TENTATIVE – 2013 Master Gardener Class Schedule – York County, Maine
All classes, unless otherwise noted, will be held from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, on Wednesdays at the Anderson Learning Center (1st floor) in the Nasson Heritage Room, 21 Bradeen St. Springvale, ME 04083. Participants are encouraged to wear appropriate clothing and footwear for outside sessions.
Wednesday, January 16: Orientation to Master Gardening/Worm Composting with Frank Wertheim, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, January 23: Soils/Seed Starting with Frank Wertheim, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, January 30: Applied Botany for Home Gardeners with Barbara Murphy, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, February 6: Garden Soils continued/Home Composting with Frank Wertheim, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, February 13: Volunteering in the Master Gardener Program Part I. with Frank Wertheim and Sue Tkacik, UMaine Extension. Growing and Cooking with Herbs with Amy Witt, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, February 20: Selection, Use and Misuse of Pesticides; and the YardScaping Program (environmentally friendly gardening practices) with Gary Fish, Maine Department of Agriculture
Wednesday, February 27: cancelled because of snow
Wednesday, March 6: Volunteering in the Master Gardener Program Part II. with Sue Tkacik, UMaine Extension and Master Gardener Volunteer Project Coordinators
Wednesday, March 13: Woody Ornamental Plants (Trees and Shrubs) with Mike Murphy, Wake Robin Nursery
Wednesday, March 20: Flowering Plants and Groundcovers with Mike Murphy, Wake Robin Nursery
Wednesday, March 27: Hands-On Pruning Field Trip. Location TBD with Frank Wertheim and Sue Tkacik, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, April 3: Native and Invasive Plant Species with Lois Berg Stack, UMaine Extension
* Saturday, April 6: Maine Garden Day Electives Various professional speakers/concurrent sessions
Wednesday, April 10: Insect and Disease Management with Clay Kirby and Bruce Watt, UMaine Extension
** Saturday, April 13: Master Gardener Annual Meeting Master Gardener Assoc. Officers/Frank and Sue
Wednesday, April 17: Low Input Lawn Care/ Being an Effective Master Gardener with Frank Wertheim, UMaine Extension. Risk Management with Trent Schriefer and Heidi Thuotte, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, April 24: Principles of Landscape Design with Amy Witt, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, May 1: Rain Gardens and Buffers – Field Trip with Melissa Brandt, York County SWCD
*** Wednesday, May 8: Master Gardener Project Work Day
Wednesday, May 15: Wildflower and Forest Tree ID – Field Trip with Frank Wertheim and Sue Tkacik, UMaine Extension, and John Bozak, UNH Emeritus Forestry Professor
****Saturday, May 18: York County Master Gardener Plant Sale em>Everyone
Wednesday, May 22: Ecology & Climate Change with Esperanza Stancioff, UMaine Extension
Wednesday, May 29: Final Class/Class Pictures/Graduation Celebration Everyone
* April 6, Saturday: Maine Garden Day at Lewiston High School, Lewiston, Maine – brochure and info to come.
** April 13, Saturday: Master Gardener Annual Meeting, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Laudholm Farm, Wells
*** May 8: Project Work Day – Choice of Projects at various York County locations TBA
**** May 18, Saturday: York County Master Gardener Plant Sale – Fundraiser for Master Gardener Projects