Born and raised in Tennessee, I moved up to Murray after high school to work on my bachelor’s in Animal Health Technology. I ended up marrying a Marshall county native, so I stayed in the area. I will graduate May of 2021 with my Master’s in Agriculture Science with a emphasis in wildlife biology. I grew up on a hobby farm that doubled as a educational farm for locals, grade schools, and universities. This is where I found my love vermiculture! I could talk for hours on how to set up systems and the befits of worms. I love to work with all types of plants (except maybe monkey grass). My favorite plants though are cactus/succulents and orchids!

A native of Marshall County, I grew up on a working farm. I enjoy being part of the gardening community through Master Gardeners because it keeps me physically active, keeps me mentally alert by learning new things, and gardening fulfills my spiritual need to be close to the earth. My passions are photography, herbs, and healthy eating. I have been married for 50 years to a man who loves to cook and is supportive of my gardening efforts.

Pat Green has been with Marshall County Master Gardeners since 2019.  She has loved animals and nature since childhood. She has a love for the outdoors; hiking, camping, canoeing and or course gardening.  After a career in business and computers, she is now rejoining the outdoors and enjoys volunteering and working in her blueberry orchard.

Born to a Wave and a Sailor in Norfolk, VA. Moved to Louisville area @ age 2. Daddy's Civil Service computer job took us to Japan in '64.  I was 12.  Age 17, end of junior year, family moved to Hawaii. Graduated Kailua HS 1970, Worked a year at Safeway to earn college $. Went to UH awhile, got married, had a son, got divorced. Lived on Oahu, Big Island, and Maui. Loved learning about Haw'n culture, exploring wild places, and body surfing. Joined Vaulting Team (gymnastics on horseback) on Maui. Pure JOY! Did volunteer work with special needs. Waitressed and taught swimming to pay for school. (My 3/4 yr. old son and my dog, Mahina, joined me at school daily.)  Completed AA @ Maui Community College. Then, sold all we had, and left the islands. Bought a camper  in LA. Visited lots of family, friends, and parks over the next 6 months.  Landed @ my flower-loving Grandmother's in Central City, KY, at Christmas 1979.  Son turned 5.  Worked at the Elem School while getting KY residency. 

     Moved to Murray to attend MSU.  Liasoned with MSU Special Ed Dept and 4H to start a Vaulting Program, and HORSE, a riding program for special needs.  Amazing 3 years!  Completed degree: Gen Ed/ Special Ed (FMD) K-12, minor in Equine Science.  Married a Marshall County fellow and moved to Olive in 1983. (Daughter born 1987, divorced 1996).  Began teaching 4th grade at Gilberstville Elementary, by the dam. Highlight was Class Luau in spring on the old beach.  LOVED teaching 4th and 5th grades (3 years), but took the Special Needs Elementary Class, when they finally moved into the public school at Benton. (Got to design the FMD classroom when Central Elementary was being built!) Earned my 30 above, then National Board Certification. After 19 years with FMD, became a special ed collaborator in several MC high school settings, then spent my last years at SMES, as an interventionist. Retired in 2013, after 30 years. Now I sub - none of the yuck stuff - just go play w kids, then go home!  LOVE IT!

     My sweet Rick and I married (at Grandmother's in C City) in 1998.  Moved from the Olive farm (horses, chickens, guineas, lots of gardens) to a fixer-upper on the lake in 2017: Still working on it!  Loving lake life, learning about native plants, building new gardens, and new friendships! Community activites involve Marshall County Children's Art Center, Alpha Delta Kappa (educator service organization), Master Gardeners, and Hardin Baptist Church. Biggest Ag adventure was 2015 mission trip to build a chicken house garden system (my research and design) for an orphanage in Kenya.

      LIFE IS GOOD!!!

Former garden writer, American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian and Rose Show Judge, Flower Show Judge with the National Councel of Federated Garden Clubs, Missouri Botanical Garden Speakers List, and Japanese Sogetsu Flower Arrangement Instructor. Currently, Barbara is the winner of the 2018 KY State MG of the Year Award and can be heard on her monthly gardening program on WCBL radio station. 

Hello, I am a born and raised gardener from western KY. I love being outside. It renews my spirt and my faith in God. I learned my love of vegetable gardening from my Pappy Ross, my love of flowers from my Grandmother Metzger and my love of native wild flowers from being in the woods with my husband, Mickey, while hunting. But, I especially love perennials! Let's go play in the soil! 

We have been happily married for 59 years. Jim has been the avid gardener and I have been his helper. We are so glad that we took the Master Gardener class this year. We have made many new friends and have learned so much. We enjoy sharing this information with others.

Moved to Marshall County 12 years ago from McCracken County. Took the Master Gardener class and learned so many new things. Also made many new friends. I love plants that bloom. 🌹🌸🌻

I've been a coastal dweller most of my life.  I love learning about native life every where I've lived. I believe  plants have the ability to heal, our bodies as well as the soil.i am an organic,  regenerative farmer. My gardens may not be well groomed but they encourage life. If I branch out I would love to learn more about entomology.

I’m a retired Metallurgical Engineer relocated to Kentucky from Wheeling, West Virginia.  Raised in Dayton, Ohio; weekends and summer vacations were spent on my grandparent’s tobacco/cattle farm located near the Shawnee State Forest in Ohio.  Fond memories of working in the fields and gardens there and exploring the wooded hillsides that surrounded them remain a source of motivation to learn and practice for me.  I am a hobbyist beekeeper and enjoy transforming the landscape around my home to be more pollinator friendly and ultimately, less lawnmower intensive!

As a kid I gardened with my father, who was an avid gardener.  My love of gardening has grown, to provide fresh vegetables for my family and friends.  Sharing a love for gardening with my children and others is a passion of mine.  

I was born in Marshall County and returned after marriage. I love the sense of community the Master Gardener program embraces. I enjoy herbs, shady perennials and all varieties of houseplants.

I have always loved plants, animals, and art from the beginning. I have had little formal education in plants but Adult Education classes in Commercial Horticulture. I have worked & volunteered at greenhouses, nurseries, state parks, conservatories gardens, wholesale & retail plant places in the states where I have lived. I am now enjoying being retired and being active in the community. I live on almost an acre of property close to Aurora where I enjoy taking care of my plants & animals, a dog, a cat, and three quail.