This session will cover the Master Gardener programs started by Ms. Noh in Korea (the Benz School of Floral Design and Junior Master Gardeners), why she initiated the programs, how they began and are currently run, and how they have helped Korean florists.

Ms. Noh graduated from Ewha Women’s University in Korea (BA) in 1976 and from San JosTom Packer is an Extension Master Gardener volunteer from Wake County, North Carolina and Chair of its management team and community gardening helpline. He serves on the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agricultural Programs Foundation Board. Tom also is President of the 84-year-old Gardeners of Wake County club, has authored many articles on gardening and horticultural topics, and is a long-time backyard farmer in northern California and North Carolina. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California.e State University in California (MBA) in 1990. In 2007, she started the Benz School of Floral Design, and then in 2009, she initiated the Junior Master Gardeners program, both in Korea.