Monthly meetings & EVENTS

• November 6 - Announcements Replay and Presentation Replay

• General Membership written announcements;

• Guest presentation: Guest Presentation: Contaminants in  our Soil Amendments - A Challenging Issue presented by Andy Luzar, Principal Agent, AGNR-UME.

• October 9 - Fall Conference - Replay 

• General Membership announcements;

  • Guest presentations:

    • "Selecting Trees for Resilience and Landscape Biodiversity" presented by Dr. Burghart

    • "Natural Mosquito Control" presented by Ben Gregory, PhD Student, Fritz Lab Entomology, University of Maryland

    • "Assisted Plant Migration Helps to Expand Our Native Plant Palette for Climate Change" presented by Eva Monheim.

• September 4 - No Replay Available

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Status of the American Chestnut" presented by Bruce Levine.  Due to technical difficulties, a recording of the presentation is not available for replay.

• August 7 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Common Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of the DMV" presented by April Thompson.

• July 3 - Video Replay - we are aware that the audio is difficult for this replay, however the slides are clearly visible.  We working to improve the recording set up for future meetings.

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: ”The Fiber Garden Project Garden to Garden, Plant Fibers" presented by Ann Coren, University of Maryland Extension.

• June 5 - No replay available: Summer Picnic

• May 1 - Video Replay - we are aware that the audio is difficult for this replay, however the slides are clearly visible.  We working to improve the recording set up for future meetings.

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Native Plants in the Landscape" presented by Lisa Kuder, Native Plants & Landscapes Specialist, University of Maryland Extension.

• April 3 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "How about growing food in small and urban spaces" presented by Debby Ward, Professional Organic Gardening Speaker, Coach, Trainer & Writer. 

• March 6 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Landscape Conservation Efforts at Glenstone" presented by Matthew Partain, Grounds Superintendent, Glenstone Museum.

• February 6 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Invasive forest pests in Maryland: management and current status" presented by Angela Saenz, PhD student of Entomology, University of Maryland.  Presentation slides.

• January 2 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "A Year in the Garden" presented by the MCMG Derwood Demo Garden Team. Plant list.

Please click the link below to view the replay on our YouTube channel.  Additional presentations are available on YouTube and may be viewed to earn Continuing Education hours per MCMG guidelines.

• November 7: No replay - In person meeting at The Fairgrounds.    

• October 10: Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements

  • Fall Conference guest presentations: 

    • “Planning and managing a food forest” presented by Benjamin Friton, The REED Center for Ecosystem Regeneration; 

    • “Regenerative commercial vegetable gardening" presented by Tom Farquhar, Farmer, Sandy Springs Garden; and,

    • “Design options” presented by Michael Judd, Edible Landscapes.

• September 5: No replay - In person meeting at The Fairgrounds.

• August 1: General Membership Announcements video replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Recycling in Montgomery County: What a Master Gardener Should Know" presented Alan Pultyniewicz, Montgomery County, MD.  Please note there is no video replay available.  Our guest presenter did not grant permission to record the presentation for playback.

• July 4: No meeting due to Fourth of July Holiday

• June 6: No video replay due to MCMG Summer Picnic

• May 2 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Under appreciated pollinators, specialization and diversity of Maryland pollinators" presented by Katy Ciola Evans, PhD student in the EspindoLab, Entomology Department, University of Maryland.

• April 4 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Reducing Stormwater Runoff and Increasing Biodiversity in the Home Landscape" presented by Ann English.  Ann has generously shared her presentation slides and additional Rainscapes resources.

• March 7 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Composting at ECO City Farms” presented by Thomas Fazio.

• February 1 - Video Replay

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Growing Turfgrass in Montgomery County - An Update" presented by Eric Wenger, Master Gardener, Owner Growing Lawns.  Click here to review Eric's presentation slides.

• January 4 - Video Replay 

  • General Membership announcements;

  • Guest Presentation: "Sacred Grounds – A Program Connecting Faith and the Environment Through Native Plant Gardening" presented by Naomi Edelson, Senior Director, Wildlife Partnerships, National Wildlife Federation.