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Archive for: September, 2015

Schrock named GWA Fellow

Denny Schrock, lecturer and Iowa State Master Gardener coordinator was named a Garden Writers Association (GWA) Fellow at the annual awards banquet held during the organization’s international symposium in Pasadena, CA, Sept. 18-21, 2015.  A GWA Fellow is a member in good standing who has demonstrated exceptionally high degrees of skill, professional ethics and dedication…


Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program hosts 2015 International Master Gardener Conference

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program, which is housed in the Horticulture Department, in partnership with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Master Gardeners, hosted the 2015 International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) Sept. 22-25 in Omaha.  IMGC is hosted biennially to provide an opportunity for the sharing of research-based information meant to nourish…


MACHS to be hosted at Iowa State University

The Mid-American Collegiate Horticulture Society (MACHS) is being hosted at Iowa State University this year. The competition moves around from school to school based on college students volunteering to host it. MACHS 2015 will be October 9-10th. ISU has a schedule packed full of amazing tours for participants after the competition. Some of the places…