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INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MASTER GARDENER?

All you have to do is apply! The University of Minnesota Extension website at mastergardener.extension. org, provides background information about the Master Gardener program. Applications open in August and close Oct. 1. Applicants will have an informal interview with Emily Hansen, University of Minnsota Extension educator, and other Extension Master Gardeners before they fully commit. The program begins Jan. 1. For more information, email Hansen at hans6005@umn.edu or call 612-394-6302. — Kay Johnson

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IFYOU GO

What: Garden Tour sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension/Meeker County Master Gardeners When: 5-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 Where: Clear Lake, Watkins and Kimball area Tickets: $10 and available at KLFD Radio, Stockmen’s Greenhouse & Garden Center, Litchfield and Hutchinson, and Meeker County Extension office and at each garden the night of the tour. Look for signs along State Highways 24, 55 and 15 Bus option: A bus is available for garden viewing. Tickets for the bus are an additional $12. For availability, call 320-693-7794. Pickup and drop-off site is Litchfield Civic Arena, 900 N. Gillman Ave.

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