MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario

Guelph-WellingtonTotal # of enquiries5000 (includes website hits)Total # of clinics 26# Attending Clinics 525# of Speaking engagements 18Attendance at speaking engagements 1000Newspaper/TD/Media 13# of Master Gardeners 24# of Master Gardeners in Training 10Total # of Administrative Hours 875Total # of Advice Hours 833#of TUs/Continuing Education Units 168Highlight of the YearWe continue to partner with the University of Guelph Arboretum, the Waterloo Wellington WildflowerSociety, Pollination Guelph, The Guelph Enabling Garden, the Guelph Horticultural Society and the Cityof Guelph to provide joint events and advice. We are maintaining a native plant woodland garden areaat the Arboretum. We are providing advice and assisting a gardening series; three members providedfour shows. One member provided a four week introduction to a gardening course in partnership withthe Arboretum.We are continuing to train our members to provide presentations. Each member will present a shortpresentation for one of our meetings. The demand for presentations to the public is increasing.Our annual Day in the Garden day of speakers continues to grow.Several members plan to attend the National MG Conference.Annually we tour one another’s gardens and take an annual bus trip to tour gardens and horticulturalsites. All this contributes to our knowledge and abilities.Major Volunteer ActivitiesWe provided phone and email based hotline personal advice.Special events included roving MGs at garden tours, the U of G Trial Garden open house and theArboretum plant saleWe partnered with Pollination Guelph, City of Guelph Healthy Landscapes and the GuelphEnabling Garden to provide advice, displays and speakers at their eventsSeveral members helped at Canada Blooms and spoke to local garden clubs, interest groups andhort societies.32