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March 2023

March 2023

2023 Ohio Woodland Water and Wildlife Conference

Thursday, March 1 8:30am - 3:30 pm Eastern Mid-Ohio Conference Center, 890 West Fourth Street, Mansfield, OH 44906


Get updates on spotted lanternfly, beneficial insects and wetlands.  Registration includes breakfast and lunch.


Fee $65 if registrered on/before 2/10/23 or $85 2/11/23 or after.

2023 Ohio Master Urban Farmer Workshop Series

Thursday, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 6:30 - 9:30 pm Eastern Kunz-Brundige Franklin County Extension Building

23rd Annual Central Ohio Perennial School

Thursday, March 2 9:00am - 4:00 pm Eastern Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center, 275 S Limestone St, Springfield, OH


Fee:  $70.00 Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and handouts.  Registration deadline 02/23/23.


Presenters:  Tracy Disabato-Aust, Jeff Hughes, Madeline deVries Hooper, and Pam Bennett

Pruning Workshop

Friday, March 3 9:00am - 2:00 pm Eastern Secrest Welcome and Education Center,  2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH


Fee:  $30 (Includes lunch)

This Introductory workshop covers basic pruning techniques.  Topics include when to prune, required tools, tool care and making proper cuts.  Participants will have the opportunity to practice pruning skills.  

The Saturday Gardening Series

Saturday, March 4 9:00am - 3:00 pm Eastern Summit County Extension Office, 440 Vernon Odom Blvd, Akron, OH


Fee:  $45 (Includes lunch)


Event will have four speakers plus raffle baskets, bulbs and books for sale, and good food.

OSU-E Lucas County Book Club  Series

Monday, March 6, 13, 20, and 27 7:00 - 8:00 pm Eastern Zoom

Book:  Seeing Trees by Nancy R Hugo


To register, please contact Amy Stone at stone.91@osu.edu with Virtual Book Club in the Subject Line. In the text indicate which month’s you would like to participate. The Zoom meeting link will be sent in reply to your email.

Something Old, New, Tried & True in The Garden

Thursday, March 9 9:00am - 4:00 pm Eastern Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative Community Room, 1210 W Lima St., Kenton, OH 43326


Presenters:  Nora Hiland, Delaware County Master Gardener; Tim McDermott, OSU Assistant Professor; Candi Scheiderer, owner of Scheiderer Farms; and Bradley Allen, North Branch Nursery.


Fee $40 for MGVs (6 CEUs) or $50 for non-MGVs


Registration deadline is 2/23/23

Virtual Spring Wildflower Hike

Friday, March 10 10:00am - 12:00 pm Eastern Escape to the Forest Webinar Series


Presenter:  Carrie Brown, OSUE ANR Educator

2023 Home Gardeners' Workshop

Saturday, March 11 9:00am - 4:00 pm Eastern Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative Community Room, 1210 W Lima St., Kenton, OH 43326


Presenters:  Nora Hiland, Delaware County Master Gardener; Tim McDermott, OSU Assistant Professor; Candi Scheiderer, owner of Scheiderer Farms; and Bradley Allen, North Branch Nursery.


Fee $40 for MGVs (6 CEUs) or $50 for non-MGVsRegistration deadline is 2/23/23

Annual Trial Update 2022

Thursday, March 16 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Eastern Lunch and Learn and Happy Hour Webinar Series


Presenter:  Pam Bennett, Program Director, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, The Ohio State University 

Understanding Soil Nutrients

Thursday, March 16 6:30pm - 7:30 pm Eastern Webinar


Fee:  $5

Presenter:  Ed Brown, ANR Educator, Athens County 


Plants require essential nutrients to grow and develop. While plants need these nutrients, they must be supplied in appropriate amounts. Excessive or deficient nutrients can be detrimental to the growth and development of a plant. Learn how soil nutrients work to help plants grow and how to know if your soil is deficient.


2023 Ohio River Valley Woodland and Wildlife Workshop

Saturday, March 18 8:30am - 3:30 pm Eastern Oasis Conference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Rd.  Loveland, OH 45140


Fee:  $45 until 3/6/23; $55 after 3/6/23 

This workshop is an annual event for landowners in the tri-state area.  Experts from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky collaborate each year to put together a program that is geared towards meeting landowners needs.  Topics often include those up and coming issues that woodland owners are dealing with or will have to deal with at some time in the future.

Veggie Series

Saturday, March 18 10:00 - 11:00 am Eastern OSU Extension Office, 771 E Main St, Newark, OH


Call to register:  740-670-5315


Topic: Seed starting, selecting seeds, soil prep and optimum growing conditions   

Jump Start Your Garden

Saturday, March 18 9:00am - 3:30 pm Eastern First Presbyterian Church at 2330 S Main St., Findlay, OH


Fee:  $40 Includes breakfast snack, coffee, and boxed lunch; online deadline 3/11/23; mail-in registration deadline 3/6/23 

 

Presenters:  Pam Bennett, OSUE Program Director; Hal Mann, Wild Ones Oak Opening Region Chapter; Denise Ellsworth, OSUE Program Director;  and Curtis Young, OSUE Educator.

Summer Blooming Bulbs

Wednesday, March 22 4:00pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Lunch and Learn and Happy Hour Webinar Series


Presenter:  Mimi Rose, Director, Pesticide Safety Education Program, The Ohio State University

Four Seasons of Gardening

Saturday, March 25 8:00am - 3:30 pm Eastern Community Wesleyan Church, 161 Myrtle Ave, Newark, OH


Presenters:  Kaye Alban, LCMGV; Chris Baker, Bakers Acres; Kate Barrett, LCMGV; and Erik Peterson, Fern Hollow Farm


Fee:  $50 includes breakfast, boxed lunch, and afternoon snacks  

Expanding the Circle of Citizenship for Public Lands

Tuesday, March 28 7:00pm - 8:000 pm Eastern Swasey Chapel, Dennison University, Granville, OH


SpeakerRobin Wall Kimmerer


Author of Braiding Sweetgrass:  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants, Kimmerer will critique the notions of “We the People” through the lens of the indigenous worldview, by highlighting an indigenous view of what land means, beyond property rights to land, toward responsibility for land. The talk raises the question of whose voices are heard in decision making about land stewardship, and how indigenous voices are often marginalized. It raises questions of what justice for land and indigenous people look like and calls upon listeners to contribute to that work of creating justice. She will also address indigenous philosophy and practices which contribute to sustainability and conservation.   

Spiders As Biological Control


Thursday, March 29 12:00 to 1:00 pm Eastern Lunch and Learn and Happy Hour Webinar Series


Presenter:  Eric Yip, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Entomology, Penn State University

Looking Ahead

April 2023

Beekeeping 101:  How and Why To Get Started

April 5 4:00 - 5:00 pm Eastern Lunch and Learn and Happy Hour Webinar Series


Presenter:  Barb Bloetscher, State Apiarist, The Ohio Department of Agriculture

Winter Tree ID

April 7 9:30 - 3:00 pm Eastern Ohio Woodland Stewards Program, Fairfield Count Ag Center, 831 College Ave., Suite D, Lancaster, OH 43130


Presenter:  Kathy Smith, OSU-Extension Program Director - Forestry

Southwest Ohio Perennial School

April 15 9:30 - 3:00 pm Eastern Clermont County Fairgrounds, 4-H Hall, 1000 Locust St., Owensville, OH 


Fee:  $50 on/before 4/1/23; $60 after 4/1/23


Presenters:  Amy Smith, OSU-Extension Lucas County; Paul Koloszar, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens; Tim McDermott, OSU-Extension Franklin County; and Pam Bennett, OSU Extension.

Veggie Series

Saturday, April 15 10:00 - 11:00 am Eastern OSU Extension Office, 771 E Main St, Newark, OH


Call to register:  740-670-5315


Topic: Planting your garden   

Meet Me In the Garden Series

Saturday, April 15 7:00 pm Eastern F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd, Akron, OH


Topic: Native Plants In Your Garden    

Creating Outdoor Rooms & Garden Spaces:  Spring Gardening Workshop Series

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April 22 9:00 am - 3 pm Eastern Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield, OH


Fee:  $45 Includes hot lunch

Perennials, Containers, & More:  Spring Gardening Workshop Series


April 29 9:00 am - 3 pm Eastern OSU Extension, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield, OH


Fee:  $45 Includes hot lunch

May 2023

Spotted Lanternfly In Ohio:  Bugs on The Move

May 3 4:00 - 5:00 pm Eastern Lunch and Learn and Happy Hour Webinar Series


Presenter:  Amy Stone, Extension Educator, Lucas County, The Ohio State University 

Plant Discovery Day

May 13 9:00am - 1:00 pm Eastern Secrest Welcome and Education Center, 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH


The annual Friends of Secrest Arboretum sale features new and unique annuals, perennials, herbs and woody plants.  

Plant Sale - Licking County MGs

May 13 Learning Garden, OSU Extension Office, 771 E Main St, Newark, OH


Save the date!  More detail will be posted later.

Trends In Medicinal Plants

May 18 12:00 - 1:00 pm Eastern Lunch and Learn and Happy Hour Webinar Series


Presenter:  Simona Marincean and Marilee Benoire, Associate Professors of Chemistry, University of Michigan - Dearborn

Veggie Series

Saturday, May 20 10:00 - 11:00 am Eastern OSU Extension Office, 771 E Main St, Newark, OH


Call to register:  740-670-5315


Topic: Maintaining your garden, mulching, watering, weeding, disease control, pollinator plants, and tour of learning garden 

Annual and Perennial Herbaceous Plant Workshop

May 24 9:00am - 4:00 pm Eastern Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion, Secrest Arboretum, , 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH


Fee:  $40 (Includes lunch)

Attend this helpful workshop featuring an extensive flower line-up, annaul and perennial walk and a series of educational presentations.  Topics Inlcude the New Mostly New, and Old Standby Selections, Herbaceous Plant Maintenance, Key Family Characteristics of Selected Herbaceous Plants and more.  

Meet Me In the Garden Series

Wednesday, May 24 7:00 pm Eastern F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd, Akron, OH


Topic: Phalaenopsis Orchids    

June 2023

Plant Discovery Day

June 1 9:00am - 3:00 pm Eastern Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion, Secrest Arboretum , 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH


Fee:  $30 (Includes lunch)

Never look at a flower the same way.  Discover different types of flowers and what makes them unique.  Time will be spent dissecting various flower types and walking through the collection.

It's Complicated:  Plant and Insect Interactions

June 7 4:00 - 5:00 pm Eastern Lunch and Learn and Happy Hour Webinar Series


Presenter:  Jennifer Moody, Assistant Reseaercher Senior, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, The University of Kansas 

Secrest Garden Fair

June 10 9:00am - 4:00 pm Eastern Secrest Arboretum, 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH


Handcrafted birdhouses, custom metal art, recycled treasures, awesome pottery and much more will be featured.  The free event will also feature local food vendors, activities for children, and Master Gardener led tours.    Bring your plant and gardening questions for our Master Gardeners to answer.

Shrubaretum

June 15 9:00am - 3:00 pm Eastern Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center, 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH


Fee:  $30 (deadline 6/8/23)

All about shrubs.  From large to small, evergreen to deciduous, hardy to marginally hardy.  You will learn all you need to know about shrubs Including top performers at Secrest.

International Master Gardener Conference

June 15 thru 22 Overland Park, Kansas


Fee:  $397 thru March 1; $459 thereafter (deadline 6/1/23; see link for Information regarding cancellations)

2023 Garden Tour

June 24 9:00 to am 4:00 pm Eastern   Location to be announced later


Fee:  $25 (must be purchased In advance); Information on Patron tickets will be announced soon.

This is a self-guided tour of six gardens; Patrons  will enjoy a seventh garden plus a catered breakfast.  The Posie Shoppe, featuring MG grown plants, and the New-to-You Shoppe,  highlighting garden-themed Items, will be open to all ticket holders. 

Meet Me In the Garden Series

Wednesday, June 28 7:00 pm Eastern F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd, Akron, OH


Topic: Researching and Preserving Garden Plants and Landscapes  

July 2023

Plant Families VI

July 6 9:00am - 4:00 pm Eastern Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion, Secrest Arboretum, 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH

Presenters:  Ann Chanon, Jason Veil, Paul Snyder, and Jim Chatfield


Fee:  $40 (register by 6/29/23)

What plant family includes both poison ivy and cashews?  Do Insect families ending in "aceae" like plant families?  What's with the Sapindaceae?  Why is it getting bigger?  Join us to find the answers to these and other questions.

Hydrangea School

July 19 9:00am - 2:00 pm Eastern Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion, Secrest Arboretum, 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH

Presenters:  Jason Veil and Paul Snyder

Fee:  $20 (register by 7/14/23)


There are so many hydrangeas on the market today.  Knowing which varieties to buy can be overwhelming.   This workshop will cover the best hydrangea selections for Ohio and how to grow them.

Meet Me In the Garden Series

Wednesday, July 26 7:00 pm Eastern F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Rd, Akron, OH


Topic: Growing Peonies  

Midwest Native Plant Conference

July 28 - 30 Bergamo Center, 4400 Shakertown Rd, Beavercreek, OH


Registration now open.  Click here for Conference details:  https://www.midwestnativeplants.org/annual-conference

August 2023

Veggie Series

Saturday, August 19 10:00 - 11:00 am Eastern OSU Extension Office, 771 E Main St, Newark, OH


Call to register:  740-670-5315


Topic:  Harvesting crops, cold weather veggies and tour of of learning garden 

September 2023

How to Collect Seeds

September 21 10:00am - 2:00 pm Eastern Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center , 2122 Williams Rd, Wooster, OH

Presenter:  Paul Snyder

Fee:  $20 (register by 9/18/23)


An educational look at the art of collecting and successfully germinating seeds from woody plants.  Time will be spent In the arboretum collecting seeds as well as processing those seeds.  Participants will take home seeds they clean.


October 2023

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.  


ArborEatum

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.