Master Gardeners celebrate progress since 2004 medicine wheel garden

In 2004, the Central Missouri Master Gardeners embarked on their largest project up to that point, inspired by the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery military expedition.

Photo by Julie Smith

The Master Gardeners have been involved with projects in North Jefferson City since after the floods of 1993. The demonstration garden area features numerous benches and various sections, including a conifer garden and covered pavilion. A memorial garden along with a meditation garden are in the works.

They built a medicine wheel garden of native plants, straight from the adventurers journals.

The North Jefferson City Demonstration Gardens continued to grow with the addition of new features, gardens, demonstrations and aesthetic settings.

Ten years later, the master gardeners will celebrate their progress through the month of October.

Free classes for the public will be held the first three Saturdays with a grand festival planned for the last Saturday of October.

The volunteer-gardeners will host a fundraising event Oct. 9 to benefit the Parks Foundation and the garden will be lit for evening strolls Oct. 10-12.

The master gardeners have been involved with North Jefferson City projects since recovery efforts after the Great Floods of 1993.

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Master Gardeners celebrate progress since 2004 medicine wheel garden