State Conference

• Handouts: 2007

Diverse Audiences
Celebrating Diversity in Gardening is focused on providing resources for University of Minnesota Master Gardeners to use when serving communities of various cultural backgrounds.

Horticultural Information

• Identification and Control of Minnesota Primary Noxious Weeds (pdf)
• Wild Parsnip (pdf)
• Rain Garden Information
• Hosta Virus X Resistance List and Information
• Home Insect Control Website (Advanced Training)
• MN Fruit and Vegetable IPM News

Powerpoint Presentations

• Also see State Conference 2007 Presentations
• How to Use Microsoft Powerpoint 101
• Powerpoint 101 FAQs and Tips
• The Best Plants for 30 Tough Sites
• Annuals for Minnesota
• Black Walnut Management
• Growing Herbs in Minnesota
• Making a Forsythe Pot
• Managing Oak Woodlands
• Oak Regeneration
• Ornamental Grasses For Minnesota
• Minnesota Weed Seedling Photo Collection
• Perennial Flowers For Minnesota
• Planting Under Trees
• Rain Gardens (handy resources: pdf, plant list: pdf) by MG Lorrie Stromme
• Aquatic Invasive Species and Water Gardening (large file, 24 MB) and Script (pdf)
• Meeting the Needs of Youth: Building Competencies in Youth
• Container Gardening
• Horticulture Jeopardy (instructions: doc)

Junior Master Gardener
The Junior Master Gardener program in Minnesota is in development. Visit the National Jr. MG site for general information on the program.

• Program Evaluations: Did the JMG Curriculum Make a Difference?
• Graduation Standards: Linking the JMG Curriculum with the Minnesota Graduation Standards
• Growing Good Kids: Making a Difference with Horticulture Dr. Kathryn Orvis, Purdue University (large powerpoint file)

Master Gardener Manuals & Reports

• Ask a Master Gardener Manual
• Master Gardener Core Course Book (pdf) (very large, 35.3 MB)
• State Master Gardener Advisory Board Bylaws
• 2007 County Reports
• 2006 County Reports

Celebrating 30 Years
In 2007, Minnesota's Master Gardeners celebrated the program's 30 years in true horticultural style at an August 21st gathering in St. Paul. See more...

Also part of the 30th celebration, the Master Gardener-written publication The Best Plants for 30 Tough Sites is in its second printing! Get yours today.

Other Useful Resources

• Jet Streaming: Weekly weather and climate podcast by experts.
• Mark Seely's Weekly WeatherTalk: Listen and/or subscribe!
• National Weather Service: Hourly and daily forecasts in graphical forms