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MG Reporting Volunteer & Continuing Educational Hours
The reporting website for Master Gardeners volunteer and continuing educational hours: https://vms.momg.org/ Please make sure you report your volunteer and continuing education hours before the end of the year. Please contact Nancee Dahms-Stinson at with any questions.
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Happy Fall from MGGC!
If you are a member of Master Gardeners of Greene County and would like to set up a new login account to view the Members pages, please email us at Thank you for being such an important part of our organization!
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2026 Missouri Master Gardener Conference
FEATURING ▪️Keynote speaker: Mitch McCulloch ▪️Special book signing by Mitch McCulloch, author of “The Seed Hunter.” ▪️Advanced education & presentations ▪️Unique gardens to tour ▪️Workshops to create garden art and other fun projects ▪️Silent Auction ▪️Vendors selling native plants and garden goodies ▪️More to come soon! REGISTRATION STARTS EARLY 2026
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Why is Pollination Important?
Virtually all of the world’s seed plants need to be pollinated. This is just as true for cone-bearing plants, such as pine trees, as for the more colorful and familiar flowering plants. Pollen, looking like insignificant yellow dust, bears a plant’s male sex cells and is a vital link in
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Gardening for Pollinators
Follow these simple steps to create a pollinator-friendly landscape around your home or work. ▪️Use a wide variety of plants that bloom from early spring into late fall. Help pollinators find and use them by planting in clumps, rather than single plants. Include plants native to your region. Natives are
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Loam, Sandy Loam, or Clay? How Can I Know?
First, is it important to know? Yes! Knowing soil structure is important because structure determines the soil’s ability to sustain healthy plant growth by controlling water movement, aeration, and root penetration. A well-structured soil with good pore space promotes water infiltration, air circulation, and nutrient access, which also helps reduce erosion
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Migration and Overwintering of the Monarch Butterfly
The annual migration of North America’s monarch butterfly is a unique and amazing phenomenon. The monarch is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do. Unlike other butterflies that can overwinter as larvae, pupae, or even as adults in some species, monarchs cannot survive
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Gigs in the Garden
Springfield Sister Cities Association is hosting Gigs in the Garden, a free concert series held at the Peace Through People Pavilion in the Springfield Botanical Gardens. Bring your lawnchair or blanket and join us for an afternoon of music. All concerts start at 2:00 pm. This fall’s dates and performers
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