Lake County Master Gardeners Offer Gardening Workshop March 7, 2020

The Lake County Master Gardener Volunteers and Lake Coun­ty OSU Extension are hosting their Home Gardeners’ Workshop on March 7, 2020 at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland.

Master Gardener Volunteers are Ohio State University Extension-trained volunteers empowered to educate others with timely research-based gardening information.

The program starts at 8:45 am, and the last session ends at 3:30 pm. All who enjoy gardening are welcome!

Our keynote speaker is Laura Deeter, PhD, Full Professor of Hor­ticulture at Ohio State University ATI, who will present “kNOw Mainte­nance Perennials.”

Attendees will choose three additional presentations from the following speakers: Ann Rzepka Budziak, Holden Forests and Gar­dens; Bill Hendricks, Klyn Nurseries Inc.; Danae Wolfe, OSUE; Garrett Ormiston, Cleveland Museum of Natural History; John Barber, Friends of Lower Lake; Laura Bonnell and Natalie Gertz-Young, Master Rain Gardeners; Margaret Rivera, OSUE; Mary Slingluff, Avalon Gardens; and Sarah Short, OSU.

Topics include: Planting Native Plants for Birds, Shade Gardening with Native Woodland Wildflowers, Ticks and Lyme Disease, Propagat­ing Native Plants from Seed, Stories of the Garden with Photography, Rain Gardens 101, Community Gardens, and Trees for Bees.

The program fee of $48 includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, and a parting gift. A variety of garden-related items will be available for purchase.

To register for the workshop, email MGVLakeCounty@gmail.com for a brochure and registration form or download a form on our website https://lake.osu.edu/program-areas/master-gardener-volunteers.

Call the Extension office at 440-350-2254 for more information or a registration form. Visit us on Facebook at OSUE Lake County Master Gardeners. The deadline for registration is February 26.

We hope to see you March 7!