By Don Hall
News-Leader staff
This past Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, the Nashville Community Gardens held their spring plant sale.
As you’ll recall from a recent News-Leader article, Nashville Community Gardens is a non-profit organization that was formed in 2024 to support the Howard County Master Gardeners, a volunteer organization that works through the Arkansas Extension Service.
“They [the NCG] basically oversee the greenhouse, the Kidz Klub, the Nashville Demonstration Organic Garden, and the butterfly garden,” said Michael Myers, past president and long-time Master Gardener.
The NCG also raises money to help fund the different projects the
Master Gardeners are doing.
The plant sale was a success, according to Myers.
“The people of this community seem to understand the concept of ‘paying it forward,’”he said. “Their generous support helps Nashville Community Gardens do projects right here for the people of Howard County,” he added.
One of the next big projects for the Gardeners is to create a prairie garden.
Smith Ready Mix is donating $6,300 worth of concrete for a walkway around the facilities of the Nashville Community Gardens as part of this project.
According to Myers, businesses like Smith Ready Mix and civic organizations are needed to help fund the maintenance and expansion of the NCG.
To say that Myers and the other Master Gardeners were pleased with the turn-out for the plant sale would be an understatement.
“Thank you to everyone for their support,” said Myers, “And thank you to the Howard County Master Gardeners for all their work.”
If you’re interested in becoming a Master Gardener or in donating to the Nashville Community Gardens, contact Michael Myers or current president Denise Graves.
