Green River Area Extension Master Gardener Association

10/25/2026

GRAEMGA MG's attended "Blooms, Bugs & Bounty" 2026 Garden Symposium, sponsored by SWIMGA, Sat, Oct 24th, in Evansville. Speakers were Michael Homoya, Jayde Grisham, & Kevin Weiner. Always Learning ✔️

10/16/2026

Extension Master Gardener and photographer, Bonnie Nance created this Autumn poster.
Enjoy!

10/02/2026

Congratulations Robyn!

We are thrilled to announce that Robyn Edgell has been named the new Extension County Manager for the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service!

Robyn brings strong leadership, deep community commitment, and a passion for supporting Extension. Please join us in congratulating Robyn as she steps into this important role.

10/01/2026

Twenty GRAEMGA members attended the 2026 KEMG State Conference this week. All experts in their field, the conference speakers were very informative and engaging.
GRAEMGA members are busy gathering and organizing ideas in anticipation of hosting the 2027 KEMG State Conference.
Shown are the extension master gardeners attending this year's conference.
Front row, left to right:
Cheryl Rieves, Chantay Swaim, Cindy Westerfield, Susan Frank, Becky Martin, Deb Shoemaker, Sharon Cosco, Diane Bowers, Cathy Schmitt and Shelia Moore
Back row, left to right:
Russ Carter, Roger Humphrey, Annette Heisdorffer (Daviess County Cooperative Extension Horticulture Agent), Joyce Riney, Regenia Sims, Lois Young, Shannon O'Connor, Winnie Foster and Susan Behl
Attending but not available for photo was Bonnie Nance

09/17/2026

Last week Extension Master Gardener, Susan Behl, was watering the flower garden at the Daviess County Cooperative Extention Office. Master Gardeners plan, plant, and maintain two gardens there. Susan enjoyed the vibrancy of the colors and insect life so much, she had to take photos to share.
Just when September plants are ready to quit, they seem to get another burst of color. Fall is on the way.
Thanks for sharing, Susan.

09/16/2026

Our Volunteer year at the Daviess County Regional Farmers Market has come to an end, though I do not think anyone is complaining that we ended our year before the last hot Saturdays of September. Whether Master Gardeners volunteered several Saturdays or only one, everyone enjoyed their experience. Below is a recap of GRAEMGA Extension Master Gardeners you may have seen this season. If I missed anyone, please let me know.
We hope to see everyone again in 2027.

09/16/2026

Join Regenia Sims, Extension Master Gardener, at the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden this Thursday at 10:00 a.m. No registration required!

09/15/2026

Our Master Gardener 'Garden Share' is from the garden of Diane Bowers, Extension Master Gardener Class of 2021. Diane also works at the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden so she is surrounded daily with plants at work and at home.
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain."
~Vivian Greene ~

09/05/2026

This is our last Saturday at the Farmer's Market. Extension Master Gardeners Susan Frank and Lois Young are at the GRAEMGA booth to answer gardening questions and chat. Stop by and say hello.

08/31/2026

It's time for another Master Gardener share. I got the idea to do individual shares when talking to a good friend, who has a lovely wooded garden but is not a "Master Gardener". She asked if Master Gardener of the Year was based on the person's garden. I explained that the award was based on volunteer hours, involvement with the community and the master gardener program, and had nothing to do with the person's garden. Every gardener is unique in what and how they garden as well as their preferences for volunteering.
This week's GRAEMGA Gardener Share is another example of the unique differences of each member. Extension Master Gardener Susie Kunze shares pictures from the vineyard grown by Susie and her husband Bruce.
Susie shared, " This will be our 24th harvest. This was supposed to be Bruce's retirement hobby. It is not a hobby, it is a lot of work!"
She did add that he still enjoys the work.
Their vineyard is Brown's Valley Vineyard.
"We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry."
E.B. White