Master gardener session offered in Anchorage
August 5, 2019
Registration is open for a master gardener training that begins Aug. 26 in Anchorage.
Gina Dionne, a master gardener who works for the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service in Anchorage, will teach the session from 5 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the Loussac Library, through Dec. 9.
The 40-hour training provides a broad horticultural background. Topics include botany, soils, vegetable production using organic and conventional techniques, integrated pest management, greenhouses, lawns, houseplants, trees, shrubs, flowers and invasive plants.
The fee of $300 includes materials and a copy of Extension’s sustainable gardening handbook. Participants must complete 40 hours of community service involving horticulture to become an ÐÓ°Épro master gardener. Students who complete their community service within one year of the class start date will receive a $100 rebate.
More details and registration are available at . For more information, contact Dionne at 907-786-6313 or gddione@alaska.edu.