Welcome!
The UCCE Master Gardener Program of Inyo and Mono Counties provides our community with UC research-based information about home horticulture, sustainable landscape and pest management practices.
2010 marked the first year of the Master Gardener program in Inyo and Mono counties with 48 graduating students. As of May 2011, we have our second graduating class of 41 new Master Gardeners! Our Master Gardener volunteers have all undergone extensive training provided by specialists from the University of California.
Examples of the many ways Inyo-Mono Master Gardeners share UC research-based information to the public are: Classes, workshops, one-on-one consultation, demonstration gardens, websites & online forums,fairs and plant clinics, mass media.
Advice to Grow By
Garden Space is Where You Find It
by Jan Rhoades UCCE Inyo & Mono Counties Master Gardener
Gardening, especially vegetable gardening, has lately enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. However, finding space for a garden can often present a problem. Living in an apartment, or in an area with poor soil, or feeling the need to plant a few more of those delicious heirloom tomatoes can send a gardener searching for more garden space. Container gardening to the rescue! Gardening in containers easily solves the need for more space, and has some added bonuses. Containers present a way to garden in great soil, a way to easily move plants so that they can have more sunlight or cooler temperatures, as needed, or so they won’t freeze early in the season, and they are great for gardeners with limited mobility.
