Growing knowledge, community, and impact across Missouri.
Fun & Fellowship at a Local Watch Party
Experience the 2026 Missouri Master Gardener Conference with gardeners in your area. Enjoy all the benefits of the statewide conference while connecting with local Master Gardeners and gardening enthusiasts.
Your Watch Party registration includes:
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Admission to your selected Watch Party venue
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Live streaming of all conference educational sessions
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Access to the Missouri Master Gardener Association Annual Meeting & Awards Program
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Coffee and a light breakfast
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Snacks and refreshments
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Lunch
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Opportunities to network, share ideas, and learn with other gardeners
A Watch Party combines the convenience of a local gathering with the inspiration of a statewide conference. Come learn, gather, and grow with gardeners from across Missouri - right in your own community.
Boonville Watch Party
Boonslick Master Gardeners
Join the Boonslick Master Gardeners at the Cooper County Extension Office in Boonville to enjoy a day of learning and connection. While you're there, take time to explore the chapter's demonstration gardens.
The Boonslick Master Gardeners provide education, volunteer service, and outreach across Cooper County.
Throughout the year, members share their passion for gardening by teaching plant propagation to local 4-H youth, hosting a free Build Your Own Fairy Garden event for children, organizing an annual Plant Swap, presenting Gardening Quick Bites on local radio, and maintaining public gardens throughout the community.
One of the chapter's signature programs is the Children's Learning Garden, where young gardeners learn to plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables while exploring pollinators, composting, and other gardening topics through weekly hands-on activities. This year, the chapter expanded the program with a native pollinator garden that earned designation as a Monarch Waystation, creating valuable habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
The chapter also maintains the demonstration gardens at the Cooper County Extension Office and the historic Calaboose Garden, providing beautiful examples of research-based gardening and sustainable landscape practices for the community to enjoy.
Join then in Boonville for a day of learning, conversation, and inspiration!
Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners
Join the Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners at the new Jefferson Farm and Garden Learning Center in Columbia for a day of learning, inspiration, and connection in the heart of Missouri.
Completed in 2026, the Learning Center serves as the gateway to Jefferson Farm and Garden, one of Missouri's premier educational gardening destinations.
Enjoy outstanding conference programming in this state-of-the-art facility, then take time during breaks or after the conference to explore the demonstration gardens, educational displays, pollinator plantings, and scenic walking paths that make Jefferson Farm and Garden a place where gardening, agriculture, and conservation come together.
The Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners are proud to welcome gardeners from across central Missouri, with neighboring chapters joining in the day's activities. Meet new gardening friends through fun networking activities, hear how local chapters are bringing the Master Gardener mission of Helping others learn to grow to life, and enjoy the warm hospitality that makes this region such a wonderful place to gather.
As an added bonus, your visit coincides with Mizzou Homecoming. Columbia is proud to be the birthplace of Homecoming, a tradition that began at the University of Missouri in 1911. If time allows, enjoy the festive atmosphere around campus and admire the famous Homecoming House Decorations, one of Mizzou's most cherished traditions.
Whether you're a longtime Master Gardener or simply enjoy learning about gardening, you'll find a warm welcome, plenty of inspiration, and new gardening friends waiting for you.
Macon-Shelby Master Gardeners
Grab your garden hat and join the Macon-Shelby Master Gardeners for a day of learning, laughter, and gardening fun! Dress comfortably and bring your curiosity. Master Gardeners are invited to share their favorite projects and accomplishments, while all gardeners are welcome to join the conversation and learn from one another. We’ll celebrate our Master Gardener emeriti and trainees with plenty of appreciation and loud applause!
Enjoy a special Koch's box lunch, a local favorite and one more way the Macon-Shelby Master Gardeners are adding a little hometown hospitality to your conference experience.
Expect warm welcomes, new connections, and a day surrounded by people who love gardening as much as you do. Every gardener is invited!
Make it a day in Macon! Known as the "City of Maples," with over 270,000 maple trees, Macon offers small-town charm with unique shops, local history, and beautiful outdoor spaces. After the conference, enjoy a drive through Long Branch State Park, browse antiques, stop by Ben Franklin for fabrics and gifts, or treat yourself to a world-class dinner at AJ's - famous for its onion rings.
Celebrating 26 years as a chapter, the Macon-Shelby Master Gardeners are a welcoming group of gardeners who believe the best things grow when people grow together. They love sharing plants, stories, ideas, and plenty of encouragement with gardeners of all experience levels.
The Macon-Shelby Master Gardeners make a difference throughout their community, from the beautiful Mela Linn Healing Gardens at Samaritan Hospital to gardens at Macon Post Office and other local spaces.
Master Gardeners of Cape Girardeau County
Join the Cape Girardeau County Master Gardeners in Jackson for a day of learning, inspiration, and gardening in the heart of southeast Missouri. Hosted at the University of Missouri Extension Center, the Cape Girardeau Watch Party combines outstanding conference programming with the opportunity to experience one of the chapter's signature projects.
During breaks or before heading home, take a self-guided stroll through the All-America Selections Demonstration Garden, located just outside the Extension Center. Featuring award-winning flowers and vegetables selected for exceptional garden performance, it's the perfect place to discover new plants and gather ideas for your own landscape.
The Cape Girardeau County Master Gardeners are passionate about making gardening accessible to everyone. Through demonstration gardens, seed libraries, gardening seminars, public plant clinics, and community gardens, they share research-based horticultural knowledge that helps gardeners of all experience levels grow with confidence.
While you're in Jackson, enjoy the authentic charm of this southeast Missouri community, or take the short drive to historic Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River. Whether you're exploring the area or simply enjoying a day of learning with other gardening enthusiasts, you'll experience the hospitality that makes this corner of Missouri feel like home.
Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City
Make it a Garden Getaway! Join us in Kansas City for the Missouri Master Gardener Conference at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center. Extend your visit with a self-guided stroll through the Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden and the native gardens at the Discovery Center. It's the perfect blend of education, inspiration, and Kansas City hospitality.
You'll spend the day:
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Learning with gardening enthusiasts from across the area
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Connecting with one of Missouri's largest and most active Master Gardener chapters
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Swapping ideas with volunteers who answer hundreds of gardening questions through their Garden Hotline each year
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Discovering how Kansas City gardeners are helping others learn to grow
Come for the conference. Stay for the gardens!
Since 1987, the Extension Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City have been helping our communities grow through education, service, and a shared love of gardening. Today, more than 270 active volunteers make a remarkable impact across Jackson County - answering gardening questions, maintaining demonstration gardens, supporting community gardens, teaching educational programs, and donating thousands of pounds of fresh produce to local food pantries.
Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners
Join the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners at the beautiful Remington Nature Center, overlooking the Missouri River in historic St. Joseph, for a day of learning, inspiration, and connection with area gardeners.
Make a day of your visit to St. Joseph with a self-guided tour of the Remington Nature Center, a stroll along the Missouri River trails, or time exploring historic downtown, museums, parks, restaurants, and more.
Come spend the day with the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners - we're excited to welcome you!
We grow plants. We grow gardeners. We grow a community of gardeners.
We are a group of passionate gardeners who will never have clean fingernails
or a lack of enablers at a nursery or plant sale!
If it has roots, we plant it. We grow it. We harvest it.
We make it into pretty arrangements. We make it into tasty dishes.
The Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners have grown from a small group of gardeners into a thriving chapter of nearly 50 members who love sharing their passion for plants, education, and community.
From their annual plant sale featuring heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and milkweed to maintaining public gardens like the Purpose Garden, this creative and welcoming group is always finding new ways to help gardens - and gardeners - grow.
St. Charles Master Gardeners
Join the St. Charles Master Gardeners at the Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center in St. Charles for a day of learning, connection, and gardening inspiration.
Enjoy conference sessions, meet area gardeners, and experience the warm hospitality of the St. Charles Master Gardeners. After the conference, take time for a free self-guided tour of the Native Gardens at the Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center where you'll discover native plants, sustainable gardening ideas, and inspiration for your own landscape.
What started 26 years ago with a vision for a small perennial flagpole garden has grown into one of Missouri's largest Master Gardener chapters. Today, St. Charles Master Gardeners share their passion through demonstration gardens, public education programs, a hands-on Pantry Garden, and community outreach throughout the region.
Their gardens do more than inspire - they make an impact. Each year, members grow and donate more than 2,000 pounds of fresh vegetables to a local food pantry while helping gardeners of all experience levels learn and grow.
Come see how the St. Charles Master Gardeners have grown a garden - and a community - from one small idea.
Boonville Watch Party
Hosted by the Boonslick Master Gardeners
Join Us in Boonville
Experience the Missouri Master Gardener State Conference with fellow gardeners from across central Missouri. Enjoy outstanding educational sessions streamed live from the conference while connecting with local Master Gardeners in a welcoming, friendly setting.
Location
Cooper County Extension Office
Booneville, Missouri
Your Watch Party Includes
Live access to all conference educational sessions
MOMGA Annual Meeting & Awards
Five hours of approved Master Gardener continuing education
Coffee and light breakfast
Snacks throughout the day
Lunch
Opportunities to network and share ideas with fellow gardeners
Explore Boonslick Master Gardener Projects
While you're here, take time to explore the chapter's demonstration gardens and discover how the Boonslick Master Gardeners are making a difference throughout Cooper County.
Members provide education, volunteer service, and community outreach through programs including plant propagation workshops for local 4-H youth, the free Build Your Own Fairy Garden event for children, an annual Plant Swap, Gardening Quick
Bites on local radio, and the care of public demonstration gardens.
One of the chapter's signature programs is the Children's Learning Garden, where young gardeners plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables while learning about pollinators, composting, and sustainable gardening through weekly hands-on activities. The program recently expanded with a native pollinator garden recognized as a Monarch Waystation, providing valuable habitat for monarch butterflies and other beneficial pollinators.
Don't miss the demonstration gardens at the Cooper County Extension Office and the historic Calaboose Garden, both showcasing research-based gardening practices and sustainable landscapes that inspire visitors throughout the year.
Why You'll Love This Watch Party
Enjoy a full day of learning, conversation, and inspiration with fellow gardeners while experiencing the warm hospitality and community spirit of the Boonslick Master Gardeners.
Reserve your Watch Party seat today—space is limited!
Join the Boonslick Master Gardeners in Boonville
Boonville Watch Party
Hosted by the Boonslick Master Gardeners
Join Us in Boonville - We're Growing Better Plants and People!
The Boonslick Master Gardeners invite you to spend the day with us as we experience the the Missouri Master Gardener State Conference together.
Enjoy inspiring educational sessions, great food, and even better company as we gather to learn, share ideas, and celebrate our love of gardening. Whether you're a familiar face or joining us for the first time, you'll be welcomed like an old friend.
Location
Cooper County Extension Office
510 Jackson Rd
Boonville, MO 65233
Your Watch Party Includes
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Live access to all conference educational sessions
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MOMGA Annual Meeting & Awards
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Five hours of approved Master Gardener continuing education
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Coffee and light breakfast
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Snacks throughout the day
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Lunch
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Plenty to time to visit, exchange ideas, and connect with other gardeners.
Meet the Boonslick Master Gardeners
The Boonslick Master Gardeners believe in Growing Better Plants and People. Through education, volunteer service, and outreach across Cooper County, members help gardeners of every age and experience level grow their knowledge, and strengthen their community in the process.
When you joint their Watch Party, you'll have the opportunity to see the impact of their work firsthand.
Explore Our Chapter Gardens & Programs
Take time to stroll through the chapter's demonstration gardens at the Cooper County Extension Office and visit the historic Calaboose Garden, where research-based gardening practices and sustainable landscapes inspire visitors throughout the growing season.
You'll learn about many of the chapter's favorite community projects, including:
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Children's Learning Garden, where young gardeners grow vegetables while discovering pollinators, composting, and sustainable gardening.
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Native pollinator garden recognized as a Monarch Waystation
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Their children's Build Your Own Fairy Garden program
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Plant propagation workshops with local 4-H youth
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Annual Plan Swap
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Gardening Quick Bites on local radio
These programs reflect the Boonslick Master Gardener's commitment to Growing Better Plants and People throughout Cooper County.
Spend the Day Growing With Us
Come for outstanding speakers and practical gardening education. Leave with new ideas, new friends, and renewed inspiration.
The Boonslick Master Gardeners look forward to welcoming you to Boonville for a day of learning, laughter, and community.
Reserve your Watch Party seat today—space is limited!
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