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1 York County, PA Master Gardeners s Bureau Attracting Wildlife/Native Plants Gardening for Hummingbirds Vi Stailey ViStailely@aol.com How to attract humming birds to your garden. 30 to 45 minutes PowerPoint slides, pictures Yes Availability Anytime Container Gardening Container Gardening Jeanne Marsh Types of containers and the materials they are made of are discussed, as well as the kind of soil used and its preparation. Plants used in container gardening are discussed as to their growth habit, where they should be located, watering, fertilization and color choices. Slides are shown pointing out types of plants grown in containers. 45 minutes Slide presentation Availability Depends on my free time Dried Flowers, Wreaths, Flower Arranging Preserving Flowers and Flower Arrangement Teresa Hepler tjh120@msn.com Presenting different methods of preserving flowers, from simple air drying to microwave pressing. Once preserved, there are a number of applications for displaying the flowers. General tips for these methods are discussed. Arranging flowers, both fresh and pressed is also discussed. 45 minutes to 1 hour Materials used in presentation Yes Availability Evenings and weekends Garden Design and Maintenance Designing with Perennials John Geoghan no1filsfan@yahoo.com How to select and plant your perennials so that constant color and interest in your garden is extended throughout the year. Types of plants and when they bloom. How to propagate them and

2 when to plant and prune. 1 hour Flip chart, slide presentation Availability flexible Grasses for the Meadow Linda Silverman silvy44@comcast.met Native grasses and meadows are a great alternative to lawn. Learn about some great plants and techniques for planting them. 45 minutes to 1 hour. PowerPoint Availability Call for availability Low Maintenance Landscaping John Geoghan no1filsfan@yahoo.com Lecture type presentation that discusses methods for planting that eliminates or greatly reduces time spent maintaining the gardens. Proper mulching, use of pavers, and which plants to use are discussed Varied to suit - 1 to 3 hours Flip charts and slide presentation Availability Flexible Herbs Healing Herbs Ruth Bird Six different herbs are chosen for the demonstration; among them are echinacea, lavender, calendula, and chamomile. People are made aware that these herbs are helpful and available if interested in trying them. Usually about one hour Pictures, books, herbs (capsule, cream) Availability Weekdays 9 to 5 Lawn Care Lawn Care for Homeowners Mike Johnston - qamwj@yahoo.com; Lawn care doesn t have to involve a lot of chemicals.this presentation shows you how to maintain

3 your lawn in a more low impact way. 1 hour PowerPoint presentation Literature from Penn State Extension Availability As requested Miscellaneous A Brazilian Experience Frank Reed FReedPSEP@aol.com Master Gardener Frank Reed will talk about his experiences on a Rotary International Mission to Brazil to help build a cistern and develop a community vegetable garden. One hour PowerPoint Availability Anytime, call for availability Gardens of France and England Jeanne Marsh Presentation of a two week trip visiting gardens and flower show in France and England 50 minutes Slides Availability Depends on my free time Gardening with Arthritis or Fibromyalgia Maryann Mawhinney msm@paonline.com If you've always loved the pleasure of tending your own garden, you don't have to give up the fresh vegetables and flowers just because you have arthritis or fibromyaleia. In fact, gardening is a great activity for maintaining joint flexibility, range of motion and quality of life. A few simple modifications can help you keep your garden growing with ease. One long table required. 45 minutes to one hour Show and tell demonstration. Yes Availability Evenings and some weekends. Is this a Weed? Maryann Mawhinney msm@paonline.com t sure if what's growing in your garden is a weed or a wanted plant? Learn the definition of a weed and your own personal preferences for eliminating or keeping these plants in your garden. Includes identification of weeds common to the local area. Demonstration of techniques and tools to make weeding more fun. One long table required.

4 45 minutes to one hour PowerPoint Presentation. Demonstration of weeding tools. Yes Availability Evenings and some weekends The Gardens at John Rudy County Park Frank Reed FReedPSEP@aol.com Frank Reed, the managing co-leader of the Gardens at John Rudy County Park will highlight the various aspects of the Gardens in this power point talk. These Penn State educational and demonstration gardens include annual and perennial flowers; native grasses; native shrubs; vegetables and fruit crops; and herbs. In addition, there is a Compost Demonstration Area, Adaptive Gardening and Raised Bed Demonstrations One hour with questions Powerpoint Yes Availability Generally available The York County Master Gardener Program Frank Reed FReedPSEP@aol.com What the Master Gardener Program is all about. How you can become a Master Gardener. Some of the activities of the York County Master Gardeners. 20 minutes PowerPoint Yes Availability Generally available Introduction to MAEscapes Linda Silverman silvy44@comcast.met What is ecological landscaping and how can we use these concepts in our gardens? Learn the reasons behind planting natives and the principles of MAEscapes (Mid-Atlantic Ecological Landscaping). 45 minutes to 1 hour. PowerPoint Availability Call for availability Mulch and Soil Backyard Composting John Geoghan no1filsfan@yahoo.com A lecture presentation which discusses how to recycle kitchen and yard waste into a humus-like soil amendment, what can be recycled in what amounts using what methods.

5 Availability 1 hour PowerPoint presentation furnished by Department of Environmentsl Protection Soil Preparation Frank Reed FReedPSEP@aol.com Learn how to grow a better garden by properly preparing the soil. One hour PowerPoint Yes Availability Anytime, call for availability Perennials and Annuals Availability Pelargoniums Frances Koharcheck franbarbk@aol.com The pelargonium or "scented geranium" is described and its uses are given - as an edible plant, for potpourri and as a decoration; these are all expanded upon. The number of varieties of pelargoniums are discussed; slides and handouts are used. 30 to 35 minutes Slides Yes Propagation Plant Propagation John Geoghan no!filsfan@yahoo.com A lecture type presentation that discusses vaarious mean of statrting your own plants from seeeds, divisions, layering and cuttings. The information centers on what methods to use on which plants and the degrree of ease. Varied to suit between 1-3 hours Flip charts, slide presentation Availability Flexible Plants from Seeds Frank Sommer franksommer@comcast.net Plants from Seeds is a discussion and demonstration of how to sow seeds and pot up the resultant seedlings. It begins with a discussion of seeds and their requirements for germination. Seed dormancy, the methods of breaking that dormancy and the stages of germination and sprouting are

6 Availability Vegetables explained. Frank demonstrates how to sow seeds, how to maintain the proper conditions for germination and sprouting and how to pot up seedlings. Informative and easy to understand. 45 minutes to one hour Standard equipment and live plants are used for the demonstrations. A handout makes it unnecessary to take notes. Approximately four weeks are required to grow seedlings to the potting stage for the demonstration. Season Extension in the Vegetable Garden: How to Eat from your Garden 12 Months of the Year Lisa Hoffman lkhoffman@hotmail.com This program will explore techniques for extending the harvest in the vegetable garden. Simple and inexpensive hoop tunnels and cold frames are used to grow a variety of different vegetables throughout the fall and winter months. Cold tolerant vegetables best suited for season extension will be described and growing techniques will be discussed minutes Availability Call for availability

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