Winnebago County Master Gardener Association

08/08/2025

This is the course you need to take to become a Master Gardener. Check it out!

📣 Last chance for Early Bird registration rates! 📣

Join us this fall to learn key concepts about growing and caring for plants in Wisconsin—from trees to houseplants to vegetables (and everything in between)!

“Foundations in Gardening” is a 14-week, self-paced course for gardeners of all skill levels. The course also serves as an approved learning opportunity for the Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener program.

Learn more and get the Early Bird registration discount here: go.wisc.edu/cf3459

07/16/2025

Take the first step to become a Master Gardener by participating in this course by Wisconsin Horticulture - Extension.

Registration is open for the 2025 Foundations in Gardening course—an online, learn-at-your-own-pace course that covers not only the fundamentals of growing and caring for plants in Wisconsin, but also important topics found in the Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program Onboarding exam.

Register for Foundations in Gardening at a discounted Early Bird rate by August 11: go.wisc.edu/4i80zb

Learn more about the process of becoming a Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener at mastergardener.extension.wisc.edu/join. The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.

07/11/2025

Is this the year you become a Master Gardener? Check out this article that walks you through the steps. The annual training course, "Foundations in Gardening," happens each year in fall. We hope you'll join!

Want to be a Master Gardener in Wisconsin? Here’s how to get started. 🌳🌻🦋🌲🪴

If you love digging in the dirt, growing plants, volunteering in your community, and sharing knowledge with others, then the Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program is right for you. The process to join starts in fall.

Learn what it takes to become a Master Gardener here: go.wisc.edu/wemgp25

09/23/2024

A great program for people who are just learning how to start a garden. Register at go.wisc.edu/sllqf9.

Even if you can't attend during the presentation time, they send the recorded webinar to all who register.

Thinking of starting a garden next spring? Well, fall is actually the best time to start. Join us for an insightful online program on how to prepare a new garden bed, with special focus on w**d prevention. Learn why fall is the ideal time to tackle this type of project, and explore various w**d control techniques that suit the size of your project. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. Register at go.wisc.edu/sllqf9.

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.

09/18/2024

Have you noticed your lilac bush looking pretty ragged lately? It may be Septoria leafspot disease, which is common throughout Wisconsin at this point in the growing season.

If you see irregular brown spots on your lilac leaves, or notice leaves have turned entirely brown and dropped off the plant, your plant may be infected. But is this disease a death sentence? Not exactly. Read the latest article from Wisconsin Horticulture - Extension about managing Septoria leafspot on lilacs 🪻👉 https://go.wisc.edu/ge0422

08/02/2024

📣 Last chance for Early Bird registration rates! 📣

Join Horticulture - Extension this fall to learn key concepts about selecting, growing, and maintaining plants – from trees to houseplants to vegetables (and everything in between)!

Foundations in Gardening is a 14-week, self-paced course for gardeners of all skill levels and backgrounds. The course also serves as an approved learning opportunity for those interested in becoming a Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener.

Learn more and get the Early Bird registration rate here:

Growing and Caring for Plants in Wisconsin: FOUNDATIONS IN GARDENING An online, complete-at-your-own-pace introductory course where you learn key concepts for selecting, growing, and maintaining plants – from trees to houseplants to vegetables (and everything in between!) What will I learn? | Ov....

04/23/2024

Invasive Plant Management Workshop‍
Registration Opens on May 6
https://sewisc.org/resources/plant-management-workshop?idU=1&utm_source=newsletter_64&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invasive-plant-management-spring-workshop

Many residents and land managers in southeastern Wisconsin search for effective and efficient practices to control exotic invasive plants in our natural areas. So, SEWISC is teaming with Johnson’s Nursery, Inc.TM to offer our Invasive Plant Management Workshops in 2024. Take this class to ensure that you are using the most appropriate, efficient, up-to-date, and least environmentally damaging methods in those efforts.
Spring Workshop

Saturday, June 8, 2024

9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Havenwoods Environmental Awareness Center
6141 N. Hopkins St., Milwaukee, WI 53209
Instructor: Dr. James Reinartz
Workshop fee: $60.00
This is a hands-on class. After an introduction to the general ecology of the five functional groups of invasive plants (shrubs, perennial forbs, clonal perennials, grasses, annuals/biennials), we will discuss, demonstrate and practice all applicable control methods (chemical and non-chemical) for these plant types and suggest native plantings after invasive removal.
Workshop class size is limited and classes fill fast, so mark your calendar for May 6 and register for the June 8 workshop!

03/08/2024

The Wild Ones has their Native Plant Certification program set. Here is the link:

Click here to see our list of 2024 native plant courses 2024 Program Flyer We have scholarships for college students to receive 75% off of courses. The deadline to apply is Feb 2nd. Application For…

02/28/2024

Check out the landscaping classes:

This series will be presented via Zoom on three Mondays in March, focusing more in-depth on emerging landscaping issues as we face considerations of the changing world around us. This series will be recorded for later viewing by registered attendees. 1. March 4, 2024: Landscaping for Water Quality a...

01/25/2024

Lot's of fun had by all who attended our Winter Social at Father Carr's Place!

12/04/2023

De-icing products do more than clear your sidewalk and driveway.