The Kent County Extension Office will begin its sixteenth annual Horticulture Lecture Series for the home gardener on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
The programs will be held at the Kent County Public Library, 408 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620.
University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all persons and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation, or gender identity and expression.
Pre-Registration Required. Call 410-778-1661. This event is free of charge. All sessions run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, Mar. 7 – “Edible and Medicinal Plants: In the Wild & Your Back Yard”
10 – 11:30 a.m. Dr. Susan Yost, Educator, Claude E. Phillips Herbarium, Dept. of Ag & Natural Resources, Delaware State University, Dover, DE
Friday, Mar. 14 – ”Biodiversity, Pollination, Conservation & Connectivity”
10 – 11:30 a.m. Sam Droege, Biologist, Bee Inventory & Monitoring Lab, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, U.S, Geological Survey, Beltsville, MD
Friday, Mar. 21 – “What Weed Is This?”
10 – 11:30 a.m. Sabine Harvey, University of Maryland Extension, Kent County, Extension Program Assistant, Horticulture, Master Gardener
Friday, Mar. 28 – “Soils For The Well-Informed Gardener”
10 – 11:30 a.m. Dr. Patricia Steinhilber, University of Maryland Extension Associate & Program Coordinator, Ag Nutrient Management Program
Sabine Harvey, UME Kent County Extension Program Assistant, Horticulture
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