Monthly meetings & EVENTS

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2024

• 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.

You can view replays of previous monthly meeting guest presentations by clicking on the year of the presentation below and selecting the replay you wish to view.

• November 2 - Video Replay 

  • Vote on 2024 Board slate and General Membership announcements;

  • Phil Frank presented on "Beekeeping in Montgomery County".

• October 5 - Montgomery County Master Gardener's Annual Fall Conference Video Replay

• Announcements and reading of the proposed slate of the 2024 MCMG Board of Directors: written announcements; 

• Soil Health presented by Mark E. Townsend, Agriculture Agent Associate, UME Frederick County.  

  • • Click here to review links and resources from Mark's presentation;

• Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Availability presented by Andrew Ristvey, Ph.D., Extension Specialist, Commercial Horticulture, University of Maryland Extension.  

  • • Click here to review links and resources from Andrew's presentation;

    • Please complete a survey to share your evaluation of Andrew's presentation: https://go.umd.edu/ENRTEACH

      • • Choose the presenter: (Andrew Ristvey); Choose the date (Thursday October 5);  Choose "Master Gardeners"; then,

        • Answer the questions and press "Submit"

• Per- and Polyflouroalkyl Substances (PFAS) presented by Chris Peot, PE and BCEE, Director of Resource Recivery, DC Water.  

  • • Click here to review links and resources from Chris' presentation.

• September 7 - A Zoom replay is not available for our September meeting.

  • General Membership written announcements;

  • Eric Wenger, Master Gardener and President, Complete Lawn Care, presented these slides on "Growing a Healthy Lawn in Montgomery County".

• August 3

  • General Membership announcements replay and written announcements;

  • Lynn Batdorf, Curator, Retired, U.S. National Arboretum presented on "Growing Boxwoods in Maryland".

• July 6

  • General Membership announcements replay and written announcements;

  • Kenton Sumpter, Entomologist, Maryland Department of Agriculture's Plant Protection and Weed Management will presented on "The Spotted Lantern Fly".  

• June: No replay / announcements due to MCMG Summer Picnic

• May 4

  • General Membership announcements replay and written announcements;

  • Madeline E. Potter's presentation on "Natural Enemy Conservation".  Click here to review links and resources from Madeline's presentation. 

• April 6

  • Written Announcements 

  • Cynthia Brown, Manager: Collections, Education, and Access, Smithsonian Gardens presented on "Starting Seeds at Home".

• March 2

  • General Membership Monthly Meeting Announcements video replay & Written Announcements 

  • Edamarie Mattei, Principal Designer and Founder of Backyard Bounty presented on "Promoting Sustainable Landscape Practices"

• February 2

  • General Membership Monthly Meeting Announcements video replay & Written Announcements 

  • Laura Miller, Forest Conservation Coordinator, Tree Montgomery, Department of Environmental Protection, Montgomery County, MD, presented on "Tree Conservation in Montgomery County and what we can do to help".  Click here to view Laura's presentation slides.

• January 5

  • General Membership Monthly Meeting Announcements video replay & Written Announcements 

  • Drew Asbury, Horticulturist and Volunteer Manager at Hillwood Museum & Gardens presented on "Native Groundcovers".  Click here to view the handout summarizing Drew's Groundcover recommendations.