{"id":19233,"date":"2022-04-20T13:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=19233"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:53:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:53:24","slug":"master-gardener-help-with-garden-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/20\/master-gardener-help-with-garden-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have a Master Gardener Volunteer who would be willing to come and help with garden planning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>We have a piece of land that we are just beginning to make plans for\u2013 we want to plant as many native species as possible. I am wondering if a Master Gardener Volunteer would be able to come out to our land to help us walk the site, answer questions, and help us make plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Abi Griffith, Horticulture Community Education Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Exciting!\u00a0 So, we just had to post this on our website, in regards to the Master Gardener Mentorship Program: Due to the high demand of our\u00a0 program and the need to match recent requests, we\u2019ve closed the Garden Mentor Request Form.\u00a0The request form will become available again during our next application period: February 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023.<\/p>\n<div>In the meantime, below please find some resources that could help you start planning:<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a great place to start &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2701e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2701e\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650544973019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06HXTOwmImso44kT_O9vN3\">Designing Your Landscape for Maine<\/a>, which walks you through the plotting and planning process, with bulletins on plant lists at the bottom<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/plants-for-the-maine-landscape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/plants-for-the-maine-landscape\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650544973019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Vu-myR0KbLrxk1qkBQKbE\">Plants for A Maine Landscape<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; more plant information in more detail<\/li>\n<li>If you haven&#8217;t already, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wildseedproject.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wildseedproject.net\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650544973019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1b2n32EPvxoosoFDUeFnSX\">Wild Seed Project<\/a>\u00a0website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Also,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Subscribe to the Maine Home Garden News<\/li>\n<li>Revisit some of our Webinars on Demand<\/li>\n<li>Contact your\u00a0County Extension office\u00a0with your gardening questions or follow up more specifically with anything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: We have a piece of land that we are just beginning to make plans for\u2013 we want to plant as many native species as possible. 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