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Wildflowers in the Woods on Sunday, April 21, 1-3 pm
Come enjoy the blooms in our woodland garden! Our “Stumpery” — called such for the fallen trees that provide a perfect home for native wildflowers and ferns — will be…
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Our 2024 PLANT SALE is May 4th at the 4-H Center
At the end of February, we received over 500 plant plugs that will be repotted during Transplant Week February 29-March 2. We will have two greenhouse locations; our primary one…
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Flow Forward: May 9 tours of the Evansville Water Treatment Plant, the sunrise garden, the Monarch Waystation rain garden and more!
On Thursday, May 9 from 4:30 – 8 pm the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU), SWIMGA, and Purdue Extension are holding a free event open to the public. Presentations…
Making a Difference in the Community
The SWIMGA Youth Education and Diversity Committee was very busy in 2023. We gave 14 education presentations at 4 locations, distributed 11 flats of plants, and worked at 2 community…
2023 Master Gardeners of the Year, Legacy Master Gardeners of the Year, and Project of the Year
Our 2023 Master Gardeners of the Year are Tod Bischoff, Cindy Kuester, and Jim Willem for almost daily visits and work at the Display Garden; serving as Plant Sale chair;…
Glenn Black Historical Gardens project at Angel Mounds
SWIMGA is starting a new project this spring. In cooperation with Angel Mounds and the Three Sisters community garden group, we will be recreating the landscape of the Glenn Black…
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SAVE THE DATE: Our 2024 Fall Garden Symposium will be on October 19, 2024 at Old National Bank Events Plaza
Speakers will include Mr. P. Allen Smith, television host and garden designer; Mr J Schwanke, host of “Life in Bloom” on PBS; and speakers from Walters Gardens (a Perennial nursery…
Kudos to our MG Vegetable Gardeners!
Kudos to the our MGDG Victory Vegetable Garden, Angel Mounds Three Sisters Garden, and the MGDG Welcome Home Garden for donating vegetables to fight hunger in the local community. We…
Meet Susan Cooper: Steward of SWIMGA’s Little Free Library
As the Little Free Library (LFL) steward at the Master Gardeners Display Garden, she checks in at least once a week to restock the unit. That can mean adding as…
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