Program topics available from the Master Gardener Speaker Bureau
Cornell Extension Staff and Master Gardeners are available to provide 45 to 60 minute presentations for your organization. We offer a variety of research-based programs to Rensselaer County civic and community associations, libraries, adult educational programs, garden clubs and societies for a nominal donation.Please contact David Chinery at dhc3@cornell.edu to be put in touch with the Speaker Bureau Coordinator.Providing us with times, dates and several topics which interest your group is helpful.
GENERAL GARDENING
Soil Revitalization
Soil Amendment Practices
Using Cover Crops for Soil Health
Composting
Foraging Your Holiday Wreath
Garden Gadgets
Wild Weeds
Planting Along Small Lakes and Ponds for Erosion and Nutrient Flow Control
Natural Dyes
Greenhouses
Mindfulness and Gardening
Garden Trends
Watering
Saving Seeds
Is it Time to Go Electric?
Sharpening Tools
Opening Your Garden
Putting Your Garden To Bed/Closing Your Garden
GARDEN DESIGN/LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Landscape Design/Garden Design
Art in the Garden
Color in the Garden
Vertical Gardening
Container Gardening
Small Space Gardening
Winter Gardens
Fairy Gardens
Plant Combos
Creating & Maintaining a Meadow Garden
Forest Gardens
Hugelkultur
Permaculture
Raised Bed Gardening
Gardens of the Hudson Valley
FLOWER GARDENING, TREES and SHRUBS
Herbaceous Perennials
Dividing Perennials
Roses
Hydrangeas
Rhododendrons
Clematis & Pruning Clematis
Pruning Rose of Sharon
Pruning
Flower Essences & How to Make Your Own
A Walk on the Wild Side (Wildflowers)
NATIVE PLANTS, POLLINATORS and BIRDS
Why Use Native Plants?
Native Plants for Pollinators
Creating Bee Friendly Environments
Beginning Birding
Bird Window Collison
Attracting and Raising Butterflies
INDOOR PLANT CARE
Styling Your Home with Houseplants
Amaryllis Care
Succulents
VEGETABLE & EDIBLE GARDENING
Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
No Till Vegetable Gardening
The Basics of Growing Tomatoes
Container Gardening for Vegetables
How to Plant and Harvest Garlic, Cooking with It and Its Benefits
Straw Bale Gardens
Seed Starting Quiz
Growing Microgreens at Home
Food Preservation
Edible Plants/Edible Landscapes
HERB GARDENING
Common Herbs
Kitchen Herbs
Making an Herbal Medicine Wheel Garden
Kitchen Witchery - Herb Mythology and Uses
Wonderful Weeds for Health
Making Simple Herbal Remedies - Tinctures, Salves & Lotions
Herbs for Winter Health and Making Fire Cider
Growing Herbs for Essential Oils
Medicinal Herb Gardens
LAWNS & GROUNDCOVERS
Growing A Great Lawn
Alternatives To Lawns
Unlawning
Utilizing Ground Cover for Weed Reduction
GARDENING WITH CHILDREN
Square Foot Gardens for Kids
Making a Mason Jar Hydroponic Garden
PESTS
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs – Good Ones, Bad Ones and How to Support Them
What’s Bugging You?
Mosquitoes, Ticks & Beneficial Insects
Moles and Voles In Lawns and Gardens
GARDENING IN ART & LITERATURE
Gothic & Sacred Gardens
Botanic Amulets
Goddesses in Gardening
Garden Mazes and Labyrinths Through History and Today
Last updated August 2, 2023