Monthly Speakers at Membership Meetings

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Master Gardeners are encouraged to attend a variety of advanced training sessions offered at Master Gardener Membership Meetings on the first Thursday of the month except December at the Cooperative Extension. These are open only to Master Gardeners and Interns. All these seminars are free and count toward the required hours of continuing education per calendar year.

The 2009 schedule of speakers is:

Jan Phil Normandy, Alternatives to Overused and Invasive Plants

Feb Holly Shimizu, Green Garden Sustainability for the 21st Century

Mar Jonathan Kays, The Woods in Your Backyard

Apr Betty Marose, Weeds

May Paul Dolinsky, Value of Historic Landscapes and What to Look For

June Paula Shrewsbury, Plant Diversity (Note: Evening meeting)

July Chuck Schuster, The Importance of Lime

Aug Randy Best, Nine Months of Color in the Shade Garden

Sept Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home

Oct Stacy Parsons, Getting the Garden Ready for Winter

Nov Miniconference, Many speakers on a variety of topics

Click here for the 2007 schedule:

Click here for the 2006 schedule.

The 2008 schedule of speakers is:

Jan Rain Gardens and Water Conservation by Pamela Rowe of Md Dept of Environmental Protection

Feb Raising Cut Flowers by Carol Carrier, Master Gardeners

Mar Outdoor Tropicals in the Home Garden by Joe Seamone, Exotic Landscape Designer

Apr Improving Analytic Skills by Dave Clement of HGIC

May New Garden Materials by Gene Sumi, Education Coordinator at Homestead Gardens

June Top Threats to Landscapes by Stanton Gill of U of Md.

July Hardy Ferns and Allies by Diane Lewis of Brookside Gardens

Aug The Importance of Lime by Charles Schuster, Montgomery County Extension

Sept Diversity Dilemma: How Low Diversity and Invasives Conspire to Destroy Landscapes by Michael Raupp of U of Md.

Oct Harmful Insects and Who Thought Gardening Could be So Risky by Brian Clark of PG Extension

Nov Community Supported Ag Program: Involving Gardeners with Disabilities by Woody Woodruff, Director of Red Wiggler Farm

2007 Schedule

Jan House Plants, by Carol Allen, Formerly of U.S. Botanical Gardens

Feb The Lilly Family by Diane Lewis, Brookside Gardens

Mar Insect Control by Paula Shrewsbury, University of Md.

Apr Ecologically Focused Landscape Design by Lauren Weaver, Natural Resources Design

May Power Trees by John Hammond, U.S. Dept of Ag.

Jun MG Summer Meeting and Luncheon

Jul Bees by Chester Langworthy, Bee Keepers

Aug Horticultural Therapy by Lana Dreyfus, Am. Assn. of Hort. Therapy

Sep Plant Nutrition by Dr. Andrew Ristbey, University of Md.

Oct Mushrooms by Jon Ellifritz, Mushroom Society

Nov Herb Gardening by Tom and Madeleine Wajda, Intl. Herb Assn.

Dec Holiday Party at M.C. Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg

The 2006 schedule of speakers is:

Jan Water Gardens, by Richard Koogle, Lilypons

Feb Orchids, by Carol Allen, Univ. of Maryland

Mar Biostimulants and Compost Teas, by Frank Gouin, Univ. of Maryland

Apr Migratory Birds, Johanna Thompson, Audubon Society

May Organic Gardening, Caragh Fitzgerald, Organic Gardening

Jun Designing with Edibles, Cindy Brown, Green Spring Gardens

Jul Greenhouses and Growing Structures, Kathy Stevens, Brookside Gardens

Aug Conserving Butterflies in the Garden, Pat Durkin, Butterfly Conservation

Sep Rain Gardens, Wanda McLachlan, Univ. of Maryland

Oct Rosea Family, Diane Lewis, Brookside Gardens

Nov Green Roofs, Heather Whitlow, Casey Trees

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Last updated: 03/10/2009