Fifteen Complete Master Gardener Course

For the ninth year in a row, the Tallapoosa County Extension office has conducted a Master Gardener course for area residents. On December 2, 2005, fifteen participants wrapped up and completed the Master Gardener program. Participants spent over 40 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on training studying the many areas of horticulture and learning how to be better gardeners and volunteers.

This years participants were: Mary Arnold, Tony Birchfield, Patrick Cooley, James Herring, Jane Kile, Debbie Nigh, Frank Pearson, Martha Perry, Shirley Pugh, and Emily Whitten, all of Dadeville; Harry and Roberta Wyckoff of Alexander City; and Rebecca Hagan of Stewartville in Coosa County.

The 2005 Master Gardener Program was taught by Extension specialists, Extension agents, and local master gardeners. Topics discussed included: soil and plant nutrition, plant physiology, composting, plant pathology, pesticide education, landscape design, fruit culture, weed identification & control, entomology, plant propagation, home lawn care, vegetable gardening, care & maintenance of landscape plants, interior plants, and bedding plants.   

Master Gardener programs are held all across Alabama at various locations and times of the year. For more information on the Master Gardener course, contact you local county Extension office.

Front row: Debbie Nigh, Rebecca Hagan, and Martha Perry.

Back row: James Herring, Harry Wyckoff, Roberta Wyckoff, and Tony Birchfield