2012 PROJECTS
Directions to the project are provided via the Member’s Calendar when a work day is scheduled.
|
Project |
Location & Description |
Date/Time |
Project Manager |
| Bayless-Selby House–Denton Historic Park | Mulberry & Carroll Streets, Denton–Support landscape for historic Victorian house & other structures. Conduct garden tours and present programs | Year round as needed | Carolyn Gold |
| Children’s Arbor Day | Bag redbud seedlings and distribute to third graders in Denton schools. Present Arbor Day program at schools | Bag Seedlings–Date to be announcedDeliver Trees 4/13 & 4/14 | Carolyn Gold |
| Children’s Community Garden | Note: This project is on hold for 2012 while we find a new location.
Support children and their families as they learn about growing veggies |
February through May | Jacqueline Carney |
| Cool Shade for the Third Grade | Bag tree seedlings and deliver to third graders at LISD elementary schools | October | Susan Loos |
| CSWCD Tree Seedling Distribution | Distribute seedlings to Denton County residents who have made purchases | February 17 | Diane Almand |
| DCLA Youth Fair | Support horticulture division for annual competitive event with registering and judging entries | Tag-in February 4; Checkin March 21; Judging March 22; Release March 23 | Lynda Harvey |
| Denton Christian School Plant Sale | Support school plant sale with plant identification and answer visitors’ questions about plants | April 13: 8-Noon Setup, Noon-4 Sale;April 14: 8-2 Sale | Evelyn McMillen |
| The DiG (Demonstration Garden) | Support garden design and implementation of multiple gardens in public garden | Year-round. Monthly planning meeting first Wednesday of each month | Cindy Reese |
| DiG Ed | Plan and deliver education to public at DiG events | Year-round | Linda Williams |
| EarthKind Roses Research Field Trial | Support KDB with national field research for EarthKind roses. Monitor plant health and provide monthly reporting for 3 year project. MGs assist with installation of roses in Spring 2012 and monitor for first six weeks. Conduct research and report monthly. | Begins Spring 2012. Concludes in 2015 | Aimee Bissett |
| Fair Oaks Senior Independent Living Center | Partner with Boy Scouts and local garden club to build and maintain gardens for senior center. Provides education for residents, staff, volunteers and families | Year round | Dale Powell |
| Flower Mound Environmental Fair | Features composting & EarthKind gardening practices | May | Lynda Harvey |
| Fall Garden Festival (formerly InfoFest) | Educational event featuring speakers, demos, information booths. Vendor booths and DCMGA Garden Shoppe provide shopping opportunities for visitors | October (traditional date is first Saturday) | Dale Powell |
| Horticulture Workshop | MG’s teach 4H members about various horticulture topics at annual event. Class includes hands-on portion | January 18 | Lynda Harvey |
| Intern Class Planning | MG Team supports planning for annual class to train new Master Gardeners. MG responsibilities include planning class curriculum, recruiting and interviewing new members and working with visiting instructors | Planning begins in June. New classes begin in February. | Zoe Broxson |
| JMG/SWAt | Coordinate implementation of Junior Master Gardener program into County public and private schools. Outdoor Learning Areas in schools are supported within SWAt program. | Year round | Susan Kilpatrick/Jenny Estes |
| Keep Denton Beautiful Demonstration Gardens | Three demonstration gardens are administrated and maintained by Keep Denton Beautiful with the purpose of educating the community on sustainable landscaping. MGs provide education “mini classes at volunteer workdays, serve as lead volunteers on workdays leading teams of 5-10 workers and assist with gardening tasks. | Year round. Workdays to be scheduled/announced monthly. | Aimee Bissett |
| Little Hands on the Farm | Refresh the Start Barn for LHOF at State Fair | Fall | Clarice Luce |
| Rain Garden at Mayhill Landfill | Support City of Denton with design requirements for rain garden at city landfill | As requested | Jill Peak |
| Red Bud Festival Information Booth | Provide gardening education at annual public event | April 21 | Monica Chaffin/Sandy Read |
| Riding the Rails | Revised format to provide education to school children based on concept of learning stations featuring different aspects of gardening and nature | Year round | Jenny Estes/Susan Kilpatrick |
| Spring Garden Tour | Provide the public opportunities to visit DCMGA members’ and public gardens. Features gardening demonstrations at each location. DCMGA members support Tour by helping make gardens “tour ready” and to serve as docents on tour day. Key fund raising event for DCMGA | 2nd Saturday in May | Sharon Coleman |
| Spring Plant Sale | Provide commercially grown and pass-along plants from Master Gardeners as well as plants grown by DCMGA Propagation Team for sale to public. Education demonstrations and MG experts on hand to answer questions. Garden Shoppe items for sale. Key fund raising event for DCMGA. 2012 Sale location is Trinity United Methodist Church, Hobson & Teasley in Denton | April 28: 9-2 | Suzie Cook |
| UNT Chapel in the Woods | Mentor students on gardening practices | Year round on request | Jill Peak |
| Vegetable, Flower, Herb, Fruit Show | Competitive annual event that provides opportunity for public to enter their veggies, flowers, herbs, fruits and arrangements for judging | June | PM needed |
