douglas County, in partnership with K-State Research and Extension.” Grant applications are due Oct. 1, 2025 for the 2026 garden season. If you are interested, check out details... Continue Reading →

The Douglas County Master Gardeners have decided to create our own Native and Medicinal Garden on the Douglas County Fairgrounds. It will take awhile to get this all in place but we are excited about the challenge. Our EMG volunteers are "patiently" waiting to set up this year's garden. We have already set up a... Continue Reading →

Did you buy native plants from our sale and want to learn more about them? Or, do you miss our sale and just want to learn more about the native plants that do well in our area? Check out the full list of the native plants we sold this year. You can also access this... Continue Reading →

“Roses are easier to grow than tomatoes”, says Laura Dickenson, rosarian, member of Kansas City Rose Society and former Johnson County Extension Master Gardener. On 05/16/26, Laura provided rose education for our master gardeners and community members. Plan a visit to the Rose Garden in Loose Park or Topeka’s Reinisch Rose Garden to see stunning... Continue Reading →

On 04/15/26, we had a packed hour filled with recipe ideas, goodies to sample, and medicinal data about herbs. Joan Spann, EMFV, baker, and owner of Red Table Farm and Lori Trohan, EMG, Master Herbalist and owner of  Wild Ivy Herb Farm presented information about seven common kitchen herbs. Plant material was passed around for... Continue Reading →

Courtney Eddy King, a descendant of the Peoria Tribe and a student at Haskell Indian Nations University presented an educational lecture titled “Indigenous Perspective on Land Restoration” to the Extension Master Gardeners of Douglas County, KS on March 18th, 2026. This presentation featured a brief history of the university, its land use and current restoration... Continue Reading →

We have a podcast called "We are Extension" that we would love for you to listen in and follow along. Our podcast is hosted by K-State Extension, Douglas County, KS staff. It showcases all aspects of Extension, including various segments from all of our program areas. Every Monday will highlight a different program area that will... Continue Reading →