The Master Gardener Program in Milwaukee County started in 1982. Over 1,025 people have been trained since that time, and there are currently 239 certified Master Gardener Volunteers (MGVs) for 2016. UWEX Consumer Horticulture Agent Sharon Morrisey facilitates the Program.
Garden Supports Families
The Secret Garden at Milwaukee’s Ronald McDonald House, supported by MGVs, provides a peaceful green space full of trees, shrubs, flowers, native Wisconsin plants, and an organic vegetable garden.
Wisconsin Yard and Garden Tips is updated monthly by Milwaukee County UW-Extension. Applicability in northern Wisconsin counties may be delayed one to two weeks in spring, and advanced a like period in fall.
By Sharon Morrisey, Consumer Horticulture Agent, Milwaukee County UW-Extension
The excitement is building up to Ground Hog’s Day on February 2nd. This time-honored tradition takes place exactly halfway between the winter solstice on December 21st and the vernal equinox on March 20th a per
