Program Calendar
October 2023
DOs and DON'Ts of Digging and Dividing
October 4 • 4:00pm - 6:00 pm Eastern • Happy Hour Webinar Series
Presenters: Tara Harper, 2022 Ambassador of the Growing Kindness Project, and Dick Westfall, Past President of the Greater Columbus Dahlia Society
The DOs and DON'Ts of Digging and Dividing the divas of the garden In preparation for winter - a new dahlia grower's experience.
Flowers, Trees, Backyards and Bees
October 7 • 8:15am - 3:30mm Eastern • Parma-Snow Library, 2121 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44134
Fee: $55, includes three sessions, breakfast, and lunch
Join Cuyahoga County Master Gardeners at their Fall Seminar. Speakers include Scott Beuerlein, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden; Judy Semroc, Naturespark; Randy Mitchell, University of Akron; MaryAnn Thesing, Holden Forest and Gardens; Dr Ann Chanon, OSUE - Lake County; Ryan Clarke, photographer and educator; Dr Enrico Bonello, OSU; Joanna Thomas, Master Gardener, sustainable landscape designer, and certified arborist.
Autumn Discovery Day Plant Sale
October 7 • 9:00am - 12:00 pm Eastern • Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center , 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH
Stop by the Welcome Center to talk to the experts and shop for unique plants. Check out the sale list and plan to arrive early for best selections. Friends of Secrest members enjoy a 10% discount at our members-only presale on October 6.
October 7 • 10:00 - 11:30am Eastern • Webinar
Join Cuyahoga County Extension and Summit County Extension to learn how to test your soil. Most urban soils do not have harmful levels of contaminants; however, they should be tested as a precaution.
October 11 • 12pm to 1pm Eastern • Lunch and Learn Webinar
Presenter: Dr Timothy McDermott
Join us for a live tour of the CEARC (new hydroponic research building)
Ohio Master Gardener State Conference
October 12 - 14 • Holiday Inn, 2800 Presidential Dr, Fairborn, OH
This grand event will Include several tours of local areas of Interest, great educational sessions and workshops, a keynote by Scott Beuerlein of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as well as announcements of the winners of the various State Awards. Fees adjust according to preferred attendance levels. You can book your hotel from the link. Mention that you are eligible for the OSU Master Gardener rage of $129 per night.
October 13 • 9:30am to 3:00pm Eastern • OSU - Mansfield, 1760 University Dr, Mansfield, OH 44906
Fee: $40. ; register by 10/6/2023
Fungi of many types can be found In every woodlot throughout Ohio. They are quite Intriguing once one gets to know them, their life histories, their ecological Importance, and their diversity.
Fall Foliage Open House at Arboretum North
October 15 • 12:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern • behind the Nationwide and Ohio Famr Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, OH 43210
Have you ever visited Arboretum North, Chadwick Arboretum's largest garden site? Join us for a family-friendly Open House exploring this hidden gem on campus that Includes a lake, picnic area, 1000 native trees, a 'net-zero" tiny house, and more. Activities Includes a short tour, barbecue lunch, apple cider, kids' fishing demonstration and scavenger hunt, and more.
October 16 • 3:00pm to 7:00pm Eastern • Boone County Environmental and Nature Center, 9101 Camp Ernst Rd, Union, KY 41091
Fee: $10, includes dinner
This hands-on workshop will begin in the woods with tapping and sap collection options and discussions of maple syruip and conclude with dinner and value added options and retail consideration.
October 18 • 5:00pm - 7:00 pm Eastern • Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center, 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH
A smorgasbord of landscape delights; edible landscaping at Its most personal. A fun evening of sampling creative landscape (food) design. Bring Items for just be a consumer horticulturist.
October 19 • 4:00pm - 6:00 pm Eastern • Happy Hour Webinar
Presenters: Carol Loveland, Administrative and Program Assistance, Penn State Master Gardeners of Lycoming County, and Kathy Lehman, MGV Lycoming County
Join us for a great discussion of weird and unusual plants.
October 19 • 1:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern • Wexner Medical Center East Hospital, Phale D Hale Drive, Columbus, OH 43203
Help us plant up to 20 large trees in under 3 hours! You do not need to know how to plant trees to participate - we will teach you!
Growing Fruit Trees: The Basics
October 25 • 4:00pm - 5:00 pm Eastern • Happy Hour Webinar
Join Dr. Gary Gao, small fruit specialist with OSU, as he provides information for the new fruit tree grower.
October 27 • 10:00am - 12:00 pm Eastern • Escape to the Forest Webinar
Ohio Is home to 10 species of bats and all depend on forests for their habitat needs. Join Marne Titchnel, OSU, Eileen Wyza (ODNR), and Angela Boyer (US Fish and Wildlife Service) as they chat about what landowners can do in their forests to support bats in light of recent population declines.
October 29 • 3:00pm - 7:00 pm Eastern • Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Dr, Columbus, oh 43210
Come celebrate International Bat Week! Discover Ohio's bats, view museum specimens, collect shirts and stickers, listen to bat experts, play In the kids' activity room, and meet live bats!
Looking Ahead
November 2023
Seen and Unseen Impacts of Invasives
November 1 • 10:00am - 3:00 pm Eastern • Warren County Fairgrounds, 665 N Broadway St., Lebanon, OH 45036
Invasive species dominate the conversation with woodland owners and landowners across the state. While there may be visible signs of these pests, sometimes we can't readily see some of their Impacts on the landscape. This class will try to point out what the Impacts are as we look at managing our natural resources In the future.
November 2 • 4:00pm - 5:00 pm Eastern • Happy Hour Webinar
Presenter: Dr Ann Chanon, Extension Educator, Lake County
Join Dr Chanon as she discusses the science behind the changing colors of trees.
Ninth Annual School Garden Conference
November 3 • 9:00am - 3:30 pm Eastern • 2201 Fred Taylor Dr, OSU Campus, Columbus, OH 43210
Fee: $65 includes continental breakfast, lunch, snack, and all program materials.
A celebration of teachers and supporters of school gardening.
November 8 • 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Eastern • Lunch and Learn Webinar
Presenter: Carrie Brown, Extension Educator, Fairfield County
Carrie talks about how to identify and control invasive plants.
November 16 • 4:00pm - 5:00 pm Eastern • Happy Hour Webinar
Presenter: Tom DeHaas, Extension Educator, Erie County
Tis the Season for Tom DeHaas to explain the varieties of Christmas trees.
December 2023
December 6 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern • Lunch and Learn Webinar
Join Trevor Corboy, Extension Educator, Brown County, as he discusses the merits of raised bed gardening.
December 8 • 1:00am - 4:30pm Eastern • Ashland University Convocation Center, 401 College Ave, Ashland, OH 44805
Fee: $30 - includes a copy of the OMPA Maple Cookbook
Learn how to make some key maple value-added products. Join Ohio Maple Producer Association members while they make maple sugar, cream, candy, cotton candy, and maple-Infused breakfast sausage. Want to enter your syrup In a contest? Contact OMPA
December 9 • 9:00am - 4:00pm Eastern • Ashland University Convocation Center, 401 College Ave, Ashland, OH 44805
Fee: $45 - includes a continental breakfast and lunch
Send the day with experts learning about tubing, weather impacts on production, spotted lantern fly update, and visiting with vendors. The afternoon offers talks for both beginner and advanced producers. Lunch includes maple-thememd food along with a silent auction adn the resutls of Friday's maple tasting contest.
December 9 • 9:00am - 11:00am Eastern • Secrest Arboretum, 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH
Led by Members of the Greater Mohican Audubon Society for birders of all skill levels. Spot birds, learn their calls, and discover their habitats In the arboretum. Please dress for the weather.
Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Garden
December 14 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm Eastern • Happy Hour Webinar
Join Eric Barrett, OSU Associate Professor, as he details the top ten ways to Improve your garden.
Insect Responses to Climate Change
December 20 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern • Lunch and Learn Webinar
Join Dr Sam Ward, OSU Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, for Information about how insects are responding to climate change.
January 2024
What It Means To Be Social In The Insect World
January 4, 2024 • 4:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern • Happy Hour Webinar
Join Dr. Joe Raczkowski, OSU Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, as he discusses social Insects.