Category: Events

2020 Awards Banquet

The Lakelands Master Gardeners’ annual awards banquet will be held on February 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM at Main Street Methodist Church (211 Main Street North in Greenwood). Members and their guests are invited to join us as we recognize the new 2019 class of master gardener interns, the 2018 class of certified master gardeners, and the 2019 Master Gardener of the Year. We will also be voting in a new LMG board for the coming year.

Please bring a side dish or dessert. Wally Sears will be making his famous brisket, pulled chicken, Cajun sausage, and jackfruit barbecue! Drinks will also be provided.

Please RSVP with the dish you will be bringing to Julie Ciezadlo by February 8. Her contact information is available in our membership directory or in the invitation that all current members should have received via email.

Remember, to be eligible to vote for our new board, you must have completed your membership renewal form and be current on your dues by the date of the banquet!

LMG January Speaker – Marian St. Clair

It may be winter, but it’s never a bad time to be thinking about gardening! On January 9th, the Lakelands Master Gardeners will be hosting local gardening expert Marian St. Clair for a talk on Gardening in Tune with Nature. Marian is a master gardener and master naturalist, well known in the Upstate for her many years contributing articles and photography on gardening topics for the Greenville News.

Please join us at 11:00 AM on January 9th, 2020, at Harris Baptist Church, 300 Center Street in Greenwood, for this fascinating presentation. This event is free and open to the public, so spread the word and bring friends!

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Upcoming Educational Garden Tours

Greenwood has several fun and informative garden tour events upcoming in the month of June, involving master gardeners and our friends at Bee City USA.

  • Wednesday, June 19, 10:00 AM – Noon: Scavenger Hunt for kids to help them learn what food is pollinated by what pollinator at the Uptown Farmers Market Garden (220 Maxwell Avenue). Look for the Bee City USA Booth.
  • Thursday, June 20, 5:30 PM: Pollinator Garden and Topiary tour by master gardener Ann Barklow. This is part of the ongoing Festival of Flowers program. Meet at the Veterans Plaza Pollinator Garden at 106 Main Street near the gazebo.
  • Saturday, June 22, 10 AM – 5 PM and Sunday, June 23, 1 PM – 4 PM: Master gardener Ann Barklow’s Wildlife Habitat and Living Classroom on Pollinators (110 Ferry Cove Road in Greenwood) will be one of the gardens featured on the Festival of Flowers Garden Tours (rescheduled from June 8 – 9). This is presented jointly by the Lakelands Master Gardeners and Bee City USA. We will have master gardeners on hand to show you around and answer any questions you may have. SWAT (“Standing Water Action Team”) will also have a booth set up for mosquito education.

2019 Annual LMG Plant Sale

The Lakelands Master Gardeners will hold our Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 from 8 AM to 2 PM at the Uptown Farmers’ Market. The sale is open to the public and will feature a wide variety of plants grown locally by our master gardeners. Please note that this is a cash – only event; checks and credit / debit cards will not be accepted.

Remember, to be a success, we need each member to bring in 10 plants (labeled with name of plant and light / care requirements) to the market on Friday, April 12th from 4PM – 6PM, or before 8AM on the 13th.

Topiaries at Schools

Master Gardeners, Volunteers, and Master Gardener Interns:

This is the fun time of year we get to take some of our smaller topiaries to the schools and have the kids line up and put plugs of plants in them. The teachers are very good with lining them up and all you need to do is assist one of the horticultural crew members in keeping the plants coming. If you would like to be involved in this, contact Ann Barklow for schools and times to choose from. It usually lasts 2-3 hours.