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• Enabling Garden - Ribbon Cutting New Shed

  • When
    10 Oct 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    1050 1st Ave. S; Altoona, IA 50009, behind the Altoona Hy-Vee

  Polk County Master Gardeners - Enabling Garden Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 

  Join Enabling Garden and the Altoona Chamber for Commerce for a celebration and Ribbon Cutting for the new shed structure at Enabling Garden. The new shed was made possible by Meta. Other stakeholders and contributors are the Carpenters Training Institute, Painter Union, and the City of Altoona Parks and Recreation.

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• Jordan House Heritage Jubilee - 175th anniversary

  • When
    11 Oct 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    2001 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50265

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  Celebrate History with the Jordan House in West Des Moines. The West des Moines Historical Society and the Polk County Master Gardeners are teaming up for celebration 175 years in the making. Come for food, fun and learning at this one day event featuring: 

  • Wattle Fence Construction
  • Braiding Seeds in Hair
  • Preserving Herbs for Winter and Tea Station
  • Seed Saving
  • PCMG Ambassador Q & A
  • Creating Floral Arrangements
  • Bulb Lasagna
  • Indigenous Gardening - Three Sisters
  • Pressed Flower Art 

  And More! This is a free event and is open to the public. RSVP and let us know you plan to attend.
  

  
  

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• Fall Clean UP- Enabling Garden

  • When
    18 Oct 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    1050 1st Ave. S; Altoona, IA 50009, behind the Altoona Hy-Vee

  Enabling Garden Fall Clean Up

  
  

  Still need volunteer hours? Join Enabling garden for their fall clean up. A second fall clean up date is on Tuesday, October 21st at 4 pm. 

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• 2025 - Plant Propagation Lab, IPM, & Seed Starting 101

  • When
    20 Oct 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Greater DM Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309
  • Spaces left
    17

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  This event is for Master Gardeners (MGs) only. This event is required for new trainees for Fall 2025 MG Class. Up to 20 more slots for already active MGs. 

  GROUP A - Trainees_ Starts with Seed Starting 101, goes to Plant Propagation, then ends with IPM.

  GROUP B - Trainees _Starts with Plant Propagation, goes to IPM, then ends with Seed Starting 101.

  GROUP C - Active MGs _Starts with IPM, then goes to Seed Starting 101, ends with Plant Propagation

  Choose your group when you register. All groups will attend each session. The group determines where you begin and end. 

  Please remember your group assignment, when you arrive and check in we will also have the list with instructions.

  Overall lab descriptions:

  Master Gardener Trainees will have the opportunity to practice seed starting and propagation skills at the DM Botanical Gardens. This event is only open to MG Trainees. There are 3 groups so please remember your group assignment, or look on your app, when you arrive. This counts as 1 of 3 required in-person sessions. 

  Sow Seeds and transplant basil in your kitchen window this winter! You can transplant what you grow next spring. 

  Training includes Integrated Pest Management Techniques, Watering and Soils/Potting Media, Sowing Seeds including Supplemental Lighting, Transplanting, "Watering in" transplants, and Care for you transplants at home, as well as Propagation where you can learn how to propagate leaf cuttings, divisions, and more!

  
  

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• 2025 Fall Harvest Celebration

  • When
    30 Oct 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Polk County Extension Office, 1625 Adventureland Dr., Suite A, Altoona, IA. 50009

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  The Polk County Master Gardener Program Committee invites you to our Fall Harvest Celebration!  Join Polk County Master Gardener's for an evening of learning and fun!   

  5:30     Arrival, Directory Photos, and Year End Slideshow 

  6:00    Dinner - Taco Bar– Bring a Salad or Dessert  

  6:30    Housekeeping and Social Time

  6:45   Education:  Dustin Reese from Ted Lare Garden Center, presents
                               "Fantastic Fall Perennials"

  7:45    Social time and Photos for Directory 

  This event is open to the public.

  Master Gardeners and trainees are encouraged to attend this important yearly meeting and celebration.  Non-Master Gardeners are welcome. Master Gardeners receive 1 hour of education for attending. 

  Please bring your own drink container. Water and coffee will be provided. 

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• Spring Kick Off PCMG Awards and Recognition

  • When
    9 Apr 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Polk Extension Office 1625 Adventureland Dr. Suite A
  • Registered
    17 registrants

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  This evening is to celebrate all the accomplishment of 2025! There will be special awards and dinner is provided. 

  Education Session is TBD soon. This evening will include 2025 Awards and Recognition.

  Evening Agenda:

  Agenda:

  6-6:30 dinner & social time

  6:30 p.m. Speaker TBD  (earn 1 hour of education)

  7:30 p.m. Break

  7:40 Awards and Celebration. In addition to the MG Special Awards, folks with milestone MG years will be honored.

  This event is open to the public. Please bring family and friends! Master Gardeners and non-Master Gardeners are welcome. Master Gardeners receive 1 credit CEU for attending. 

  UPDATE: The Program Committee will be supplying the main course- chicken, hamburgers and the vegetable dishes for this event, as well as coffee and water.  Please plan to bring your favorite dessert to share for this event.  

  Let's keep it green, please bring your own reusable water bottle. 

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