Grey County Master Gardeners
NEW 2025 Programs added!
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Gardener in Residence Program in partnership with libraries in Grey County.
Our Gardener in Residence Program is expanding! Now covering more of the Grey County area, you can find us at
- WEST GREY PUBLIC LIBRARY, DURHAM: Second Wednesday of every Month 10:30-noon
- L.E.SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THORNBURY: Third Tuesday of every Month 12:30-2:30pm
- MEAFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY, MEAFORD: First Tuesday of the Month 1:30-3:00pm
- OWEN SOUND PUBLIC LIBRARY, OWEN SOUND: Every Third Tuesday of the Month 2:00-3:30pm
watch Master Gardener Emeritus, Jackie Campbell talk about 'A Year in the Garden: Episode 1 - Planning'
Ann Joyner, one of our Master Gardeners had a conversation with CBCs morning show about the program:
listen here!
The A-Z of Gardening resources
if you attended the A-Z of Gardening workshops in Meaford or Thornbury click on the button to the right to download more copies of the handouts. We will load more resources as we go further through the courses. you can check back periodically for these handy resources.
Purpose
Why do this?
The Gardener in Residence program is intended to provide outreach for all members of the community on horticultural matters. The attendees do not need to belong to a gardening club. There is a general calendar theme for each month, but if you attend, you can ask any gardening question you'd like. We also try to include a practical activity for the attendees.
Partnership
Community teams at work
Our program takes place at libraries in Grey County one afternoon per month. This is possible thanks to the generosity of the library programming team. This program can stand on its own or be a part of a broader climate support initiative.
Contact Us
Why wait?
If you are a library director and wish to be considered for inclusion into our program schedule, please contact us at greycountymg@gmail.com
"These knowledgeable, approachable and supportive gardening experts have partnered with our Library over and over"
The West Grey Library community are huge fans of the Grey County Master Gardeners! These knowledgeable, approachable and supportive gardening experts have partnered with our Library over and over, from delivering interesting, well-supported presentations on seasonal topics for the past decade, to developing new approaches, such as their seminar and clinic formats, to, of course, their participation in and contribution to West Grey Library's seed library and our in-residence program with Master Gardener Emerita Jackie Campbell. We've been able to offer how-to information and videos along with the Master Gardeners' seeds and plant books as part of this enthusiastically received program. Scheduling and administration is also clear and easy, and the Master Gardeners seem to revisit their presentation topics to ensure presentations reflect emerging trends and local interests.
Kimm Culkin, Communication and Programming Co-ordinator, West Grey Library
"It was a great success!."
"Thank you so much for an amazing first Gardener-in-Residence session here at the Meaford Public Library! It was a great success! Stephanie and Ann have been fantastic to work with, and our patrons were so interested and engaged in the topic and the speaker that they stayed for the presentation and entire drop-in Q&A session - a full 90 minutes!"
Ashley Trusler, Community Outreach Coordinator, Meaford Public Library.