This is a wonderful opportunity and at a great value for all Master Gardeners to attend.  There are 24 presentations and 42 incredible tours!  The conference includes:  Keynote Presentations, Seminars, "Fit for Gardening" Activities, Trade Show, Sunday "Sunset and Stars" Reception, Monday and Tuesday Continental Breakfast and Lunch, Wednesday Continental Breakfast and refreshment breaks.

Check out the video and details through this link:  http://www.unce.unr.edu/imgc/ 

Direct link to Reservations and Prices:  http://www.unce.unr.edu/imgc/registration/

 If you call the Alexis Park Resort Hotel directly, you will find all the rooms are booked (because they are reserved for this conference).

The Las Vegas International Master Gardener Conference will address issues that gardeners everywhere face -- water conservation, proper plant selection, soil enrichment, pest control -- while also presenting new concepts in environmental stewardship and "green" technologies. Since what is old has become new again, we will also explore historical and traditional plants and methods.

All prospective new University of California Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo County are invited to attend an informal information session at the UC Cooperative Extension Auditorium. 

There will be experienced Master Gardeners present to answer any questions and describe the various activities that Master Gardeners are actively participating in.  There will also be textbooks and curriculum present to give a good idea to new-comers what the education material entails.

If you know anyone who has shown an interest in learning more about the Master Gardeners, this is the perfect opportunity for them to come and learn first-hand!

Photo by Cindy Muther

Open House Date:  November 13, 2008

Time:  Drop in anytime between 1:30pm- 4:30pm

Location:  UCCE Downstairs Auditorium

                  2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo

Application Deadline is November 21st!

Hello to you all!  Rumors are true - she's baaaaaccckkk!!  I am very happy to bring two bits of good news! 

First, I have returned to work full-time as of October 6th.  Thanks to all of you for the cards, emails, good wishes, and support through the past 4 months.  There have been countless times where your kindness came at just the right time to make my day better.  While these months have been a brand new rich experience, we are glad to be moving on!

And, not to be over-shadowed, the Demonstration Garden Committee's  patience and persistence has paid off - our use permit has been fully executed!!  That means we can move forward with our plans to develop a Garden dedicated to MG goals and programs.  Speaking of plans, I've included the DRAFT Garden Plan, in case you haven't seem the latest.  

And an image of the site on which our garden will grow!

Hope to see you at the General Meeting this Thursday.

Mary B

This is our first official posting on our blog!

  We are creating this particular blog for internal announcements, education, instruction, updates and communication about any and all events.  We are planning on creating a second blog for the public, which will be for the specific goal of educating and publicizing our educational events.  The most recent posting will always pop up on the front page of the Master Gardener (VMS) website, if you click on the posting, it will lead you to the full blog, where you can read all the previous posts.

A few features to point out about using the the Master Gardener VMS website:

Even if you are computer savvy, you may still want to follow the new on-line tutorial that steps through the features found on the website.  Just click "Help"  (top right hand corner) and then click on "General Information".  Make sure you have your volume turned up, to hear the tutorial.  You'll notice there is a tutorial for the photo album....  You may want to follow this because we are happy to say that we have 3 albums posted and more to come!