tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44585164847731396032024-03-17T20:03:59.304-07:00Master Gardener Volunteer Program: Rock Prairie AssociationRock Prairie Master Gardener Association members volunteer in cooperation with University of Wisconsin-Extension to provide research-based educational and community service opportunities to its members and the surrounding gardening community.MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.comBlogger519125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-8733045392648486622023-02-01T17:40:00.000-08:002023-02-01T17:40:29.933-08:00February, Master Gardener Update, 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DgqEy85AdyxDAVOcJMPtcBxB9mZVDQQ9G3nKOgjepAb8rXDo2bxpqY06lH5znTaiIyWpKH3n9y0nW-fM3qwIU7mWotFTAELkxWjpOD6mgOkz1yTjz_Fg56pPhNgP1Jh1ocif_t6Izeuwqr6i2nIis-1zceHmSBa45V5SzJxgfFNgxPift1k2KVCD/s2400/CM-quotes-February.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DgqEy85AdyxDAVOcJMPtcBxB9mZVDQQ9G3nKOgjepAb8rXDo2bxpqY06lH5znTaiIyWpKH3n9y0nW-fM3qwIU7mWotFTAELkxWjpOD6mgOkz1yTjz_Fg56pPhNgP1Jh1ocif_t6Izeuwqr6i2nIis-1zceHmSBa45V5SzJxgfFNgxPift1k2KVCD/s320/CM-quotes-February.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20February%202023.pdf">Frigid days, and chilly nights. Stay strong, gardeners. Spring is somewhere out there, just over the horizon! In the meantime, let's enjoy colorful seed catalogs and writing our spring orders!!</a></span></div></div><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-57319818908439124302023-01-02T07:52:00.001-08:002023-01-02T07:52:22.396-08:00Happy New Year, Gardeners - 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybA8c1aaRfTdeudHpmjosxKyRxAZeT4g7VMBMFFQsAXTFPopSQ9cXejpMKfzJUPFVfbz573Xo9p9x3l5c9nKQyrlP5Q_fBJQyNeXo6Wv11078pHUONNh4J4UvMOWZp4JRKIQfNAXLSo_gROqqHQlWhltymRBgzTQs5KQvlhi7wEDy2M-5bxWlGfRC/s1280/Logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybA8c1aaRfTdeudHpmjosxKyRxAZeT4g7VMBMFFQsAXTFPopSQ9cXejpMKfzJUPFVfbz573Xo9p9x3l5c9nKQyrlP5Q_fBJQyNeXo6Wv11078pHUONNh4J4UvMOWZp4JRKIQfNAXLSo_gROqqHQlWhltymRBgzTQs5KQvlhi7wEDy2M-5bxWlGfRC/s320/Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202023.pdf"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202023.pdf">Well, here we are again - a new beginning. New members, new ideas, new possibilities. Looking forward to an exciting New Year.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202023.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202023.pdf">Happy New Year, Gardeners!!</a></span></div><div><br /></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-55270392305736362512022-12-03T20:37:00.005-08:002022-12-06T10:00:27.675-08:00December Master Gardener Update, 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202022.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="474" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcQ3yvywpfzosH9miL1w6Bbr77hO1amouSG3T4kagQhyjyf7Eeg_w4byAmL6JkO5AOkYqGW7i7tcfeAsAIYvRv3jehWkZQxAvf4ifatkk_i3NP9wiA-itI7zztxPNmc_DWPw1eOSGSTh7HQP185lc-rDXHzVkBmXn4OjWd1oK-s8O8XjKCpkCM5ad/w391-h176/DecemberNewsletterLogo.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202022.pdf">The year is winding down.</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202022.pdf"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span>By this time a month from now it will be a new year. </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span>What will we be doing then? Field trips? Presentations? House plant gardening?</span></span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202022.pdf"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;">We have invited former MGVs to come back to us </span></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;">and </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;">are hoping the invitation will be accepted.</span></span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202022.pdf"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the meantime we wish all of you a joyous Christmas, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"> and a happy New Year.</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-80286649465825096742022-11-01T19:07:00.000-07:002022-11-01T19:07:59.027-07:00November - Master Gardener Update<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOj8gpd0vsHgb1jEv4NLRfqi7r6w3XZE-zm0x44IfdhRrSYO342as5F95lkK0qU67x7gepm1pzOW0SMzsWIdWsmc00qrLcIZczce-3AOMAmEiZexWS27lD5VBL7TL9IKwnhAvcSv6d7WqoH7iePZyFYyP84RcuOIdXMqOeeLOlkkes6YY6oVFOOiO/s1000/Hello%20November.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOj8gpd0vsHgb1jEv4NLRfqi7r6w3XZE-zm0x44IfdhRrSYO342as5F95lkK0qU67x7gepm1pzOW0SMzsWIdWsmc00qrLcIZczce-3AOMAmEiZexWS27lD5VBL7TL9IKwnhAvcSv6d7WqoH7iePZyFYyP84RcuOIdXMqOeeLOlkkes6YY6oVFOOiO/s320/Hello%20November.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202022.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20November%202022.pdf"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Halloween is over. The ghosts and goblins have been packed away for another year. Cookbooks are being dusted off, and recipes for pumpkin pie or mom's snickerdoodles are read through. Raking and pruning are almost done, and all those bags of leaves have been shredded and put in the composter for the winter. It's almost time to get all your hours tallied up and all the little details of projects and ideas written down. Thanksgiving is coming. Time to clean and sharpen those tools and put them away until spring. Continuing education program this month sounds like fun. Hope to see you there. Thank goodness for Zoom.</span></a></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-89570529137257968342022-10-03T18:00:00.004-07:002022-10-03T18:31:37.872-07:00October Newsletter - Master Gardener Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202022.pdf"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="614" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAx5rIoIfbRjRWiXPYbcQ3nfS_aEswBEO_R50mLBC0--3lzCuzL5V3ZNL60xV1_AqFdk5le-ryUDEhYbDTw0XHaTswe_zBdL1sLAWCMG57GG7qV-y3Y56QA46CZlNvnq8djuebE3nQOrDpDlzdela0Hmi1q9TViAIAA3UjI_yBUjWknUtajAqz2Xy/s320/NewsletterLogo.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202022.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202022.pdf"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Fall is here. Time to pick all your pumpkins, put up what is left of your tomatoes, bundle your corn stalks</span>.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202022.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202022.pdf">This month RPMGA is offering an educational opportunity from the Canvas platform that deals with something we can all sink out teeth into - climate change. Look inside the newsletter for details about this exciting event. Looking forward to seeing you!</a></span></div><br /> <p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-38596208308777904192022-08-31T19:27:00.003-07:002022-09-08T13:47:01.136-07:00Master Gardener Update for September, 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202022.pdf"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="600" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pogvCYm6AERwGVy3udtnMrF7HxWB6AIhpw5QIosgC-6iRC0__7JplmABE6gV8p4m37qic-eCosKeXctB1W6tVZ7sqfmXQ0aAQpL2c0nQq5tLCdkUqOmzJ9_0hJt466_J4IynXltAp2iWy6EhUfvBU7IBzexE0I51HI2rUFKazNY8hib0PCbP-stm/w381-h205/september-newsletter.jpg" width="381" /></a></span></div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202022.pdf"> <br /></a><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202022.pdf">It's almost impossible to believe that fall is right around the corner. </a></p><p><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202022.pdf">Gardens are bursting with produce, and soon it will be time to start thinking about putting them to bed for the winter, but before that happens, there is canning, freezing, drying, and cooking of all sorts of goodies to give away. </a></p><p><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202022.pdf">Got any good recipes you want to share? If you do, Ruth and I would love to include them in the newsletter or share them on the email list. Think it over. </a></p><p><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202022.pdf">In the meantime, there are lots of good things happening this month. Get out your calendar and start making plans! </a></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-80516245971951950462022-07-31T18:23:00.000-07:002022-07-31T18:23:07.692-07:00Master Gardener Update for August, 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202022.pdf" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="2400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMtlgsMAC_an5vvXY5g_mo3-xc0bc2W5Wet77G8gUh0ScIdjUsQy0J6oSQna8brtS-tarJP7rEHRT8TLlioejpWz1lNHiw8ceVv5JGEJ25llvkraLt0EZOEXWf4_gZUZUGYIvbJ56aUj5myLEzHF4rezcdG8ulPvgzB8tCy856EWAoCUrZYsMMy_w/s320/hello-august.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202022.pdf" target="_blank"><br /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202022.pdf" target="_blank">July finished itself off with warm days filled with sunshine and mild breezes, ushering in an August that is beginning with a beautiful sun-filled day, crystal blue skies, gardens filled with produce, and flowerbeds filled with blossoms.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202022.pdf" target="_blank">We can all be grateful for our lives here in the Midwest, where the soil is fertile, the weather is agreeable, and life is good. The reason I emphasize our balmy weather is in part due to the subject matter of this month's article - Drought. We live in one of the few areas of the United States where drought is almost entirely unknown or unexperienced. The rest of the country has not been as fortunate - drought is a phenomenon that is currently devastating large sections of the country.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202022.pdf" target="_blank">Take a little time to read the article and follow the links that will take you to more information about this devastating climactic manifestation. Thanks to Ruth Flescher for suggesting that I pursue this sensitive subject.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202022.pdf" target="_blank">As usual, Ruth has compiled a wealth of educational opportunities for our members. Enjoy!!</a></span></p><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-5280334344149654472022-07-01T18:06:00.004-07:002022-07-01T18:17:30.391-07:00July is coming in with a BANG! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202022.pdf"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="294" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTY-1l4_X6B5M_BPRD6vYuCFU1vON6ooNURhZM-GdfHnmja2nl4Rl3SEoyS2Rjs7UD05s6_kw6xviavkGHPP9DkDL57WOCdun2IvR_xXDxpc9zpp8YHre9YKeFmIZhS0ki7b2izxrRQh6HaKg2mIhjZ-IFntKeaXXhTAeFWVF7LNkUJ_58GSJfke5/s1600/July%20Header.jpg" width="294" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202022.pdf"><br /></a></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202022.pdf">July is coming in with a BANG! This month's Master Gardener Update will offer all kinds of exciting projects, day trips, and educational opportunities. Take a few minutes and scroll through all the choices available to you. </a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202022.pdf">Oh - and Ruth and I would like to apologize for the lateness of today's newsletter. We ran into a couple technical issues that made things run a little late.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202022.pdf">Hope you will enjoy this edition of the newsletter. There are so many exciting things happening. Looking forward to seeing you out there at some of these events.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202022.pdf">Enjoy!!</a></span></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-79655164431613487342022-05-31T08:43:00.000-07:002022-05-31T08:43:10.200-07:00Master Gardener Update for June, 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZZ7c_Eb_nxCUT-swniLxYT0m2do5i_rqnhnFwsIbpeDZxo64f-K9HJT0xNdh3_oIcp8rSgxLm4S8KCiwBnyF-pQQnxag-ALbuQDd87uu6BbeDZ3wLiHJjXyvUhszBVubmquq47OFGkxlv4247rPuvJtSfI5D3v1BU8Y94M0JYvUh69edIBA6PhaC/s1000/JuneBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1000" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZZ7c_Eb_nxCUT-swniLxYT0m2do5i_rqnhnFwsIbpeDZxo64f-K9HJT0xNdh3_oIcp8rSgxLm4S8KCiwBnyF-pQQnxag-ALbuQDd87uu6BbeDZ3wLiHJjXyvUhszBVubmquq47OFGkxlv4247rPuvJtSfI5D3v1BU8Y94M0JYvUh69edIBA6PhaC/s320/JuneBanner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20June%202022.pdf">June promises to be a very special month for Master Gardeners all around the state. Pollinator Week will bring sharp focus to the tiny insects that mean so much to gardeners. Plan on getting involved in the festivities!</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20June%202022.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20June%202022.pdf"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of perhaps the most important documents to come out of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection</span> (<span style="font-family: verdana;">DATCP) in recent years is the Wisconsin Pollinator Protection Plan. This isn't light reading. It's a serious document filled with science-based information aimed at protecting pollinators. If you have become involved in pollinator protection, or are just interested in learning more, this should be required reading. Give it a try. Follow the link below to a downloadable .pdf copy of the Plan.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/PPPComplete.pdf">Wisconsin Pollinator Protection Plan</a></span></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-11441003491629594602022-04-30T11:18:00.000-07:002022-04-30T11:18:45.027-07:00May Flowers - Master Gardener Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TNDSIv72br5sml_Hjaj0oYRMM-zohFIo_AmGNO7qUiC_VGKQ7CytxXuDz07v9CB_D0h3agS4MzxjB_tuPOp_VzTo0yL01OB5lXZfhv_wQdURinYQa3tKMHA3fMytmdM7vDP9fwOc5R0MG8YxaWEoKTPvubF7YVcHqIKHuldFdr0hfxrLGRQ-hiKW/s983/may%202020%20flower%20pic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="983" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TNDSIv72br5sml_Hjaj0oYRMM-zohFIo_AmGNO7qUiC_VGKQ7CytxXuDz07v9CB_D0h3agS4MzxjB_tuPOp_VzTo0yL01OB5lXZfhv_wQdURinYQa3tKMHA3fMytmdM7vDP9fwOc5R0MG8YxaWEoKTPvubF7YVcHqIKHuldFdr0hfxrLGRQ-hiKW/w400-h141/may%202020%20flower%20pic.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202022.pdf" style="text-align: left;">If the old adage is to believed, last month's rains should be bringing us all sorts of spring blossoms this month.</a></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202022.pdf">Remember that May is the month that numerous communities around Wisconsin, and even in other states, are choosing to participate in No Mow May. Consider putting away your lawnmower, and instead of whacking your lawn into submission, work on projects that will protect our essential friends - pollinators.</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202022.pdf">Farmer's Markets start this month, and plant sales are everywhere. </a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202022.pdf">This month's newsletter is filled with Continuing Education events, as well as volunteer opportunities. Take a little time to read through your newsletter. It has a lot to offer!!</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202022.pdf">And remember, June is not far away. Pollinator Week will be part of the offerings for June. Make plans to be part of the action!!</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-58365453244911032082022-04-01T07:07:00.001-07:002022-04-01T08:08:41.328-07:00April Master Gardener Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202022.pdf"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="2550" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7yz_gI1jF6uEAOvnzWsrbAcIA2PJ6aR6iaXrrdyOU7dXKYUZ6e-_E2dEb7P9fsf9Qk4IJP0Kd9O_rZgDCEQWCR1V2YkeDOlUrVuE4dAb348Sx042_SHdOx2s88rQbmyvqZmy56Fdnq-Ftxz4gb_bj7stY28XmHrHup_G40k5B45QDlAP2N7SUROD/w400-h255/april-newsletter%20pic.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202022.pdf">April showers have been raining down on the area, mixed with snow and ice, making early spring an interesting weather experience for gardeners. Despite all the precipitation, early spring blooms have begun to make their appearances here and there. </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202022.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202022.pdf"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;">This month brings an important decision for all of us - the update to our bylaws. Expect a copy of the proposed updates in your inbox within days. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;">Pour yourself a cup of coffee, or brew a pot of tea, then sit down and read the entire annotated version of the bylaws. This is your opportunity to make a real difference in the RPMGA rules and regulations by sharing your opinions as part of this critical process.</span></a></div><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-26474634654558644382022-03-01T18:31:00.004-08:002022-03-01T18:31:56.681-08:00March Master Gardener Update<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4RkOZFCMYZOpi5wu3eMxab9Cayw1fvqJJOCHx-GxqKDc6ceTJFZrQbngtztZaqpdS0ygPbEFKlCc_W5XjVUYYTLJktgm6R2QqfH-RMhbtKl6j8Nnslzna70Mu80QtWwuOAuFWHvraV7GfiKld1ipv60fxmB9818XRzeQYzlaXmPyR0a95AVOH_Iil=s864" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="864" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4RkOZFCMYZOpi5wu3eMxab9Cayw1fvqJJOCHx-GxqKDc6ceTJFZrQbngtztZaqpdS0ygPbEFKlCc_W5XjVUYYTLJktgm6R2QqfH-RMhbtKl6j8Nnslzna70Mu80QtWwuOAuFWHvraV7GfiKld1ipv60fxmB9818XRzeQYzlaXmPyR0a95AVOH_Iil=s320" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202022.pdf" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yesterday while cruising through my newsfeed on Facebook I ran across one of those little "Looking Back" or whatever they call it thingies where they show posts from exactly a year ago. In that post from a year ago at almost the end of February I had posted that during what was sure to be the last snowstorm of the winter, I had errands to run and when I pulled up in front of my house I saw three or four robins had made their way home and were sitting in my crabapple tree, their feathers covered with snowflakes, shivering with cold. Here we are, a year later and with almost perfect precision the orange-breasted little birds have done it again - made it back to Wisconsin while the residents of our fair city were still wearing winter coats. Can we trust their weather prediction and trust their instincts that spring is really on the horizon? </span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202022.pdf" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Remember that we will be having a meeting this coming Thrusday evening, via Zoom. Log on a few minutes early to get your bearings and get settled. Remember that we now have our very own subscription to Zoom so we can have meetings that are longer than those offered under the free version. I'll be sending out a reminder complete with the link to the meeting so you don't have to hunt through your old emails to find it. Please join us on Thursday. It should be fun.</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202022.pdf" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202022.pdf"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">R</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-21369068711142945252022-02-01T18:11:00.003-08:002022-02-01T18:39:12.969-08:00Master Gardener Update, February, 2022<p><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20February%202022.pdf"><br /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20February%202022.pdf"></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20February%202022.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWOpxsuoghhyK9VNSPm5KP9HgZbX0TBjvoMURjSrR7rRJIEFyx5FZ_7AdVHbVGIS034vrhYr95BwxgNw7mwzoQ4h6j4JecxBF16_D_56IHRA33wByWhfJoj6hOYn8RjFXDBC28B2zROy5mNF6pP7ofTue4D1q7yAIom6ng2hds-mkKKcplvnuzWyFm=w434-h205" width="434" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20February%202022.pdf">It's already February! Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and for those of us who start our own sets, it's time to dig out the heating mats and the trays for sets.. Winter sowing is something many of us considering, and seed catalogs are stuffing our mailboxes.</a></span><p></p><div><a href="goog_601772173"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></a><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20February%202022.pdf">We are always looking for project ideas and suggestions. If you have a project and need some help, ask. If you need tools the shed is bursting at the seams with all kinds of good tools gifted to us by Bev Feltz when she left Wisconsin. You're welcome to use them. If you have ideas on how to improve the newsletter, if you have a field trip you'd like to take, if you have an idea for a project, share your thoughts and ideas. No matter what else you do, stay well and stay safe. Like you, we're looking forward to a new year in the garden. Think thoughts of spring!!</a></span></div></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-76768443753890184842022-01-01T11:35:00.001-08:002022-01-01T11:35:57.727-08:00Happy New Year - January, 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsiyNOFCAVIrMAPRvAatmsbRA0vURMgeOjg0PGKUS6W-ba30il0lXESnQpnQ3VV16XWiXblS-8g1wLL2mnBLlEYEMThpfexFQEiglS9t2P4FwhLFZkqYVbuq8nblxV8ipCyYaSczqNho/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsiyNOFCAVIrMAPRvAatmsbRA0vURMgeOjg0PGKUS6W-ba30il0lXESnQpnQ3VV16XWiXblS-8g1wLL2mnBLlEYEMThpfexFQEiglS9t2P4FwhLFZkqYVbuq8nblxV8ipCyYaSczqNho/w500-h334/image.png" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202022.pdf"><br /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202022.pdf">It's a New Year. We hope you had a wonderful holiday season. We're looking forward to spring, but in the meantime, there is plenty to do. Share your holiday photos with us, collect the materials necessary to do a little winter sowing, check out online seed catalogs, write lists of seeds you want to try this year, draw a diagram of your garden, start a garden journal.</a></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202022.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20January%202022.pdf">If you want, sent me some of your favorite holiday photos and I'll forward them to everyone on our email list. If you have a project idea let us know and we'll put it in the newsletter. Share your thoughts and ideas for new plants and new methods. No matter what else you do, stay well and stay safe. Like you, we're ooking forward to a new year in the garden. Think thoughts of spring!!</a></span></div></div><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-14750828771252058152021-12-01T15:14:00.001-08:002021-12-01T15:14:28.780-08:00It's December! Happy Holidays, Gardeners!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X1jg0BZv74y_ThO0M0LU_-Pgxnquyc0kLgsmL9BEZV-R_ehmXV-Xm_OKKxTHfClYg142pDHQNohcgbfafdiHf2CeG3x6WYrvFvrt1GHBo06_JxQjCaWPWzBQMvwp8hInk0WPB6KFoLU/s1024/NewsLogo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1024" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X1jg0BZv74y_ThO0M0LU_-Pgxnquyc0kLgsmL9BEZV-R_ehmXV-Xm_OKKxTHfClYg142pDHQNohcgbfafdiHf2CeG3x6WYrvFvrt1GHBo06_JxQjCaWPWzBQMvwp8hInk0WPB6KFoLU/w394-h286/NewsLogo.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202021.pdf"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's December - already!! Here's hoping that much turkey was eaten on Thanksgiving. There are many educational opportunities that have surfaced for the coming month. Be sure to look for them as well as for project opportunities. Remember things have changed as regards logging your hours and paying your dues. If you have any questions please call Ruth Flescher, Deb Grams, Susan Wood or me.</span></a><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202021.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20December%202021.pdf">Share photos and project ideas with us if you have them. Ruth would love to hear from you and so would I. Be sure to click this link to be taken to the latest Master Gardener Update, or visit us on Facebook. Watch your email for any notices from the new board of directors, and above all, stay warm. - MKT</a></span></div><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-88460549681048439932021-11-01T08:02:00.001-07:002021-11-01T08:02:23.010-07:00November Master Gardener News<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20November%202021.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1100" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCYRb-1ZztlC47w2HZ4wyEdx9dvY6dNrKkb4eFvYgsuZiouGUObkz3T5KuqLy_CT3pvJHw1unNziICRrvJdAkEDeMczjNbp6Z7EOoGcE2d-u70P_bKWAFQL2CNjB7K03jsmeDA4599yk/w399-h194/november-newsletter-9.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20November%202021.pdf"><br /></a></div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20November%202021.pdf"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's November. Halloween is behind us, and Thanksgiving is ahead</span></a>.<p></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20November%202021.pdf">This edition of the newsletter is chock full of continuing education opportunities, zoom classes, interesting tidbits, and as always Ruth has done it all justice. This month also includes an article about recycling - a subject I feel we all need to pay close attention to.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20November%202021.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20November%202021.pdf">As always, I'm looking for your photos - of your garden, your landscaping, or even your harvest. If you have some that you would like to share with the group, send them to me via e-mail and I will be delighted to put them here on the blog, and on our Facebook page.<br /><br />Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</a><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202021.pdf"><br /></a></span></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-63632706009048821302021-09-30T16:34:00.001-07:002021-09-30T16:34:26.943-07:00October Newsletter - There's been a change in our structure!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-x-YDkpUsv6IhCLZW-d7UorI367bLGj-nXnAEQ1QhS6l7074cU8_fZkcjfuGfkKXK_ZUhDwn9-oqeFD7QNEfF0uD-fqDTRYoCP35PofHtzNVgcC98qBl1elj0N5RBowwmqcp4pnCj54/s650/c912e0e346f154a06011cf07acded54e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="650" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-x-YDkpUsv6IhCLZW-d7UorI367bLGj-nXnAEQ1QhS6l7074cU8_fZkcjfuGfkKXK_ZUhDwn9-oqeFD7QNEfF0uD-fqDTRYoCP35PofHtzNVgcC98qBl1elj0N5RBowwmqcp4pnCj54/w391-h153/c912e0e346f154a06011cf07acded54e.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202021.pdf"><br /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202021.pdf">It's October, and summer is behind us. </a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202021.pdf"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202021.pdf">This newsletter includes information on the change in our status from the Rock Prairie Master Gardener Association to the Rock Prairie Master Gardener Association, Incorporated. Yep! We did it! Look inside for all the details. </a></span></div><div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202021.pdf"><br /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20October%202021.pdf">As always, I'm looking for your photos - of your garden, your landscaping, or even your harvest. If you have some that you would like to share with the group, send them to me via e-mail and I will be delighted to put them here on the blog, and on our Facebook page.<br /><br />Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</a></span></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-6775432137908436722021-09-01T07:19:00.000-07:002021-09-01T07:19:36.381-07:00September Newsletter brings progress on who we are!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfcPIj_QRoQ1oqohkEXbTLF_eu6hkII-u_z5eBzT1B01lOASrgnHiJoe7mPnqFD0Gij7QnJ0uHUhMldkkuUsHcFd37clN3kASCweKw-jSwc3SoSmAe4oAAaCVIJ8Z0td61nvAePgL9_I/s810/September-Newsletter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="810" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfcPIj_QRoQ1oqohkEXbTLF_eu6hkII-u_z5eBzT1B01lOASrgnHiJoe7mPnqFD0Gij7QnJ0uHUhMldkkuUsHcFd37clN3kASCweKw-jSwc3SoSmAe4oAAaCVIJ8Z0td61nvAePgL9_I/s320/September-Newsletter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202021.pdf">Suddenly September is here and our gardens are coming to maturity. </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202021.pdf">This newsletter includes information on the progress that is taking place on our reorganization efforts.</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20September%202021.pdf">I am always looking for your photos - of your garden, your landscaping, or your harvest. If you have been taking photos and would like to see them in print, share them with me via e-mail and I will be delighted to put them here on the blog, or on our Facebook page.<br /><br />Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.<br /></a></span></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-5530148676679785342021-08-01T13:44:00.001-07:002021-08-01T14:16:24.441-07:00August Newsletter - Summer is fleeting<div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202021.pdf"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202021.pdf"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEdxcvMa9yyBNZRDqE1a0V_lY6c-Nw46J4AEzy0stk50okGWDVygga5C7WVWFd7U5t1_6WMDDZkh4o0412xSBetziY-RB1aqObalWAavrU2_rxOglSCBSsIq9sCPI5NIyVqeZBl0tMDE/s1500/August-Clip-Art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="1500" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEdxcvMa9yyBNZRDqE1a0V_lY6c-Nw46J4AEzy0stk50okGWDVygga5C7WVWFd7U5t1_6WMDDZkh4o0412xSBetziY-RB1aqObalWAavrU2_rxOglSCBSsIq9sCPI5NIyVqeZBl0tMDE/w412-h96/August-Clip-Art.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202021.pdf">This newsletter will include information for the second issue running of an important page in our history - who we want to be going forward. On August 5 we will have a membership meeting during which we'll vote on what kind of organization we wish to be. Please consider the importance of this issue, and come to that meeting. Ruth has provided all the details inside.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20August%202021.pdf"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span>Summer is moving along with what feels like unprecedented speed. If you have been taking photos of your landscaping or your garden - or even of your harvest - please share those photos with me, and I will make sure they are either posted to our Facebook page, or here to the newsletter - or both!!<br /><br />Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</a></span></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-19119771437196052712021-07-03T06:42:00.001-07:002021-07-03T06:42:44.281-07:00July Newsletter - What kind of organization do we want? <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4VDq_0HIXjzYhSD4UdxQhhj3cXhgPhj965OeC0HuMDbp2eP-p_bO3ROwwkGFeV5J32f1CjzfKDzUBxAl6fO03eI__FEkGlSuHPyCEa9ebs9mWM3b-xvMxevvVheInJaJ0mPS3tDBHt8/s474/JulyNewsletterPic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="474" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4VDq_0HIXjzYhSD4UdxQhhj3cXhgPhj965OeC0HuMDbp2eP-p_bO3ROwwkGFeV5J32f1CjzfKDzUBxAl6fO03eI__FEkGlSuHPyCEa9ebs9mWM3b-xvMxevvVheInJaJ0mPS3tDBHt8/w403-h197/JulyNewsletterPic.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202021.pdf">You might have noticed that this month's issue of Master Gardener Update is a couple days late. This is because a meeting to determine how RPMGA will proceed as an organization was held on July 1, and the results of that meeting have been compiled here for your perus</a><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202021.pdf">al. It took some time to put that information together. Thanks, Ruth!!</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20July%202021.pdf"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span>Although this issue is not as large as is usually the case there are a few things that you might want to check into. No new projects, for one. And the possibility of a field trip for another. Enjoy!!<br /><br />Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</a></span></div></div><br /><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-70510048692103809252021-06-01T06:49:00.001-07:002021-06-01T06:49:09.088-07:00June Newsletter - Master Gardener Update<a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202021.pdf"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="800" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTaHoUmpwkTvVNlsTgCS2HTqLk7lZ4-WjJ4Rgco6s7hvb6af3y2wMjqxlRCXTo4A6R9gOkKxEQFY-uMVYy4afQDmSvfpoRicz9ySyhIUZhF0jknM87SVZFadY7ARgBATMghcSo_o76QU/w436-h229/june-newsletter-846x1095.jpg" width="436" /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20June%202021.pdf"><span style="font-size: medium;">The June issue of Master Gardener Update begins a new feature - the introduction of our members, starting with those who most recently completed training.</span></a><div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20June%202021.pdf"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />In addition, now that spring is here, there are a range of educational opportunities - all featured in this month's newsletter. It is also filled with articles, and volunteer opportunities.<br /><br />Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</span></a><br /></div>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-28222228099846901272021-04-30T11:21:00.002-07:002021-04-30T11:21:40.716-07:00MAY MASTER GARDENER UPDATE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FlgkFQmtEx8g4agaEF3uC7JHUg8A-KRNe5uR3z_HS1jkV7HENBUTWsTl0_277jWtD9SGTwZS0vBjf62rR2diRCMGVI6-SXzxKXigUU1dkIj8I15pjd-yhzYd552fOIc2YwVxe5codac/s1000/May+Newsletter.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FlgkFQmtEx8g4agaEF3uC7JHUg8A-KRNe5uR3z_HS1jkV7HENBUTWsTl0_277jWtD9SGTwZS0vBjf62rR2diRCMGVI6-SXzxKXigUU1dkIj8I15pjd-yhzYd552fOIc2YwVxe5codac/w221-h221/May+Newsletter.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202021.pdf">The May issue of Master Gardener Update features one of the most unique small botanical gardens in Wisconsin. Located in La Crosse, the La Crosse International Friendship Gardens are a rare treat.</a></span></p><p><font face="verdana" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202021.pdf">In addition, now that spring is here, there are a range of educational opportunities - all featured in this month's newsletter. It is also filled with articles, and volunteer opportunities and the event calendar.</a></font></p><p><font face="verdana" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20May%202021.pdf">Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</a></font></p><p></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-79120689172624013392021-04-07T09:32:00.002-07:002021-04-07T09:32:50.118-07:00SPOTLIGHT FOR DAY 3 OF MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER WEEK<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Today is Day 3 of Master Gardener Volunteer Week</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For today we are featuring one of the hardest working master gardeners in the Rock Prairie Master Gardener Association - Deb Grams. Click on the link below to read an essay she was kind enough to write for us on why she does what she does as a Master Gardener Volunteer.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/DebGrams.pdf"><span style="font-size: medium;">DEB GRAMS</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/DebGrams.pdf"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigb-z0lGCVa59BDtZk_dKKzKVDiFM7jpfTJINzcIT4iRuImMA5yWvNcWAg3JIon_ptHihcxcTtcfpaM6fmBf8skmR_-1PELS_B4aEQieNex-PpWFY6XcnRcaJu4Zv-QAsJIbByFw-GBdU/s2354/recap+2015+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="2227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigb-z0lGCVa59BDtZk_dKKzKVDiFM7jpfTJINzcIT4iRuImMA5yWvNcWAg3JIon_ptHihcxcTtcfpaM6fmBf8skmR_-1PELS_B4aEQieNex-PpWFY6XcnRcaJu4Zv-QAsJIbByFw-GBdU/s320/recap+2015+008.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deb Grams at the garden.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></a></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-64849395151888821392021-03-31T12:41:00.003-07:002021-03-31T13:15:13.930-07:00<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202021.pdf"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBiuG_-TQ7NWKt1rMJa78fgDai5aDy1xHtFb2EF5FZW51fOveUxzS5ufFPdgCTkwI0MzYWz-GqjJ_GHeVIOIrtuOqrLM9gDSf913bbFuwbHgkWk4QaAFkVjgcRmU-9Kgk4FsRApCOMpM/w400-h255/april-newsletter-2.png" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202021.pdf"><br /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><font style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202021.pdf">The April, 2021, Master Gardener Update will offer yet another peek at a Northern Illinois botanical gardens - a tropical paradise enclosed in glass - The Nicholson Conservatory & Gardens. It's just a few minutes over the Wisconsin/Illinois border, and well worth experiencing. Consider a visit!! </a></font></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"></p><p style="clear: both; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202021.pdf"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></font><font face="verdana">In addition this month's newsletter is also filled with articles, educational and volunteer opportunities and the event calendar.</font></a></span></p><p style="clear: both; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20April%202021.pdf"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></font><font face="verdana">Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</font></a></span></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458516484773139603.post-16821012608440525732021-03-01T10:48:00.000-08:002021-03-01T10:48:26.467-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202021.pdf"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB44sNbL8I0Otumwspm5Vh0Spz4RVGY5BuT3Hf0Hwg47Gg1fUYA_AeFVK4uCfkla-hiqeB4wzQX3ip8DFAzj2Q2queV_YZHtFbvSIYLgm5vDRSg12eDiHvMp05abCSwnPIVlI0LwUI9ZE/s320/March+Newsletter.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202021.pdf"><br /><font style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The March, 2021, </font><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Master Gardener Update will take you back into Illinois for this month's virtual visit at another of the most noteworthy botanical gardens in the state line area - The Morton Arboretum.</span></a><p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></p><p style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202021.pdf"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></font><font face="verdana">This month's newsletter is also filled with articles, educational and volunteer opportunities and the event calendar.</font></a></span></p><p style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202021.pdf"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></font><font face="verdana">Click on the text anywhere on this page and it will take you to the most recent Master Gardener Update.</font></a></span></p><p style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.jufa1.org/Newsletter%20March%202021.pdf"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></font><font face="verdana">If you are having any problems with finding and/or using the link to the newsletters please contact Mary Thompson at 608-322-4800 or send her an email at mastergardenermary@gmail.com.</font></a></span></p>MG Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559907095434651856noreply@blogger.com0