Freederick County Offfice
3300 Montevue Lane
Freederick, Maryland 21702
TEL 301-600-1594
AX 301-600-1588
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Love Gardeniing and Gardener
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Just Do Itt: Join Frederick
k County Master Gardene
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Lee Royer
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Frrederick Couunty Master Gardener
Oh, comee on, you’vee been readinng our colum
mn and wantiing to join foor years. Goo ahead, justt do
it. Now is the time. There
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are stiill a few openings in the 2012 Internn Class whichh will start thhe
first weekk of Februarry.
Not clearr on what Frederick Couunty Master Gardeners
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(F
FCMGs) aree about? Maaster Gardeneers
are gardeening enthussiasts spreadiing the goodd news of sciientific reseaarch from thee Universityy of
Marylandd and other agricultural
a
c
colleges
throoughout the nation. We are gardeninng educatorss
trained by and voluntteering for thhe Universitty of Marylaand Extension. You havee all heard thhe
“
the sttudent is readdy the teacheer will appeaar”, and luckky for you, FCMG
F
classees
saying, “When
are beginnning the firsst week of February.
Still not sure
s
what we’re about? Read our mission
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and vision
v
statem
ments which capture it juust
right. Ouur Mission: to
t support thhe Universityy of Marylannd Extensionn by educatinng residents
about saffe, effective and sustainaable horticultural practicces that buildd healthy garrdens,
landscapes, and comm
munities. “O
Our vision is a healthier world
w
througgh environm
mental
stewardshhip.”
Committtees
Can’t im
magine wheree your talentss and enthussiasm might fit within ouur program? Here are a few
f
of our coommittees: BayWise,
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Deemonstrationn Gardens, Grow
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It Eat It,
I Junior Maaster Gardenners,
Multiculttural Outreacch, Newspapper Column,, Plant Cliniccs, Seminar Series, Speaakers Bureauu,
Therapeuutic Horticullture, Horticuulture Librarrian, Photography, Grow
wing Newsleetter. And off
course thhere is alway
ys need for suupport people in many areas,
a
such as
a hospitalityy, computer
work, and helping the County Hoorticulture Educator
E
andd County Maaster Gardeneer Coordinattor,
Susan Trrice.
Yearly Events
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FCMGs sponsor
s
one major fund raiser, our Plant
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Sale, too be held thiss year on Saaturday, Apriil
28th. Alsso planned arre our traditiional inform
mation boothss and “Ask A Master Gaardener” clinnics
during Ag
A Week at th
he Francis Scott
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Key Maall February 20-25, 20122, and at Thee Great Frederick
Fair Septtember 14-22
2, 2012. Thhese are fun events wherre MGs meett and greet thhe public,
putting on
o demonstraations such as
a our compoosting worm
m bin which is
i always a hit
h with younng
and old alike.
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Open to All
Each coluumn we send
d an Equal Opportunity
O
statement with
w our standdard ending office
informatiion. Sometim
mes, for brevvity the last line
l is omitteed by our edditors, and we
w understandd,
Univversity of Maryland Exteension programs are opeen to all citizens without regard to race, color, geender, disability, religionn, age, sexual orientationn, marital or parental stattus, or national origin.
there is only so much room each week for space in the paper. However, any discussion of joining
MGs must emphasize that we are open to everyone, so here it is our official statement:
“University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all citizens without regard to race,
color, gender, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or national
origin.”
Just do it
If you hear fate calling your name to join FCMGs, don’t ignore it this year, go ahead, pick up the
phone, send an e-mail, come on, just do it. If you love gardening, learning about gardening, and
spending time with other gardeners, you’ll love FCMGs, I guarantee it.
For this column only, I offer my personal e-mail address, in case you have questions or would
like to discuss the program with a member rather than office personnel. Feel free to contact me
at stinkbugs@hiwaay.net If I don’t know the answer to your question, I will do my best to help
you find where the answer might be, which, by the way, is one of the guiding principles for all
Master Gardeners.
For more information about the Frederick County Master Gardener/Horticulture Program, visit
www.frederick.umd.edu/mg or call Susan Trice at the University of Maryland Extension
Frederick County office, (301) 600-1596.
Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mastergardenersfrederickcountymaryland
University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all citizens without regard to race,
color, gender, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or national
origin.