Master Gardener Linda Castor talks about being a part of Nebraska's Master Gardener program while taking a break from work at the South Sioux City Community Orchard.
Master gardeners Linda Castor, left, and Carol Larvick talk while Castor weeds a flower bed at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the master gardener program in Nebraska, a program in which trained volunteers share horticultural knowledge with the public and volunteer with projects like the community orchard.
Master gardeners George McMillan and Stephanie Norton weed a garden bed at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. They're two of the local master gardeners who help maintain the orchard in addition to helping answer horticulture questions for friends and family members.
A black swallowtail butterfly rests on a cherry bush at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. The orchard is maintained in part by master gardeners, volunteers trained in a program that's celebrating its 50th anniversary in Nebraska this year.
Master gardener Linda Castor looks on her phone for a photo of a plant while taking a break from weeding a flower bed at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. Castor became a master gardener around 15 years ago to learn more about plants and how to grown them.
Master gardener Stephanie Norton prunes a plant at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. She earned her master gardener certification five years ago, and this year is the 50th anniversary of the master gardener program in Nebraska.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
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Master gardeners Linda Castor, left, and Carol Larvick talk while Castor weeds a flower bed at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the master gardener program in Nebraska, a program in which trained volunteers share horticultural knowledge with the public and volunteer with projects like the community orchard.
Master gardeners George McMillan and Stephanie Norton weed a garden bed at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. They're two of the local master gardeners who help maintain the orchard in addition to helping answer horticulture questions for friends and family members.
A black swallowtail butterfly rests on a cherry bush at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. The orchard is maintained in part by master gardeners, volunteers trained in a program that's celebrating its 50th anniversary in Nebraska this year.
Master gardener Linda Castor looks on her phone for a photo of a plant while taking a break from weeding a flower bed at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. Castor became a master gardener around 15 years ago to learn more about plants and how to grown them.
Master gardener Stephanie Norton prunes a plant at the South Sioux City Community Orchard. She earned her master gardener certification five years ago, and this year is the 50th anniversary of the master gardener program in Nebraska.
