Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 25, 2025) – The Door County Master Gardeners Association will present its final public program of the  spring season, “Building Gardens, Not Collections,” on Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Crossroads at Big Creek. The timing couldn’t be better for gardeners preparing for spring planting. Several years ago, a speaker humorously described “CPAS—Compulsive Plant Acquisition Syndrome,” a […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 26, 2025) – The Door County Master Gardener Association, in collaboration with Wild Ones-Door Peninsula and Crossroads at Big Creek, announces its Educational Outreach Programs for April. These programs, held at the Collins Learning Center at Crossroads, are free and open to the public. On April 1 at 6:30 PM, the […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 3, 2025) – The Door County Master Gardener Association in collaboration with Wild Ones- Door Peninsula, have scheduled several educational events in March, suggesting that anyone  can create a garden that will be a pollinator magnet. Native plants are beautiful, low-maintenance, adaptable and great sources of nutrition and habitat for butterflies, bees, moths, […]

Next Door County Master Gardeners lecture. Free and open to the public. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 19, 2024) – Many gardeners in Door County are interested in using more native plants because they provide food for insects, birds, bats, small mammals and other wildlife, but they’re unsure how to successfully use these plants. At the next […]

At First 2024 Door County Master Gardeners Lecture; Free and Open to the Public Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 17, 2024) –Horticulturalist and popular speaker Mark Dwyer will kick off the Door County Master Gardeners Educational Lecture series on Tuesday, January 23,  with “Deadheading to Division,” a talk on techniques to enhance the appeal and impact […]

1st Pick on Friday June 2 and Plant Fair on Saturday, June 3 Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (May 18, 2023) – Door County Master Gardeners Association’s (DCMGA) popular Plant Fair is back the first weekend in June with two events featuring fun and educational activities, a garden arts and crafts marketplace, as well as great values on open […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (May 1, 2023) – Door County Parks Manager Tim Kazmierczak will make the case that “You Gotta Love Door County Parks” at the next presentation in the Door County Master Gardeners (DCMGA) Educational Lecture Series on Thursday, May 4, at Crossroads at Big Creek, starting at 6:30 p.m. Kazmierczak will present an overview […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 17, 2023) – Learn the pros and cons of straw bale gardening at the upcoming presentation in the Door County Master Gardeners (DCMGA) Educational Lecture Series on Saturday, April 29, at Crossroads at Big Creek, starting at 11 am.   Master Gardener Dora Leonardson will explore reasons to consider this fun and […]

Free and Open to the Public Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 26, 2023) – Even small landscapes and gardens can help support native pollinators through the incorporation of appropriate plantings and some specific techniques. At the next Door County Master Gardeners (DCMGA) lecture on Thursday, February 9, at 6:30 p.m., Dwyer will discuss many easy ways […]