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2007 Chesapeake Master Gardener Presentation Topic List


To request a speaker on one of the adult or youth topics listed below, please call or e-mail us.  Please allow at least 30 days notice to locate a speaker and arrange supplies, if required.  All programs are approximately 45 minutes in length plus or minus questions.

Telephone:  757-382-6348

 

e-mail:  gardener@cityofchesapeake.net


Adult Programs

Annuals (Annuals A-Z PowerPoint) 

        Bees, Bugs, Butterflies (Common Insects PowerPoint)

        Bird Gardening 

Botany (Taxonomy and Plant ID PowerPoint)

Bulbs

        Camellias (Camellias in Southeastern Virginia PowerPoint)

Compost/Organic (Organic Small Fruit PowerPoint)

Container Planting 

Daylilies 

Flower Arranging 

        Freedom Lawn (PowerPoint) 

Herbs  

        Hort Therapy 

        IPM/Disease (Degree Days; and Sudden Oak Disease PowerPoints) 

Landscape Design (Landscape Design PowerPoint) 

Native Plants (Rain garden Native Plants PowerPoint)

Perennials (Perennials A to Z; Groundcovers PowerPoints) 

Plant ID (Taxonomy and Plant ID PowerPoint) 

        Plants for Tough Places         

Poison Plants (Allergy and Poison Plants PowerPoint) 

Propagation Demonstration 

Pruning (PowerPoint) or Demonstration 

Roses  

        Shade 

Shrubs and Trees (Shrubs A to Z; Woody Plant Selection and Care; 

Camellias in Southeastern Virginia; Hollies; Major Tree Problems;

Biotic and Abiotic Tree problems; Small Scale Tree Fruit PowerPoints) 

Turf (Turf PowerPoint) 

Vegetables (PowerPoint) 

Vines (Woody Plant Selection and Care PowerPoint) 

Water/Bog Gardening (Rain Garden Plants PowerPoint) 

        Water Quality (Water Wise Gardening; Rain Garden Construction; Restoring

Water Quality; and  Rain Garden Plants PowerPoints) 

         Wildlife Gardening (Garden Mammals; Wildlife Conflict PowerPoints) 

         Xeriscaping/Dry Gardening

 
 

Youth Programs

Bees/Birds/Butterflies (BEEKEEPING DESIGNER BUGS

      activities)

 Bulbs (CAN YOU FORCE A PLANT TO BLOOM? activity)

Composting (HEALTHY DIRT HELPS THE EARTH; BUILDING

      BINS AND COMPOST SANDWICHES; and WORM

      GARDEN  activities)

 

 Container Gardening (PIZZA OR SALSA GARDEN; AMERICAN

ANNIVERSARY GARDEN; RECYCLED WATER GARDEN 

activities)

 

 Nutrition from the Garden (FRUIT AND VEGGIE LAB; and

      ROBUST RAINBOW RECIPES activities)

 Plant ID (HERBARIUM  and THE LIFE OF THE FOREST activities)

 Propagation (SEED AND VEGETABLES GERMINATION RACE;

     PASS ALONG PLANTS; CRACKED TEACUPS AND BENT CAKE

     PANS; and READY SET GROW! activities)

 


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