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
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
- *NEW for 2019* 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
To arrange for a Master Gardener Volunteer talk
or workshop
contact Kristen Ossmann.
Last updated February 16, 2023