Extension Garden Steward: The TreeHouse at Liberty Hospital (5-Week Course)
Location
The TreeHouse at Liberty Hospital
2533 Glenn Hendren Dr, Liberty, MO 64068
Date
September 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM - October 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
About
Looking for a crash course in gardening that covers all the essentials?
Join us for the Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Bootcamp, a five-week course 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.
Course 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
Course Details:
When: Fridays, September 4th - October 2nd, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Anyone who would be willing to volunteer, please come 10 minutes early)
Where: The TreeHouse at Liberty Hospital, O'Dell Community Room, 2533 Glenn Hendren Dr, Liberty, MO 64068
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.
Sessions
Sept. 4, 2026
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09:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT Ground Rules: Know Your Site, Sow Your Success
Sept. 11, 2026
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09:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT Plant, Grow, Eat, Repeat: 3-Season Vegetable Gardening & Food Safety
Sept. 18, 2026
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09:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT Petal to the Metal: Showstopping Flowers & Functional Landscapes
Sept. 25, 2026
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09:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT Bug Balance: Insects, IPPM, & Pollinator Power
Oct. 2, 2026
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09:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT Bee the Change: Pollinator Gardening & Eco-Stewardship