At the annual Garden Fair sponsored by the Monroe County Master Gardeners, we typically have 35+ vendors and non-profit organizations represented. Join us at the Garden Fair to learn, share, and purchase garden related gear and information.

Buttonbush seedlings are being given to the first 400 patrons of the 2024 Garden Fair. Learn all you need to know about whether this bush suits your gardening environment.

The Youth Group from Rise Transitional Housing walk home from a visit to Switchyard Park in Bloomington, IN as part of a gardening initiative funded by the 2023 MCMGA Grant Program.

Members and guests enjoy the MCMGA 2023 Annual Harvest Dinner on October 24.

Monroe County ,Indiana Master Gardeners on the alert for new invasive species, Asian Jumping Worms (Amynthas agrestis)

Fall arrives and like magic the air crisps, night-time temperatures drop, days are shorter, and plants cycle into dormancy.

One of the great producers of the garden, and one of the easiest to grow, is the bean…

Everyone in North American is familiar with the sunflower, its yellow suns reaching into the sky in late summer, the heads full of seeds and bees. But are you familiar with Tithonia?…

“…As always is the case by the end of the summer, the place was an anarchy of rampant growth and ripe fruit..”

Would you like a perennial that is not bothered by rabbits or deer…

This fellow sparked a lively conversation…

Enjoy our collection of late spring/early summer blooms. Photos from our very own MG members.

Originally planted as a hedge plant due to its hardiness and ability to fill in areas quickly, Japanese Knotweed takes it’s job a little too seriously…

One native Indiana plant can often be thought of as a pest…

If your garden area is anything like mine, you may benefit from gardening in raised beds…

The warmer days appear to have started in Bloomington.  Perhaps spring is here or we are in the “Fool’s Spring.” 

Are you looking for a fun summer gardening project this year? Why not try your hand at growing your own luffa sponges…

Have you ever wandered through your back yard/woods/flower beds or just around your home and notice a plant that you hadn’t noticed before…

Reading about the natural landscape which Indiana has to offer took me on a quest to find out more about a genera of carnivorous plants known as Drosera…