Master Gardeners Host Winter Horticultural Series

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This 3-part series is open to the public. Each session will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will last approximately 90 minutes. Participants may choose to attend just one or all 3 sessions. Registration is required and space is limited to the first 60 registrations per session.

Master Gardeners Host Winter Horticultural Series

February 9, 2012

Edibles in the Home Landscape

Speaker: Sue Trusty, The Trusty Gardener

Learn how to incorporate edible plants in your landscape using a wide variety of trees, shrubs, vegetables, flowers and herbs with edible parts.

About the speaker:  Sue Trusty is a native of Indianapolis and earned a BS in Horticulture and teacher certification in Agricultural Education from Purdue University.  After college Sue traveled the country teaching horticulture in schools, colleges and for the public.  Since moving to Cincinnati in 1998, she has been the director of the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati.  Currently, she is an adjunct professor of horticulture at the University of Cincinnati, a freelance garden writer, speaker and horticulture coach/consultant.  An avid gardener herself, Sue specializes in herbs,  flowers, edibles and anything of interest to urban/suburban gardeners.

February 16, 2012

Fixing Urban Soils

Speaker: Joe Boggs, Ohio State University Extension Educator

Learn how to improve the soils in your landscape to become a more successful gardener.

About the speaker: Joe Boggs is an OSU Extension Educator for Commercial Horticulture in Hamilton County.  Joe works extensively with the commercial green industry on plant health issues, particularly as they relate to insect and soil problems,  He is a member of the OSU Extension's Nursery, Landscape & Turf Team and is a contributing writer for the Buckeye Yard & Garden Line Newsletter and many other horticulture publications.  He can be heard as "Buggy Joe" on the nationally syndicated radio show "In the Garden with Ron Wilson."

February 23, 2012

Starting Seeds Indoors

Speaker: Ron Wilson, Warren County Master Gardener Volunteer

Learn how to start your own plants at home from seed.  This session will include information on selecting seeds (flowers and vegetables), timing, containers and growing media, plus vital watering and lighting information.  This session will take you from beginning to end, including discussion on hardening off and transplanting your plants to the outdoor garden.

About the speaker:  Ron Wilson, the Master Gardener Volunteer, not the radio host, has been teaching classes on photography and gardening for eight years.  He is a retired engineer from Cleveland and has been a part-time professional photographer for 20 years.  Ron is a life-long gardener and starts his own flowers and vegetables from seed indoors.

Series Brochure with registration form is available at this link.

 

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