September 2009

In September I started a Master Gardener class. The class ran for about 3 and a half months. It covered topics such as flowers, perennials, vegetables, fruits (trees, bushes and small plants), wood ornamentals, pests and plant diseases. I absolutely love this class. Our lawn started looking amazing once I completed the lawn care class. I realized that our lawn really needed some tlc. I added fertilizer and aerated. Wow, such a difference! Back to the MG class, in order to become a master gardener one must go to all of the classes and then complete 40 hours of garden volunteering at an approved site.

Also I started doing some volunteer work. I started working in a rose garden in Dow Gardens which is located in Midland, MI. While I am there I dead head roses, cultivate, and prune other shrubs. I also volunteer at Dahlia Hill which is a non-profit that only showcases the most beautiful dahlias. I dead head and cultivate there as well. Lastly, I also started volunteering with a ministry called Forgotten Youth Ministry. This ministry goes into the juvenile Detention center and does evangelism and dicipleship with the youth there. I encourage you to check out their blog at chaplainjulie.wordpress.com. This ministry totally ROCKS!!