Extension Garden Steward: Colonial Gardens

Looking for a crash course in gardening that covers all the essentials? 

Join us for the Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Bootcamp, a one-day seminar packed with gardening know-how and practical skills. With both presentations and activities, you’ll gain the tools you need to grow healthy plants, create beautiful landscapes, and support pollinators and beneficial insects.  

Seminar Sessions Include:

• Ground Rules: Know Your Site, Sow Your Success 
• Plant, Grow, Eat, Repeat: 3-Season Vegetable Gardening & Food Safety 
• Petal to the Metal: Showstopping Flowers & Functional Landscapes 
• Bug Balance: Insects, IPPM, & Pollinator Power 
• Bee the Change: Pollinator Gardening & Eco-Stewardship  

Seminar Details: 

When: Saturday, April 11th, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Anyone who would be willing to volunteer, please come 10 minutes early)

Where: Colonial Gardens, community room, 27610 E Wyatt Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64014

Format: In-person, with short hands-on components 

Cost: FREE  

Volunteering (Optional): Volunteers attend the full course alongside participants and may assist with distributing materials, activities, and cleanup. 

This course is facilitated by MU Extension in partnership with the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program. If you are 55 or older, from Clay, Jackson, or Platte counties, and would like to volunteer with this program, contact Damian Fluharty for more information. As a thank-you, AmeriCorps Senior volunteers receive a free soil sample certificate. ($20 value)

Please remember to bring your own lunch and a refillable water bottle.

Grow your knowledge, connect with fellow gardeners, and leave ready to cultivate a thriving, environmentally friendly garden.

We reserve the right to cancel the course if we do not meet the minimum number of participants and volunteers.