The Mission of the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County, Inc. is to enrich the lives of those who love gardening. We are volunteers who fulfill our commitment to community outreach by providing hands-on gardening and research-based horticultural education. Members of the Society are Master Gardeners certified by Michigan State University. In 2021, due to the restrictions on large gatherings, MGSOC is sponsoring a virtual Gardening And All That Jazz webinar conference.
Leave it to us to bring you leading-edge technology to make this educational conference happen in 2021! We are fortunate to have retained the same 4 speakers that we had booked for 2020 - Rick Darke, Doug Tallamy, Heather Holm and Susan Martin. The Conference Team has hired Orion Television station to produce and present this one day session for us to ensure the utmost quality which you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.
Although it can't possibly be the same as our in-person conferences with food, vendors and live jazz, by April you'll be anxious to hear these four exemplary authors and speakers get you on your way to gardening!
Leave it to us to bring you leading-edge technology to make this educational conference happen in 2021! We are fortunate to have retained the same 4 speakers that we had booked for 2020 - Rick Darke, Doug Tallamy, Heather Holm and Susan Martin. The Conference Team has hired Orion Television station to produce and present this one day session for us to ensure the utmost quality which you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.
Although it can't possibly be the same as our in-person conferences with food, vendors and live jazz, by April you'll be anxious to hear these four exemplary authors and speakers get you on your way to gardening!
Services
MGSOC General Meetings are free to MGSOC members and MGSOC members are required to wear their Master Gardener badges.
Visitors are welcome and pay $5.00 at the door.
Members and visitors, please sign in at the welcome table.
There are complimentary refreshments of desserts and drinks served at the MGSOC meetings.
Additionally, mini-meals of soup or salads may be purchased for $3.00.
For those wishing meals, mini-meals are served at 6 p.m, the business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Our speakers begin promptly at 7 p.m. Members making or bringing meal portion salads or soups need not pay the $3.00.
Visitors are welcome and pay $5.00 at the door.
Members and visitors, please sign in at the welcome table.
There are complimentary refreshments of desserts and drinks served at the MGSOC meetings.
Additionally, mini-meals of soup or salads may be purchased for $3.00.
For those wishing meals, mini-meals are served at 6 p.m, the business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Our speakers begin promptly at 7 p.m. Members making or bringing meal portion salads or soups need not pay the $3.00.
Each presentation will be one hour long, with a 15-minute Q&A.
Q&A questions to the speakers can be e-mailed in during each presentation (e-mail address will be sent with the link to the event).
Dynamic landscapes including urban post-industrial and post-agricultural sites offer living proof of the resiliency of biological relationships.
Gardeners - who practice the art of nurturing life - will be increasingly effective as they develop strategies for working with the regenerative power of plant and animal communities.
Q&A questions to the speakers can be e-mailed in during each presentation (e-mail address will be sent with the link to the event).
Dynamic landscapes including urban post-industrial and post-agricultural sites offer living proof of the resiliency of biological relationships.
Gardeners - who practice the art of nurturing life - will be increasingly effective as they develop strategies for working with the regenerative power of plant and animal communities.
The Sylvia Schult Award was introduced in 2010 to recognize a member of the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County whose volunteer dedication and achievement is exemplary in serving the Society and its goals.
It was named after Sylvia Schult for all the work she has done on behalf of the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County since becoming a member in 1997 (21 years).
Members are determined by the Board of Directors, and awarded based on volunteerism completed in the previous year.
Nancy has served on several committees sponsored by the MGSOC including the Fundraising Team where she assists with planning events and selling merchandise.
It was named after Sylvia Schult for all the work she has done on behalf of the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County since becoming a member in 1997 (21 years).
Members are determined by the Board of Directors, and awarded based on volunteerism completed in the previous year.
Nancy has served on several committees sponsored by the MGSOC including the Fundraising Team where she assists with planning events and selling merchandise.
The Master Gardener Society of Oakland County invites you to join us as we travel to Southeastern Pennsylvania for our 20th Anniversary Garden Tour.
With a tradition of horticulture going back 300 years, the Greater Philadelphia region is referred to as "America's Garden Capital of the U.S." Spend your days strolling through magnificent, premier gardens and arboretums.
There are more famous public gardens, arboreta and historic landscapes in the region than anywhere else in North America.
One of the famous gardens on our itinerary is Longwood Gardens which began as a humble Quaker farm to becoming one of the premier gardens of the world.
With a tradition of horticulture going back 300 years, the Greater Philadelphia region is referred to as "America's Garden Capital of the U.S." Spend your days strolling through magnificent, premier gardens and arboretums.
There are more famous public gardens, arboreta and historic landscapes in the region than anywhere else in North America.
One of the famous gardens on our itinerary is Longwood Gardens which began as a humble Quaker farm to becoming one of the premier gardens of the world.
The Oakland County Master Gardener Society, Inc. is the largest Master Gardener Society in the State of Michigan.
Although MGSOC offers many opportunities for education and volunteering, The Charles L. Bowers School Farm is our largest project.
Charles L. Bowers School Farm is a working school farm with an emphasis on educational activities for all age groups, including students working at the farm, visiting school groups, and an active 4H Club.
The farm is part of the Bloomfield Hills Schools and is a partner with Michigan State University Extension, the Bloomfield Historical Society, and the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County, Inc. The Bowers Farm gardens open in April and the date is usually tied to the first of two Open Barn weekends.
Although MGSOC offers many opportunities for education and volunteering, The Charles L. Bowers School Farm is our largest project.
Charles L. Bowers School Farm is a working school farm with an emphasis on educational activities for all age groups, including students working at the farm, visiting school groups, and an active 4H Club.
The farm is part of the Bloomfield Hills Schools and is a partner with Michigan State University Extension, the Bloomfield Historical Society, and the Master Gardener Society of Oakland County, Inc. The Bowers Farm gardens open in April and the date is usually tied to the first of two Open Barn weekends.
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