MCMGA Monthly Meeting
Monday, January 13, 2025
9:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Northminster Presbyterian Church
1660 Kessler Blvd E. Dr. (Map)
Speaker-Bill McKnight
(THE MAD BOTANIST), is an author, natural history book publisher, former museum curator and biology instructor. He lives at and gardens a nearly three-acre spread in NE Indy. He has extensive experience with edible, ornamental, native, and invasive plants. He does property assessments and public presentations and his website features an almanac, monthly blog (RANT), and a list of collective nouns related to plants and gardening.
Presentation: SILHOUETTING: Identifying woody plants in winter. An aspect of Reading the Land. Many ligneous species, both deciduous and evergreen, are actually easier to ID in winter and when naked — then also often as or more beautiful. I will use an assortment of images in a PowerPoint presentation to show the unique variation in form/architecture and will emphasize other key considerations to inform the attendees. The audience will be engaged. Q&A to follow.
Events Calendar – Check it out !
Looking to see what events are going on around us. Looking for a garden class to attend. This is the place to check.
Please check with the event organizer if their event has been cancelled, postponed, or modified before you go to an event.
To see what was talked about, watch and listen to the November 11, 2024 MG Member Meeting.
Garden Centers listing
MCMGA Master Gardeners 22 garden centers offering 10% discount for your garden projects and purchases. See the list here.
MCMGA Photos
Photos from our members and the MCMGA Photo Contest are in our Photo Gallery. Click on link below.
MCMGA Members, see the winning photos and all photos submitted for the 2024 MCMGA Photos Contest and photos submitted by our members in our MCMGA Photo Gallery
2025 MCMGA membership dues
We are now collecting 2025 MCMGA membership dues. For membership form, payment options, or to check to see if you have already paid, click here. There is also a form on the last page of the Greenery that you can print and mail in. If you have questions, please contact me at memb@indymcmga.org.
MCMGA Garden Grants for 2025
See grants approved for 2024 here.
If you wish to submit an application for your organization to receive a MCMGA Garden Grant for 2025; visit our MCMGA Garden Grant page for application request details and form. Grant requests are due by March 1st. Organizations that were awarded grants for their projects for this year and prior years can also be found here.
MCMGA Youth Education Grant
MCMGA is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote good gardening practices to the community in cooperation with Purdue Extension – Marion County. This grant is to be used to support youth gardening education initiatives which help support and sustain hunger-relief efforts in the Marion County hunger-relief system. Not-for-profit [ie 501c(3)] organizations involved with farming, community gardens, food pantries, food desert initiatives, and nutrition programs that include demographically targeted education programs are encouraged to apply for this grant. If interested and wanting more information click below:
MCMGA Youth Education Grant
Purdue University Diversity Statement
The MCMGA is under the auspices of Purdue University; thus we follow the PU Diversity Statement: See the link here: https://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.php
In addition, on behalf of the Board of the Marion County Master Gardener Association, we see and acknowledge the tremendous pain and suffering happening right now in our country. It is heartbreaking. We want to be clear that we welcome all people to this association because we are all an integral part of our natural world. We welcome everyone and do not discriminate against anyone because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, disabilities, age or national origin. We know we cannot solve racial inequality and injustice here. We value the dignity of every person and we strive to foster tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect among our members.
To purchase Master Gardener Merchandise visit our Purdue MG merchandise website.
Now available: Purdue Plant Doctor Apps help you diagnose and solve problems found on trees, annual and perennial flowers. You can find information about the Purdue Tree Doctor, Purdue Perennial Flower Doctor, and Purdue Annual Flower Doctor at this website.