If you have need immediate assistance, contact Summit County Master Extension Educator, Jacqueline Kowalski kowalski.124@osu.edu

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Master Gardener Basic Training Class will be offered on-line starting October 19, 2020. For details and application click here: Application and Reference forms

Interested in plants, insects, tools, and garden tips?  Click here for a copy of the new Summit County Master Gardener newsletter, The Root of It.  To subscribe to this monthly publication scroll to the bottom of this page under Join our email list and follow the prompt.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summit Master Gardener Coffee Chats are being conducted via Zoom. Future Coffee Chats will be posted here.

Established by Summit County Master Gardeners (SCMG) to provide scholarships to Summit County residents who are committed to attending an Ohio university and planning to pursue a two- or four-year degree in Horticulture, Agriculture or a closely related field.  Members and relatives of SCMG may apply. Application deadline is April 15, 2020.

Eligibility requirements:

• Resident of Summit County
• Pursuing a degree in Horticulture, Agriculture or a closely related field
• Must attend or plan to attend an in-state institution of higher education
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• A “personal interview” with the members of the SCMG committee may be required if application is accepted

How to apply:

Applicants must apply through the Akron Community Foundation online application system. Instructions and tutorials are available to help you set up your profile and navigate the system. See link below:

www.akroncf.org/scholarshipapps

In light of the on-going COVID-19 crisis, the Summit County Master Gardeners Volunteers have made the decision to cancel the  2020 Tour of Gardens. This  decision was difficult to make but necessary at this time.  We anticipate being able to offer a tour in 2021 when all of us hope to be able to come together again to celebrate and recognize outstanding gardens in Summit County and the gardeners who create and love them.

KEEP UP WITH YOUR GARDEN PLANS!

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 ALSO, LOOK BELOW FOR UPCOMING MASTER GARDENER EVENTS…”MEET ME IN THE GARDEN” AT  F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd., Akron.

COFFEE CHATS NORMALLY HELD AT THE SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE OFFERED VIA ON-LINE “ZOOM.”  PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  CHECK BELOW FOR INFO AND BRING YOUR OWN COFFEE!

Please join the Meet Me In The Garden committee for our free gardening  programs at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd., Akron.  

Our programs are on Wednesdays and start at 7:00 pm.     The winter/spring programs will hopefully begin in January, 2021.   

Photo: C. Manson

Our Summer programs have been cancelled due to the current Covid-19 crisis.Thank you for your understanding and support.

The Master Gardener Hotline Office is  CLOSED until further notice, but the Virtual MASTER GARDENER HOTLINE will be open each Tuesday from 9-10 a.m. via ZOOM.

HOTLINE Tuesday from 9-10 a.m. Get all of your gardening questions answered. Information of how to log on is listed below!
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://osu.zoom.us/…/…/tJ0kfumppj4oGty9ahGzLoM0Wds8Y7MqzdbL

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You can also ask your gardening questions to a hotline volunteer by emailing us at mgsummitcounty@gmail.com

or

Follow this link to the  “Ask a Master Gardener” website: http://extension.osu.edu/ask-an-expert/ask-master-gardener

Just click on the button to sign up for our gardening newsletters and to get updates about and invitations to programs and events sponsored by the Summit County Master Gardeners.