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| MCMG President Linda Barrett |
By MG Linda Barrett
Welcome to a new year with Montgomery County Master Gardeners!
We look forward to connecting with one another (monthly meetings, board meetings, committee meetings and activities, MG events, plant swaps, June picnic, and December Holiday Party), and the many fun opportunities to engage with Montgomery County residents in all things gardening.
To stay up to date on MG activities throughout the year, you can use the online MG calendar of events on Gardeners Connected (within Groups.io). You can contact MG Karen Donato to request the addition of a meeting or event to the calendar.
Over the next couple of months, committee chairs will be updating their MCMG committee web pages and planning for the 2026 garden season. Please keep an eye out for volunteer opportunities advertised on MCMG Main (Groups.io) as we move into the growing season. You can reconnect with committees that you enjoyed working with in 2025, or branch out and try something completely new.
On Feb 7, HarvestShare is having its Third Annual Seed Share and Food Gardening Expo from 1 pm-6 pm at the Mid-County Community Recreation Center. Many MGs will be involved in food gardening education tables like Seed Starting Under Lights, Container Gardening, Hydroponics, Growing from Starts and Slips, and Ask a Master Gardener.
On April 25, a new event, Spring Sprouts, will take place at Derwood. It will include a plant sale, garden tours, and several information tables. More information will be available soon.
I look forward to serving with our board to support all of our MG programs.
Respectfully,
Linda
