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 Nez Perce County > Master Gardener

Nez Perce County Horticulture & Master Gardener Program
 
Horticulture

The Lewis-Clark Valley has a growing season of over 200 days.  Home gardeners and local commercial enterprises take advantage of the extended growing season in a variety of horticultural interests. 

A wide spectrum of gardening inquiries are answered annually concerning plant variety selection, culture, husbandry, and pest control.  The UI/Nez Perce County Horticultural Advisory Committee plays a pivotal role in identifying and prioritizing programming, classes, and seminars to meet the educational needs of the community.

   

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Water Conservation and Drought information

Water conservation in the landscape is an essential part of an environmentally sound approach to gardening.  You can take many steps toward becoming a careful water user and still maintain attractive, healthy, and enjoyable yards and gardens.

 
Plant Clinic  One of the best places to get common-sense answers for your gardening questions is the Plant Clinic, which operates during the growing season beginning the last week of May.   Drop by the Plant Clinic on Tuesdays between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the University of Idaho/Nez Perce County Extension Office, 1239 Idaho Street, Lewiston, Idaho.

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Master Gardener Program

The University of Idaho Master Gardener Program is an educational opportunity designed to meet the gardening information needs of the community. The program's purpose is to more effectively extend technical assistance and provide information in the areas of home horticulture to people within the community through the use of qualified volunteers.

This program is open to individuals who have an interest and appropriate knowledge or skills in gardening, ornamental horticulture, or general plant-related topics. Those individuals also must be available to complete 40 hours of classroom training and 40 hours of volunteer service.

Sixty hours of intensive horticultural training will be offered for those interested in becoming Master Gardeners. The 2008 Master Gardener training will begin in January and continuing through April.   Click here for the brochure.

 
   
  Lapwai Demonstration Garden
  A raised-bed demonstration garden was established on the Nez Perce Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, in 1995.  Through the cooperative efforts of the USDA-Nez Perce Tribal Food and Nutrition Services, the University of Idaho/Nez Perce County Cooperative Extension System, and the Western Regional Plant Introduction Station the garden continues to teach traditional and alternative means of growing a garden whether the gardener has unlimited space or just a square foot of space to grow their garden.
   
  Xeriscape Garden
  A low water use demonstration garden was established next to the Nez Perce County Extension office in Lewiston, Idaho.  The garden's purpose is to demonstrate traditional and alternative means of landscaping with low water use and drought tolerant plants.
   
   
 
   
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