Michiana Master Gardeners

03/07/2026

Group photo of our Master Gardeners ready to host Garden Expo.

03/06/2026

Our Master Gardeners are hard at work setting up for our Garden Expo and are looking forward to serving you!

03/06/2026

Our Master Gardeners are excited for yet another Garden Expo! Doors open at 9, until 3 PM. See you there!

03/05/2026

This year, the Garden Expo will have 2 workshops for you to "make and take". The Pressed Flowers workshop will be from 10:00-10:45 AM and will cost $5. The Teacup Arrangement workshop will be from 12:30-1:30 PM. Those will be our craft workshops. This is a new type of workshop we are adding this year. The other 2 workshops are speakers and all of them are in the Choir Room. Please pay close attention to our schedule in your program book, as we have many fun events for you on a timely schedule for you to enjoy. We hope to see you there!

03/04/2026

Here is the schedule for Garden Expo:

Info on workshops coming soon!

02/25/2026

Wishing for spring? So are we. And we want you to celebrate its arrival by enjoying our Garden Expo with us on March 7th at Faith United Methodist Church on County Road 18 in Goshen, Indiana. Here is our video ad for you to enjoy:

02/08/2026

Here is a reminder of our upcoming Garden Expo, you won't want to miss. Also, a slight error was made in last poster saying event location is in Elkhart, Indiana. The correct location is Goshen, Indiana. We apologize for any confusion. Hope to see you there!

01/19/2026

Our 2026 Garden Expo is around the corner on March 7, at Faith United Methodist Church 22045 County Road 18, Elkhart, Indiana. Tickets are $10 in advance. Its time to start planning and shopping for your garden needs, and we can answer your gardening questions too. Please note that some vendors only accept CASH so please plan accordingly. Our Keynote Speaker is Kevin Wiener, whom you won't want to miss, and we will have multiple speakers throughout the day and food vendors too. We hope to see you there!

01/16/2026

Come visit our 8th Annual Michiana Seed Swap and get some seeds to start your garden. Never too late to start planning and shopping, and Spring is just around the corner! Courtesy of Goshen College.

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12/10/2025

Please check out our tree sale and see if any would make a great addition to your yard. Order by January 9th and get 10% off. 5% off for orders of $100 or more. At Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Commercial Building F. Hope to see you there!

January is right around the corner…have you placed your order yet? Don’t wait until it’s too late to get the root-tastic deals! 🌳

Order by January 9 and get 10% off, plus an extra 5% off orders over $100 with code "trees5"!

Order Options:
Online at https://www.elkcoswcd.org
Download a tree sale form on our website at https://www.elkcoswcd.org
Pop into the office at 59358 CR 7, Elkhart to pick up a hard copy

❗️Order deadline is March 20, 2026. ❗️

Tree pick-up will be on April 18, 2026 from 9 am – 1 pm, at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds.

A Huge thank you to Michiana Master Gardeners, City of Elkhart, and City of Goshen for their support and collaboration on this upcoming tree sale! 🌱

08/19/2025

Our Fall 2025 EMG Basic Training class will be held starting September 2nd and ending December 9 from 1-4PM EST in the Purdue Extension building at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds. If interested, please click this link and we would love to have you join our team.

Purdue Extension Master Gardener Basic Training will be held Tuesdays, 1:00 – 4:00 PM, September 2 – December 9, 2025. This training will be in person. For more information and to apply, contact Mark Evans at [email protected].