Welcome to the Garfield Park Master Gardener Association (GPMGA).
The goals of the GPMGA are to share knowledge about gardening with our members and others and offer volunteer opportunities.
GPMGA next Meeting: May 14
The Garfield Park Master Gardener Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, at the Garfield Park Conservatory to hear Jo Ellen Myers Sharp’s presentation on new plants for Indiana gardeners.
Come to our May meeting to get a sneak peek at some of the new annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees you’ll find on the market. Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, a regular presenter to our group and known as The Hoosier Gardener, will present the latest and greatest plants to add to our gardens.
Jo Ellen is a popular speaker about garden-related topics and sustainable living. She is not only a garden expert but also an award-winning journalist. Formerly a newspaper reporter, Jo Ellen now owns Write For You LLC and works as a freelance writer, editor and photographer. Her stories have appeared in several national and local publications. She is a past president of Garden Writers of America.
A confessed “hortiholic”, Jo Ellen admits her eyes are too big for her yard. She lives in a 1951 Mid-Century Modern ranch home where she feeds the birds and provides them with sources of water. If she’d complete the inventory and application form, her landscape could be a certified “Backyard Wildlife Habitat”. One of these days it will be official. She considers herself a seat-of-the-pants, trial-and-error gardener.
2025 GPMGA Meeting Dates
June 11
July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
GPMGA Meetings and Locations
At present, the meetings occur on the 2nd Wednesday of the month February through December and feature both a program and a business meeting. We meet either virtually or at the Garfield Park Conservatory(accessible through the entrance by the Children’s Garden). Exceptions include off-site field trips (typically in April and September) and our annual picnic (typically held in July at the shelter near the Arts Center in Garfield Park). 
If you require an accommodation or special assistance to attend these meetings due to a disability, please contact us at 317-275-9286. Some accommodations may require a 2-week notice.