The following is a media resource list for host committees of future International Master Gardener conferences. It focuses primarily on media outlets which may be interested in either listing the date for and brief information about a future conference or covering the actual conference itself.

To date, this list includes only U.S. media outlets; as soon as we receive more information about Canadian outlets, we'll add that, also. We would appreciate suggestions for additional media outlets to be added. The media are grouped by type.

TELEVISION

Burton Jablin
Senior Vice Pres., Programming & Production
HGTV
P.O. Box 50970
Knoxville, TN 37950
423-694-2700

Russ Morash
Producer
"Victory Garden"
WGBH-TV
125 Western Ave.
Boston, MA 02134-1098
617-492-2777

In addition to the above, the local broadcast TV stations in the area of a particular IMG conference may be very interested in covering the conference. Local broadcast TV news departments may especially be keen to cover a conference being held in their area. There may also be local, or more particularly, regional cable networks which would like to cover the conference itself.

RADIO (return to top of page)

On a larger scale, the same is true for radio shows. There are over 125 programs across the U.S. that cover gardening. As you can understand, they are too numerous to list here. A listing of these shows and other types of media outlets is available in the reference section of any public library. Hosts of these gardening shows may want to do an interview prior to a conference or broadcast live from the conference while it is in progress.

NEWSPAPERS (return to top of page)

The gardening editor or writer of local and area newspapers will most likely be interested in news re an International Master Gardener Conference in his or her local area. Another good print outlet for coverage is:

Garden Writers Association of America
10210 Leatherleaf Court
Manassas, VA 22111
703-257-1032

MAGAZINES (return to top of page)

Below are listed United States general, consumer gardening magazines which may be interested in listing the International Master Gardener Conference in their calendars of upcoming events. This is not an exhaustive list, only one containing those general, national outlets that may be interested in an IMG conference. There are regional gardening magazines that may cover news of this conference, also. Trade horticulture publications are not listed here since these, by definition, usually only cover news, events, new products, etc., relating to the nursery industry, not to master or amateur gardeners.

The American Gardener, The American Horticultural Society
7931 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria, VA 22308-1300
phone: 703-768-5700

Country Home Country Gardens, Meredith Corp.
1716 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309-3038
phone: 515-284-3048

Country Living Gardener
224 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019-3299
phone: 212-749-3821

Fine Gardening
63 S. Main St., Newtown, CT 06470-2355
phone: 203-426-8171

Flower & Garden Magazine
700 W. 47th St., #310, Kansas City, MO 64112-1805
phone: 816-531-5730

Garden Design
100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-1689
phone: 212-334-1212

Garden Gate
2200 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312-5306
phone: 515-282-7000

The Herb Companion
201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5665
phone: 970-669-7672

Horticulture
98 N. Washington St., Boston, MA 02114-1922
phone: 617-742-5600.

Kitchen Garden
P.O. Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-0921
phone: 203-426-8171.

National Gardening Magazine
180 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401
phone: 802-863-1308.

Organic Gardening
33 E. Minor St., Emmaus, PA 18098-0001
phone: 610-967-5171.

WORLD WIDE WEB (return to top of page)

The World Wide Web provides one of the very best sources for all types of horticulture information, including calendars of upcoming events. The following are a few sites that might be willing to list information about upcoming conferences.

The Ohio Master Gardener - Master Garden Gate Internet Resources (an extensive list of internet links for master gardeners everywhere)

www.gardencalendar.com/

www.garden.org

www.growitcom.com/CGMPages/Calendr.html

cityfarmer.org/

www.gardenweb.com/

www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/mg/hort.sites.html (this site has links to many master gardener websites throughout the U.S. and one in Canada)

www.hortmag.com/