copy of home page for 2023 supporting our community

Extension Master Gardeners
Helping Others Grow

SCIMGA Board of Directors
and Committee Chairpersons
President, Chris Waterfall
Vice President, Naomi McFall
Treasurer, Rocky Lortz
Secretary, Emily Baker
Member at Large, Linda Hall

Communication, Rebecca Johnson
Education, Rocky Lortz
Garden, Emily Baker & Linda Hall
Plant Sale, Mary Shaffer
Garden Thyme News Editor, Emily Baker
Purdue Extension Bartholomew County
Master Gardener Coordinator, Cora Reinbolt

Summertime at the Henry Breeding Farm

Enter Master Gardener Hours

Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program Impact on Indiana Communities

Download the PDF document below to learn about the impact Purdue's EMG program makes on Indiana communities.
Take a look--you'll see a few familiar faces.

Impact Flyer
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Supporting our Community in 2023

SCIMGA is proud to donate to area organizations again this year. We provided $500 each to community groups to help promote the love of gardening.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW SCHOOL OUTDOOR LEARNING LAB. Member Lindsey Christy and President, Chris Waterfall present a check to Coordinator, Katie Willett, to help purchase tools and supplies for the school's fantastic garden and greenhouse.

SICIM (STATE OF INDIANA COOPERATIVE INVASIVE MANAGEMENT) Member Chris Grunden (far left) and President Chris Waterfall (fourth from left) present a check to Dawn Slack of SICIM (orange vest). This organization does great work helping control the spread of invasive species in Indiana. We're so happy to be able to help their cause.

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CHILDREN'S PATIO PROJECT. Member Gail Plattner (left) and President Chris Waterfall (right) present a check to Hannah Grimm and Kate Grafelman from the Children's Patio Project. This project consists of new garden spaces for teaching little ones about plants and their importance in our community.

PURDUE EXTENSION BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY. SCIMGA President, Chris Waterfall (left) and Master Gardener Rocky Lortz (second from left) present a check to Extension Educator Cora Reinbolt (center) and other Extension personnel. Thank you for all the wonderful work you do for our county!

Next SCIMGA Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
1 - 3 PM - Virtual

Have a question about garden pests.
Click this link to search the Purdue
Extension Entomology database

Enter the name of the pest, for example, bed bugs, corn leafhopper, squash beetle

Looking for a SCIMGA event or meeting, find it on our Calendar page.

Next SCIMGA Member Meeting
Tuesday, February 13 at 6 PM
Bartholomew County Extension Annex
783 South Marr Road, Columbus, IN

Officer Elections & Member Promotions
Presenter: Cora Reinbolt, Purdue EMG Coordinator

More Learning Opportunities

Click here to learn about some very good Extension Education Programs

Click here to learn more about our pollinator gardens at the Henry Breeding Farm

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South Central Indiana Master Gardener Association
January 2024