MCMGA Monthly Meeting
Monday, March 9, 2026
9:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Northminster Presbyterian Church
1660 Kessler Blvd E. Dr. ( Map )
Proven Winners Direct Plant Sale Benefitting MCMGA
Proven Winners Sale – Feb 23 – Mar 6
Speaker – Dr. Laura Ingwell, Assistant Professor of Entomology with Purdue University
Presentation Topic – “Insects In Our Gardens”
Dr. Ingwell will discuss both beneficial and pest insects that are commonly found in a vegetable garden and ways to promote beneficials, including pollinators, predators and parasitoids which help in pest management. She will bring some pinned and preserved specimens for participants to examine.
Dr. Ingwell works with food producers across our region, including home gardeners, market farmers and large-scale conventional farmers. Her research at Purdue focuses on sustainable food production with an emphasis on insects. This includes pest management, conservation of beneficial insects and using insects to upcycle organic wastes to divert them from landfills and transforming them into resources. She’s passionate about increasing food access in equitable and sustainable ways.
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 February 9, 2026 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 2025 MCMGA Photos Contest and photos submitted by our members in our MCMGA Photo Gallery
2026 MCMGA membership dues
We are now collecting 2026 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
See grants approved for 2025 here.
If you wish to submit an application for your organization to receive a MCMGA Garden Grant for 2026; visit our MCMGA Garden Grant page for application request details and form. Grant requests are due by February 15th. Organizations that were awarded grants for their projects for this year and prior years can also be found here.
MCMGA 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 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 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.