Education

Congratulations to Kristie Noble on her photo being chosen for the MG 2026 calendar! We know beyond a shadow of a doubt her mom is smiling down at this!

The Carroll County Master Gardeners enjoyed their December meeting and potluck, which featured a diverse array of delectable dishes. We benefited from a presentation, Master Gardeners 101, led by Randy Forst, the state consumer horticulturist and head of the state Master Gardeners program. His expertise is truly admirable.  The certificates of completion for the 2025

While this is a long post it should be read. This is what MG’s is about. A group of members recently went to PNG event and this is their personal take away from the conference . It was five stars. ️We highly recommend. Working together as Master gardeners can be fun, but challenging. The PNG

Intrepid field-trippers from the Carroll County Master Gardeners braved the downpour on Saturday, September 20, 2025 to tour two great projects, courtesy of the Benton County Master Gardeners. The first stop was at Helping Hands garden in Bentonville. Here, Benton County MG grow fresh food to distribute at the Helping Hands Food Pantry. Helping Hands

The CC Master Gardeners had a delightful experience yesterday during our field trip to Ron and Ellen Eby’s residence and garden. Dr. Eby provided an informative discussion on all things Pawpaw and fig related. We toured their gardens and subsequently enjoyed sampling fresh figs and pawpaws, while Ellen prepared a delectable blackberry cobbler and fig

The Carroll County Master Gardeners made a durned good showing a the 2025 Carroll County Fair. Here are some (but not all) of the ribbons awarded.

This year’s CC Master Gardeners’ booths. Come see us at the Carroll County Fair!

Carroll County Fair Week: August 16-23! On Monday, August 18, the Carroll County Master Gardeners took in the Flower, Floral Arrangement and Field Crop exhibits. Thank you… we’ll be here all week. Come see us!

Join us to become a Carroll County Master Gardener. In-person classes will be held October 22 & 29 and November 5,12 & 19. The cost is $100, which includes 40 hours of education via UofA, training materials, books, and your CCMG name tag. Online classes are also available for $150. Application Deadline: September 11, 2025

Dr. Ron Eby is already harvesting figs in his hoop house. This should be an interesting field trip on September 8 to see how he grows his figs and pawpaws. Details on the Calendar of Events

Join us for a FREE educational hour with guest speakers: Tina High – How to enter fair entriesMary Burks – How to pick your floriculture/horticulture fair entry Fundraising opportunity to win a hand forged garden tool 5:30-7:00 pm at the Carroll Electric Community Room View Map

Some photos from the A-P Watch Party. Fun evening welcoming our new members included garden trivia, speaker (via Zoom), Joe Lamp’l, aka “Joe Gardener” from PBS, food and treats, a perennial/annual centerpiece gift for mentees, and a fun hat contest. We missed those that couldn’t make it. Thanks to the mentor committee for all of