Click on image to enlarge Let’s go Gardening, May 16, 2009

Saturdays in May, MGAWCSM volunteers answer questions at local nurseries. Volunteer now! Contact Nancy Kaczynski at .

The Master Gardener Association of Wayne County’s 23rd annual educational outreach at plant centers, Let’s Go Gardening (LGG) provides community gardeners with a convenient opportunity to discuss plant concerns.  On Saturdays in May, MGAWC volunteers supply consumers with information that helps set them up for a successful gardening season.

Participating garden centers offer their customers expanded services by hosting trained volunteers.  These garden centers also support the community by making a donation to MGAWC, an all-volunteer non-profit organization that provides grants to support gardening activities and offers educational programs for LGG volunteers, plant center employees, and area gardeners.  Each year, LGG volunteers donate hundreds of hours to answer questions on topics such as plant selection, plant placement, site preparation, and garden pests.

• Westborn Flower Market, 21755 Michigan Ave., Dearborn
• English Gardens, 22650 Ford Rd., Dearborn Heights
• Barson’s Greenhouse, 6414 N. Merriman, Westland
• Westborn Flower Market, 14925 Middlebelt Rd., Livonia

Leo Blum, an MGAWC member, established volunteer outreach at the point of sale in 1987.  Past schedulers include Sally Taylor, Barb Young, and Jesse & Jerry Wright.  The current coordinator, Nancy Kaczynski, can be reached at .

To support volunteers answering questions at local nurseries, MGAWC provides a sign for the nurseries to put on the store door to let shoppers know that Master Gardenerss are on-site, as well as bookmarks with the MGAWC web site and horticulture hotline numbers for five counties.

Set aside time on Saturdays in May to take a shift or two or more with LGG.  Coordinator Nancy Kaczynski will have details on specific shifts and sites available at the April and May membership meeting.  This year volunteers will be able to answer questions at four locations.  With your support and participation, we can have another successful season of Let’s Go Gardening. 

To volunteer, please contact
Nancy Kaczynski at .