Master Gardener of the 1st Quarter 2016
Connie Mason
Each quarter the membership of the Piney Hills Master Gardeners select a deserving member as Master Gardener of the Quarter.
Each member of the organization submits their candidate by secret ballot. The votes are then counted and the results announced. Deciding on a candidate is hard with all of the possible choices in our group.
Connie Mason was chosen as the Master Gardener of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2016!
Connie was asked these three questions:
1. Why did you become a Master Gardener?
2. What is your favorite thing about being a Master Gardener?
3. What do you think is the most important thing you have learned as a Master Gardener?
Here is her reply:
I became a MG because I have always loved the trees in all their seasons… bushes and flowers. I think maybe that love started with my Grand-mama and Poppie. They were farmers and I loved watching all the things grow. Grand-mama had two rose bushes that to this day I wish I had dug up. One was a beautiful white rose and the other a pink sweet heart rose. I must say that I loved to eat what they grew, too. The picking and shelling just made you appreciate it more.
My favorite thing is the sharing of plant information and new ideas. Being in a club that we share the same interests and share what we learn with each other.
The most important thing I have learned is that we are never too old to learn and that gardening will keep you going. It is always refreshing to get out in the yard and work.
Connie has been a Master Gardener since 2011. Since that time, she has worked tirelessly on numerous Master Gardener projects. As our current President, she continues to serve and promote the interests of the PHLMG. Congrats to Connie as Master Gardener of the 1st quarter of 2016!
Each quarter the membership of the Piney Hills Master Gardeners select a deserving member as Master Gardener of the Quarter.
Each member of the organization submits their candidate by secret ballot. The votes are then counted and the results announced. Deciding on a candidate is hard with all of the possible choices in our group.
Connie Mason was chosen as the Master Gardener of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2016!
Connie was asked these three questions:
1. Why did you become a Master Gardener?
2. What is your favorite thing about being a Master Gardener?
3. What do you think is the most important thing you have learned as a Master Gardener?
Here is her reply:
I became a MG because I have always loved the trees in all their seasons… bushes and flowers. I think maybe that love started with my Grand-mama and Poppie. They were farmers and I loved watching all the things grow. Grand-mama had two rose bushes that to this day I wish I had dug up. One was a beautiful white rose and the other a pink sweet heart rose. I must say that I loved to eat what they grew, too. The picking and shelling just made you appreciate it more.
My favorite thing is the sharing of plant information and new ideas. Being in a club that we share the same interests and share what we learn with each other.
The most important thing I have learned is that we are never too old to learn and that gardening will keep you going. It is always refreshing to get out in the yard and work.
Connie has been a Master Gardener since 2011. Since that time, she has worked tirelessly on numerous Master Gardener projects. As our current President, she continues to serve and promote the interests of the PHLMG. Congrats to Connie as Master Gardener of the 1st quarter of 2016!
