By JOYCE ARLEEN CORSON Master Gardener SYRACUSE — The spirit of the winter season to me is my indoor garden. Short days are enhanced with indoor space created by a professional design or an off season project built from reusable materials. It can be used this time of year to care for tropical plants or …read more.

WARSAW — Generally, I do not keep a journal of my garden. Putting it all in writing in this article will hopefully help someone else doing the same. It can be daunting doing your own landscaping from scratch. Yet knowing you did it yourself is a real boost.

WARSAW — Looking for something interesting and exciting to do this fall on Tuesday evenings? Do you enjoying working in the garden? Helping others beautify the community? Do you want to help teach others about horticulture by volunteering your time? If so, then the Master Gardener program is for you. During this program you can learn all about horticulture: plant science, plant nutrition, soils, pesticides, insect pests, vegetables, flowers, fruits, lawns and much more.

By KELLY HECKAMAN Purdue Extension, Kosciusko County, Extension Educator ANR & CED WARSAW — The 12th Annual Gateway to Gardening Symposium is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Warsaw Community Church, 2300 Ranch Road, Warsaw. Registration and visiting with the vendors starts at 8:45 a.m. The symposium is being hosted by …read more.

WARSAW — Looking for something interesting and exciting to do this fall on Tuesday evenings? Do you enjoy working in the garden? How about volunteering? Do you want to help teach others about horticulture and grow beautiful gardens and plants?

By NANCY BORKHOLDER Purdue Extension Elkhart County Applications for the 2015 fall Elkhart County Master Gardener program are now available. Since 1996, over 500 people have participated in the Master Gardener program in Elkhart County. This will be the 20th year of the program in Elkhart County, with 21 programs being offered over that time …read more.

By KELLY L. HECKAMAN Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Garden away your winter blues with these upcoming classes and events at the Kosciusko county Purdue Extension. Beekeeping and Honey, How Sweet It Is 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, Travis Trump, Kosciusko County Beekeeper, will share some of the basics of beekeeping …read more.

By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Fourteen local people have completed the first phase of the Purdue Master Gardener program in Elkhart County. Jeff Burbrink, Extension Educator with the Purdue Extension Service in Elkhart County and coordinator of the local Master Gardener program, explained that Master Gardeners is a volunteer training program, …read more.