Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County

Visit the MGATC booth at Outdoor Explore!

Put on your gardening gloves, dig into the soil, and become a steward of the land by growing native Indiana plants!

Our state has a rich natural history, so restoring your yard into a haven for native plants is a fantastic way to honor that history while creating a better habitat for the future. The biodiversity of native plants will attract many of your favorite pollinators, enrich your yard, and revitalize Indiana native wildlife. 🦋

Learn how to add native plants to your landscape here: https://indiananativeplants.org/

We are hiring for the Consumer Horticulture Educator in Oakland County. Know someone who has a background in plants and loves to share their passion with others? Please share this job posting with them!
https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/518328/extension-educatorfixed

Join the creator of the Purdue's Bug Bowl for a presentation on insects at Native Plant Fest!

Visit our website for the rest of the NPF schedule: https://tippecanoecountyswcd.org/native-plant-fest

Come on out to our Master Gardener Garden Expo! Thousands of plants and decorative items. Get your plants before someone else takes them home. 🙂 $2 admission - open until 3 p.m.

Today's vendor is the Tippecanoe Soil and Water Conservation District. They strive to make natural resources as economically viable and environmentally healthy as possible by equipping residents with knowledge, financial resources, and motivation to make Tippecanoe County a great place to live and work.

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd and promotes environmental awareness. Understanding weather, climate, wind, water, and soil are just some ways to better understand our planet and practice climate-smart agriculture. Check out the Earth Day Explorers Toolkit at https://puext.in/3UdZaSB and bring hands-on learning to young people!

See something you like? Pictured top to bottom: Nodding Wild Onion, Sneezeweed, Blue False Indigo. These species are still available as part of the Native Plant Sale https://tippecanoecountyswcd.org/native-plant-sale

Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale
May 3rd 8a - 6p, May 4th 8a-3p
@ Hancock County Fairgrounds 4H Show Arena
620 N Apple Street
Preorders Open from April 23-30
hancockmga.com

Today's Expo vendor is Camille's Crafts. This photo is a small sampling of what she will be offering at her booth.

*Tomato Planting Masterclass: My Secrets to a Bigger, Better Harvest* Terrific tomatoes are everyone's favorite vegetable garden crop! They offer an enormous choice of varieties to grow suited to all your tastes, from small, sw...

Today's vendor is Bloomers Greenhouse. They are a small, family-owned farm in West Point, Indiana, and offer top quality herbs and flowers.

Today the vendor spotlight is on Dan Childs. He is a local author of three wildflower books that he will be selling at the Garden Expo, along with native wildflower seed packets and wildflower coasters. The books contain color photos of many area native wildflowers and grasses, a botanical glossary, color flower index, pollinator information, and much more! So stop by and hello!

Today's vendor that will be at the Expo is Bridget's Botanicals. Come see what she has in store!

From rain barrels to water testing, Tippecanoe County offers ways to preserve watershed Tippecanoe County is offering several ways for local residents to be involved with preserving the local watershed in April.

Today's vendor that will be at our Expo on April 27th is Gryphon Greenhouse. They will have unusual cactus and succulent plants.

Our Garden Expo & Plant Sale is only a couple weeks away! Do you have your wish lists ready? When you get to the Expo look for the Master Gardeners, who will be wearing green bandanas. They can answer questions on how to grow what you just purchased, give you ideas on what plants grow best in a shady environment, or where to find the silent auction!

So be sure to have Saturday, April 27th 9am-3pm marked on your calendar for our Expo. You don't want to miss it!

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Purdue is looking for volunteers to grow strawberry and marigold plants at home from May through September. All materials will be provided to participants for free. For further details: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2024/Q2/citi-sci-gardening-for-science-experiment-focuses-on-gardening-preferences-and-effects-on-mental-health-seeks-participants.html.

Today's vendor is Harvest of the Fields. They have been doing fun gardens shows and farm markets for over 30 years! They will have make-and-take fairy gardens, many fairy garden decor items, pansy filled baskets, pansy plants, fresh asparagus, perennials, handmade tiered plate trays, candle holders, ceiling lightshade bowls, succulents, stained leaves, and hypertuffa!

Another vendor that will be at the Expo is Jenkins Country Gardens. Their goal is to provide a selection of plants that are not commonly used in the local landscapes. Many are relatively new introductions in the trade and have been tested for hardness in this area. If they are displaying a plant, it will be hardy.

Today's vendor is Creative Wandering. Their mission is to provide their customers with an assortment of luxurious, superior quality bath, body, home and cleaning products. All products are based on old family (all natural) recipes that have been modernized over generations.

Another vendor to check out at the Expo is RDM Farms. They are family owned and operated, proudly growing plants in Benton County since 1997!

We have had troubles with some scammers posting on our page and trying to get people to sign up as vendors for our Expo. Please be aware!! This year's vendor spaces are all booked. And all legitimate posts or comments from us on this page will be coming from the Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County. They would never come from individual people. We try to block them and delete their comments as soon as we find them, but some may sneak through. If you see one, please message us. Thanks!

Another vendor who will be at our Expo on April 27th is BirdBNB. They offer unique bird houses and feeders that are built to last. A wide variety of styles and designs. Come visit their booth to purchase your very own well-made treasure!

Sculptures by JAY- Another wonderful vendor who will have items for sale at Garden Expo April 27, 2024! Located in the West Pavilion at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds from 9-3.

NICHES seeks community help for "War of the Weeds" This spring, NICHES Land Trust is looking for community volunteers to remove garlic mustard in west central Indiana.

MGATC is getting ready for Garden Expo, April 27 from 9-3. We hope you are excited! Located in the West Pavilion at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds. Meet one of our vendors, Jenkins Country Gardens, Inc. Their goal is to provide a selection of plants that are not commonly used in the local landscapes. Many are relatively new introductions in the trade, and have been tested for hardiness in this area. If they are displaying a plant, it will be hardy.

Stephen J. Swain ATP, Rural Rehabilitation Specialist Indiana AgrAbility/ National AgrAbility and Purdue University in Agricultural Health and Safety spoke on Gardening as We Age and with Disabilities at our March Awards Banquet.

Join the Fight Against Invasive Species in Indiana: Start with Banning the Sale of Callery Pear! 86 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?