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Our speakers

Master Gardeners are available to share their knowledge with young and old alike, giving presentations to schools, clubs and organizations in the area.

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If you would like to schedule a speaker, please contact us at mastergardenerspeakersbureau22@gmail.com.

Topics

  • Attracting birds to your yard

  • Bearded irises

  • Beekeeping

  • Building lasagna beds, a no-dig method for planting

  • Bulbs and perennials for early spring color

  • Butterfly gardens and Monarch stopover

  • Container gardening

  • Daylilies

  • Extending the vegetable growing season

  • Gardening Gone Bad

  • Growing tomatoes

  • Habitat gardening: a naturalist's approach to wildlife stewardship

  • How to start a community garden

  • Improving soil

  • Integrated pest management

  • Lawn care

  • Mole and large pest control

  • Native plants in the home landscape

  • Native trees and shrubs

  • Organic gardening

  • Plant propagation

  • Ponds and waterfalls

  • Pruning

  • Raised bed gardening

  • Roses

  • Save the pollinators!

  • Shade gardening

  • Soils and composting

  • Starting an herb garden

  • Starting seeds

  • Top 10 botanical gardens

  • Vegetable gardening

Fees

Fees support the Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens at the St. Charles County Extension Center. Master Gardeners donate their time.

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Presentations are only for within St. Charles County locations.

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The speaker fee is $50 for a 45-minute presentation plus approximately 15 minutes for Q & A for a total of 1 hour.

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