Special Events include:
Fall Seminar
From Garden to Table -- Vegetable Gardening Symposium
Plants in the Park

SeeSpecial Events Calendarbelow

Fall Seminar - "Gardening Through the Seasons"

The Fall Seminar will be replaced in 2013 by the State Master Gardeners Annual Conference. Sorry, attendance is limited to certified Master Gardeners and their spouses/significant others by State MG policy. Please rejoin us for the Fall Seminar in 2014.
An annual one-day seminar on horticultural topics of interest to gardeners, homeowners and Master Gardeners. The fall seminar is open to any individual who is interested in gardening.

The 2012 Annual Fall Seminar “Gardening Through the Seasons” was held on Saturday, October 6th, 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Boulevard , in Independence. Registration fee: $47.00 until September 21; increasing to $52.00 September 22 and after. Mail registration deadline: September 28, 2012. The registration fee includes coffee, tea and breakfast breads; lunch, Keynote speaker and choice of 3 of 12 breakout presentations. The 2012 keynote presentation for all attendees will be " Keeping Your Garden Gorgeous in the Fall" by Cynthia Druckenbrod, Director of Horticulture at Cleveland Botanical Garden. Breakout session topics: From Great Gardens to Your Garden, Tropicals for Inside and Out, Selecting and Maintaining Garden Tools, Putting the Garden to Bed, Organic Growing Solutions, High Tunnels: A Model for Urban Agriculture, Plants with Fabulous Fall Foliage, It's Not Always About Sex, 2012 Annual Plant Winners and What's Exciting for 2013, Cleveland Rocks to Cleveland Grows, Keeping your Lawn Green all Winter, All About Succulents-Cacti and Succulents. For reference only, see flyer.

2012 Fall Seminar (Click pictures for larger image)

Registration	Registration	Hospitality	Silent Auction	Silent Auction	Silent Auction	Silent Auction
Silent Auction	Silent Auction	Silent Auction	Silent Auction	Keynote Presentation	Keynote Presenter Druckenbrod	Keynote Presentation
Keynote Presentation	Presenter Rose	Presenter Langan	Langan Presentation	Thomas Presentation	Presenter Thomas	Thomas Presentation

From Garden to Table -- Vegetable Gardening Symposium - April 20, 2013

The 2013 "From Garden to Table" Vegetable Gardening Symposium was held on April 20, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (registration starting at 8:15 a.m.), at the Happy Days Lodge of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The $36.00 ($42.00 after April 10) admission includes the session, breakfast pastries and lunch. 5.0 Continuing Education credits for Master Gardeners. This year's presentations are: Organic Gardening Pros and Cons by Tim Malinich, OSU Extension Educator-Erie County; Urban Farming as a Part of Reinventing Cleveland by Randell McShepard, Community Leader and Farmer; The Charmed Kitchen: Cooking with Herbs by Judi Strauss, Author and Teacher; Potagers: The Rise of the "Grow Food, Not Lawns" Movement by Debbie Dean-Espie, Owner/Operator of Dean's Greenhouse; Miniature Vegetables by Rudy Moyer, Farm Manager, Stark County Master Gardener ; and Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables by Eric Draper, OSU Extension Educator, Geauga County. Click here for referenceflyer.


Pictures from the 2013 Symposium
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Door Prizes	Bakery Buffet	Bakery Buffet	Bakery Buffet	Bakery Buffet	Bakery Buffet	Bakery Buffet
Vendor Display	Randell McShepard	Randell McShepard	Randell McShepard	Audience	Judi Strauss	Lunch
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Tim Malinich	Rudy Moyer	Raffle Winner

Plants in the Park - June 1, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The 2013 Plants in the Park plant sale willl be held on June 1, 2013. Free admission. An annual day-long sale of a wide variety of plants grouped by cultural needs and of containers. Educational talks and demonstrations are conducted by Master Gardeners. The event will be held at the Kiwanis Pavilion, behind the Independence Civic Center, off Selig Drive, in Independence (map). Click for.flyer.
Plant Sale Basket Preparation Article

2012 Plant Sale Pictures (Click pictures for larger image)

2011 Plant Sale Pictures (Click pictures for larger image)

Kiwanis Pavilion	Plants	Plants	Plants	Plants
Containers	Containers	Buying	Buying	Holding Area
Reference	Reference	Checking Out	Volunteers	Volunteer Meeting

2010 Plant Sale (Click pictures for larger image)

Kiwanis Pavilion	Plant Sale Area	Identifying Plants	Receiving Plants	Moving Plants	Potting Plants	Preparing Plants
Pricing Plants	Price-tagging Plants	Evening Primrose	Plants for Sale	Preparing Plants	Containers and Baskets	Herb Reference
Vegetable Reference	Demonstration	Demonstration	Plant Holding Zone	Writing Receipt	Volunteers	Volunteers
Volunteers	Volunteers	Volunteers	Volunteer

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