January’s monthly meeting was held Tuesday, Jan. 12th with a very good attendance. We had three of our members present the program. Alice Broome did a presentation on Landscape Design, Lanell Baker on Starting Plants from Seeds, and Jackie Hickman on Dehydrating Food. All three programs were very informative and well done. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

Several of the members and one intern attended the 25th  Alabama Master Gardener Association’s annual conference this year. It was held in Cullman on March 23rd through 25th and the theme was “Gardening…WOW!!”  There were many workshops to attend with very informative speakers and this year, the price of the banquet held on Tuesday night was included in the registration fee.  Everyone said they had a great time.  All members should plan to attend next year!

Chilton County Master Gardeners were given the honor this year of hosting the Alabama Master Gardener Association’s Fall Conference.  It was held September 9th at Clanton Conference & Performing Arts Center at Jefferson State Community College. It was well attended, with 255 registrations. We were told that was about 75-100 more than normally attends. Everything went smoothly, and we got so many compliments about how well it was organized and how pretty all the decorations were! We had wonderful speakers, good food, and lots of folks, what more can you ask for? Click HERE for a slideshow of all photos.