2026 Scott County Garden Expo

 The 2026 Scott County Garden Expo is scheduled for Saturday, April 25 from 9 am - noon at the Scott County Fairgrounds.  

2025 SCMGA Plant Swap

 Tom and Paula Keith have arranged the 2025 SCMGA Plant Swap for the morning of Saturday, October 4 from 9 - noon.  SCMGA members are asked to arrive by 8 am to assist in setup.  

The Plant Swap will take place at the "Morton Building" behind the Extension Office.

SCMGA Garden Party at Ward Hall

One of the community projects for the Master Gardeners is out at Ward Hall. If you tour the grounds, you will see a shade garden, formal garden, a memory garden and an herb garden. The Scott County Master Gardener volunteers have taken on the project of the herb garden and they have focused on the herbs that have been used for both culinary and medicinal purposes as well as focusing on herbs that have been used both then and now. Over the last several years the project has evolved. In the beginning the focus was on a kitchen garden with a variety of both vegetables and herbs. As many of you who live in the country find out, the deer love your vegetables but don’t like the smell and/or texture of the herbs. As a result, we focused on herbs, identifying both common and unique varieties. You will find the typical herbs that you think of: oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme, and mint. These were used for multiple purposes to flavor and sometimes preserve food as well as treat illnesses. At the same time, you will see some that you didn’t realize had either culinary or medicinal purposes. flowers that can be dried and today are used for arrangements and wreathes.


On June 8th we held a Garden Party out at Ward Hall. Our goal was to educate the visitors about the gardens and the plants that were found there. We created brochures that provided info about the plants found in the gardens. Several people created a Tree Walk that not only told about the kind of trees, it also shared about the historical value of those trees. MG were available in the gardens for questions. Master gardeners organized seeds to giveaway that could be found in the garden as well as information on how to grow them. Children were given the chance to create an art project around the gardening theme. We decided to involve some community partners with the idea that it would bring in more visitors. We wanted it to be a family affair. As a result, Parks & Rec set up vintage games for kids, Georgetown Gentlemen scheduled a vintage baseball game, Tourism helped with PR, the American Legion donated money for food and we were able to have tea/lemonade and small cookies and the Scott County library provided the ideas for the garden art projects. The event was a success with 400-500 visitors.

Some photos are available HERE

2025 SCMGA Garden Expo

The 2025 Garden Expo was a soggy one with an all-day rain that was sometimes heavy. Unlike past years, the Expo was held away from the Extension Office at the new Farmer's Market Pavilion in downtown Georgetown.

 
Vendors, exhibitors and visitors seemed positive about the Expo despite the weather. SCMGA plant sales were good and the Master Gardeners showed exceptional teamwork in preparing for the Expo and making the day happen in the midst of the Scott County Monsoon.

SCMGA members are asked to complete a brief survey of the 2025 Expo while it is fresh in our minds to continue to make the Expo better each year.

A few photos from the Expo are available HERE.

2025 Scott County Master Gardener Association - Garden Expo - Growing Together

 

The date and location for the 2025 Scott County Master Gardeners Expo have been announced.  

Because the Scott County Extension Cooperative Office is under construction, this year's Expo is being help at the new Scott County Farmer's Market location in downtown Georgetown.  The Expo will be held on Derby Day, Saturday, May 3 from 9 am until noon.  There will be education booths, vendors, plants for sale and door prizes.  Registration is not required, come by anytime between 9 and noon.  There is no fee for admission.

2024 Plant Swap

The 2024 Plant Swap was held by the Morton Building at the Scott County Extension Office on Saturday, October 12.  Everyone brought lots of perennials, herbs and houseplants to give away.  In addition to the plants, attendees were provided with information on culture and care for the plants.  

Many of the Scott County Master Gardeners, members of the 2024-25 Master Gardener class and interested members of the public came and picked up a variety of plants to add to their gardens.  At the end of the day, all of the plants were gone and everyone who attended seemed to be happy with their acquisitions.  

Boone County Arboretum Field Trip

The Scott County Master Gardeners took their Fall 2024 field trip to the Boone County Arboretum.  The manager, Chris, was very generous with his time and expertise taking us around a portion of the park to illustrate the variety of woody plants as well as annuals and perennials throughout the property.  The collection includes not only many native Kentucky species but varieties from across the world as well as many new cultivars.  

The arboretum has relationships with large commercial plant breeders to serve as test sides.  We saw many plantings from Proven Winners that are being piloted at Boone County Arboretum.  

After our two hour tour, we assembled at a covered area with four tables for a picnic of cold cuts, chips and watermelon.  While we were having lunch we met with a group volunteering in the park preparing for their annual plant sale.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the outing and is looking forward to another field trip soon.  Some snapshots from the trip are available HERE.