Horticulture
The Dane County UWEX Horticulture Program offers a number of services including:
Dane County Master Gardeners Installing a Rain Garden at the Lyman Anderson Center
- General Master Gardener Volunteer Training
- Educational Programs for the General Public
- Educational Programs for Members of the Green Industry
- Answers to Gardening Questions Via the Horticulture Hotline, Email or Walk-in Assistance
- Dane County Tree Board Staffing and Gypsy Moth Reporting Services
- Development and Maintenance of the Dane County UWEX Teaching Garden
- Local Foods Programming
- Got Dirt? school gardens training
- For more information on a variety of horticulture topics visit the Wisconsin Horticulture website.
- Our Staff:
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Lisa Johnson, Horticulture Educator
608-224-3715
johnson.lisa@countyofdane.com
Lisa Johnson grew up in Madison’s southwest side. Lisa’s mother and grandfather were avid gardeners, and her love of plant life was encouraged by high-school biology teacher Marilyn Hanson. Lisa earned her undergraduate degree in horticulture at UW-Madison and worked at various local garden centers and nurseries before returning to the UW for a graduate degree in Agricultural Communications. She has been with Cooperative Extension for almost 11 years, first in Milwaukee County and currently in Dane County. Lisa started the Teaching Garden at Dane County UWEX in 2004, as an outdoor classroom for master gardeners, children and the general public. When not gardening, she enjoys playing folk music on guitar, autoharp and bowed psaltry and sharing quality time with her cats. |
