Community Events & Programs in 2012
Find EMG gardening classes as well as venues where you can visit Master Gardener Volunteers, answering questions and presenting free gardening programs. more in events

PLANT SALES:   Find great plants, homegrown by EMGs on May 12th at the Matthews Farmers Market. 

Ready to plow through the local Charlotte area garden scene and see what's happening?  Master Gardeners "Tell All" in our FRESH Dirt forum with local garden news and events.

Read our feature editorial for May: May's Merriment.   

Garden ON!
We are growing, please visit often. Bookmark this site in your Favorites, and share a lInk with your neighbors and garden group.  You are on the way to becoming a Successful Gardener! 

Lunch & LEARN with Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners and County Extension Agent
                   A gardening series March-May

From starting a veggie garden, to selecting shrubs for your yard to renovating your lawn, join us for a lunch hour gardening series.  Bring your lunch and join the experts for a free, open-forum gardening discussion. Each how-to garden session begins with a 30-minute educational presentation, followed by a Q&A session in which your gardening questions become the topic!

Join your Extension Master Gardeners (EMGs) and County Extension Agent from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm on the first and third Mondays in March, April, and May at the Mecklenburg County Extension offices at 1418 Armory Drive (just off 7th Street) adjacent to Independence Park; free parking available in front of the building.  Read more about this new gardening series in Lunch & LEARN.

Registration is now open. Please register here or call the Master Gardener Hotline at 704.336.4011.  Free.  Open to the public (ages 18+).