Speakers' Bureau

Online Offerings for Virtual Programming

We are currently offering some of our Speakers' Bureau Programs as remote presentations. The following list of presentations are available to be delivered via webinar:

• Raised Beds for Vegetable Gardens
• Crops in Pots- Growing Vegetables in Containers
• Edible Landscaping
• Improve an Existing Lawn
• Ornamental Grasses
• Using Annuals and Perennials in the Garden
• Gardening in the Shade
• Flowering Bulbs from Spring to Fall
• Growing and Caring for Indoor Plants
• Starting Seeds Indoors and Outdoors
• Native Plants for Your Garden
• Managing Weeds and Common Invasive Plants in Home Gardens
• Creating Compost: The Gardener’s Gold
• Identifying Native Plants in a Rockland Park
• Dealing with Wildlife in the Backyard
• Pruning
• Using Stone and Pavers in Your Landscape
• Garden Design for Beginners
• Putting the Garden to Bed
• Starting a Garden from Scratch
• Cacti and Succulents

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Are you looking for a great way to educate your group on a variety of gardening topics and environmental issues?

Are you looking for a great speaker and a great program?

Master Gardener Volunteers of CCE Rockland can help!

Master Gardener Volunteers and Extension Educators are available upon request to speak to your group. Dedicated to serving the community, the Master Gardener Volunteers are involved in many aspects of education outreach year round and are trained to provide accurate and timely information on a variety of gardening topics and environmental issues.

Speakers' Bureau presentations are booked on a first-come, first-served, basis. Please give us at least 4 weeks prior to your event.

There is a fee of $100 per presentation. We offer presentation series at a reduced cost of $90 per presentation. 

Cornell Cooperative extension of Rockland County Speakers' Bureau has lively and informative presentations that are specifically designed to meet the needs of our county. Choose from an Exciting Selection of Speakers' Bureau Topics! 

* If you need to cancel a program, please notify CCE at least ONE WEEK prior to the program. Refund requests will not be accepted if the cancellation occurs with less than a week's notice.

Herbs

• Lavender: An ancient herb that belongs in your garden.

Fruits and vegetables

• Raised Beds for Vegetable Gardens
• Understanding Wine
• Crops in Pots- Growing Vegetables in Containers
• Edible Landscaping

Ornamental Horticulture

• Ornamental grasses
• Using Annuals and Perennials in Your Garden
• Gardening in the Shade
• Winter Container Gardening
• Container Gardening for Spring and Summer
• Flowering Bulbs from Spring to Fall

Indoor Horticulture

•  Cacti & Succulents
• Caring for Winter Holiday Plants: Amaryllis, Poinsettia, and Christmas Cactus
• Table-Top Gardens: Bonsai, Terrariums, and Kokedama
• Decorating with Houseplants
• Growing and Caring for Indoor Plants All Year Long
• Starting Seeds Indoors and Outdoors
• Winter Sowing

Eco-friendly gardening

• Native Plants for Your Garden
• Compost: Gardeners Gold
• Trash to Garden Treasure
• Invasive Plants in Rockland County
• Bee Friendly Backyards
• Managing Weeds and Common Invasive Species in Home Garden

Garden design

•  Dealing with Wildlife in Your Backyard
• A Homeowner’s Experience with Superstorm Sandy
• Pruning
• Garden Design Primer
• Put the Garden to Bed
• Start a Garden from Scratch
• Native Plants Through the Seasons in a Rockland Park

Insects and Pests

• Identifying Ticks
  

To arrange for a Master Gardener Volunteer talk or workshop contact Kristen Ossmann.

Last updated January 29, 2024