Master Gardeners of North Alabama, Inc.

It's just a week away! Join us for a plant feast for gardeners!
MGNA Spring Plant Sale details:
🌿 Friday, April 10, 8am - 4pm and Saturday, April 11, 8am - 2pm
🌿 Alabama A&M Agribition Center, 4925 Moores Mill Road, Huntsville
🌿 Proceeds support MGNA service projects in Madison County
In addition to all of the plants for sale, we'll have a broad selection of vendors selling a variety of items. We will also offer free pH soil testing. (Please bring one cup of dry soil to the sale.) Instructions and forms on soil pH testing can be found on our website at: https://mg.aces.edu/madison/spring-plant-sale/

Did you miss the APT "Spotlight on Agriculture" featuring Master Gardeners? It's now online. 🙂 View it at your convenience here:

Watch Master Gardeners on Alabama Public Television Explore Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Master Gardener program.

We started gardening activities with our fourth 3rd grade class this year at Morris Elementary. Last week we began our light, shade and dark seed experiment then planted a small variety of sunflower seeds. We also had a tasty, natural treat. It's going to be a great group of students to round out the school year with!

Want to create a private natural looking area in your yard? Diverse planting is key. Learn how you can create a resilient natural plant screen in this Alabama Extension Article:

Creating Resilient Screen Plantings - Alabama Cooperative Extension System Alabama’s diverse landscapes—whether in urban neighborhoods, rural properties, businesses, or schools—offer plenty of opportunities to create beautiful and functional outdoor spaces. One common landscaping goal is to screen or block certain areas.

A big Thank you to our MGNA March meeting guest speaker, Sophie Pedzich of the International Crane Foundation, who gave a fascinating and informative talk on the cranes that visit us in the winter here in North Alabama, the sandhill cranes and the endangered whooping cranes.

COMING SOON! Our annual MGNA Spring Plant Sale is just around the corner!
🌿 Friday, April 10, 8am - 4pm and Saturday, April 11, 8am - 2pm
🌿 Alabama A&M Agribition Center, 4925 Moores Mill Road, Huntsville
🌿 Proceeds support MGNA service projects in Madison County
In addition to all of the plants for sale, we'll have a broad selection of vendors selling a variety of items. We will also offer free pH soil testing. (Please bring one cup of dry soil to the sale.) Instructions and forms on soil pH testing can be found on our website at: https://mg.aces.edu/madison/spring-plant-sale/

Join the Alabama Extension Home Horticulture team for the Urban Green: Back 2 Basics Wednesdays webinar series. Next weeks' topic:
🏡 Improving Landscape Curb Appeal
🏡 April 1, 10am - 11am
🏡 With Marcus Garner, Alabama Extension Agent
🏡 For more information and a link to register for this free webinar visit:

Urban Green: Back 2 Basics Wednesdays Webinar Series - Alabama Cooperative Extension System Join us for the Urban Green: Back 2 Basics Wednesdays webinar series where our experts will discuss seasonal gardening and landscaping.

TODAY you have the opportunity to help protect pollinators in Alabama. How?
Donate to the Inspire Champions for Pollinator Care project. Today, during Tiger Giving Day, you can support Pollinator Partners of Alabama as we expand statewide pollinator training. Your gift empowers communities, landowners, and professionals to protect bees, butterflies, and other pollinators vital to Alabama’s ecosystems, agriculture, biodiversity, and food systems—through education, habitat creation, and practical conservation action for generations to come statewide. Any amount helps! Donate now by visiting:
https://tigergiving.org/campaigns/inspire-champions-for-pollinator-care

This beautiful plumeria is FOR SALE! It can be yours, right now for only $100. The flowers are gorgeous and smell amazing. Sturdy and stunning terracota pot included. All monies will go to Master Gardeners of North Alabama to support community gardening projects in the Huntsville/Madison county area. Interested? Private message this page for more information on how to make this beauty yours.

Garden for wildlife! Learn how at our next Master Gardners of North Alabama educational workshop:
🦋 Transform Your Garden into a Habitat for Pollinators, Birds and Beyond
🦋 with Sara Johnson, Conservation Biologist of the North America Land Trust
🦋 Tuesday, April 7 - 10:30-Noon
🦋 Madison Public Library, 142 Plaza Blvd, Madison
🦋 Free and open to the public, no registration required

As spring fever hits and you head out to your garden, it's good to know that someone is out there (Master Gardeners!) who can help answer your questions. Give us a call with your gardening questions. It's FREE!