Montgomery County

Montgomery County MG Annual Report 2006

1. Basic Information
# of active MGs        256
# of interns          34
# of volunteer hours    13,443

2. Plant Clinics
# of active plant clinic sites    7
# of plant clinics    192
# of residents served at plant clinics    13,443

3. Bay-Wise
# of new yards certified as Bay-Wise (MGs and other residents)     0
# of total Bay-Wise certified yards (all years combined)     0

4. Composting
# of composting demonstration sites    1
# of residents who received a compost bin    0

5. Classes taught
# of classes/workshops taught by MGs    59
# of residents educated    1,000

6. Awards/recognition

The Landscape Design Group has received two awards one from Heritage House and several letters of recognition and support have been sent by clients to the Montgomery County Council.

7. Grants:

8. Partners:

Montgomery County Public Schools
Maryland National Capitola Park and Planning Commission
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Zachary & Elizabeth Fisher House
Audubon Society
Montgomery County Libraries
National Institutes of Health in Bethesda
Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland at Shady Grove and Takoma Park
Holiday Park Senior Center

8. Highlights from past year:

The Landscape Design Group worked with six schools, a historic cemetery and a County public housing community, assisting them improve the appearance of their grounds and facilities. Projects ranged from a grounds review to a detailed landscape design plan of one or more areas.

The Demonstration Gardens, at the Montgomery County Cooperative Extension office and at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, continued to showcase plants and turf that can be grown successfully in Montgomery County requiring less use of fertilizers and chemicals.

The Speakers group made 59 presentations to over 1600 people, representing about 765 hours of preparation and presenting time. Their annual mini-conference of workshops was attended 79 participants.

Plant Clinics volunteers assisted well over 1000 clients who visited our six sites.

The Telephone Hotline, manned by 59 volunteers, provided over 1500 hours of advice to 1120 county residents.

Therapeutic Horticulture’s community outreach programs taught horticulture and shared its pleasures and benefits with special needs youth and seniors at 15 locations throughout the county.

For more information, contact Robin Hessey

Last updated: 07/1/2007