2011 Master Gardener Trainee Class Schedule
Hahn Horticulture Pavilion 6:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)
Rev: 1/7/11
Date Topic/Speaker NOTES
January 18, Master Gardener Welcome and Orientation Allen Bame, MG Training Leader
Tuesday Meeting – Mixer, 6:00 pm Wendy Silverman, NRV MG Coordinator
NRVMGA Executive Board and Members
Meet Established Master Gardeners
January 20 Botany- Dr. Alan McDaniel, Retired Professor
Thursday of Horticulture
January 25 Pesticide Use, Safety and Legal Update & Class meets at the Montgomery County Government
Tuesday Integrated pest Management Center
Pat Hipkins, Asst. Coordinator, VT Pesticide
Programs and Research Associate, Dept of
Entomology
January 27 Vegetables- Jon Vest, Floyd Agriculture Agent
Thursday
February 1 Plant Propagation- Dr. Roger Harris,
Tuesday Professor, Department of Horticulture
February 3 Perennials – Stephanie Huckestein, Education
Thursday and Outreach Coordinator, Hahn Hort. Gardens
February 8 Indoor Foliage – Dr. Jerry Williams, Retired
Tuesday Associate Professor of Horticulture
February 10, OPEN
Thursday
February 15 OPEN
Tuesday
February 17, NRV Master Gardeners Association Meeting Speaker: Gary Griffin, American Chestnut
Thursday Cooperators Foundation
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--Optional--
February 22, Soils- Jeannine Freyman,
Tuesday Soil Scientist USDA/NRCS
February 24, Open Note: Hort. Garden Lecture – “The Explorer’s Garden”
Virginia Bioinfomatics Institute Auditorium –
Thursday 6:00 - 7:30pm
Admission $15 general public
Note: If there is class, it meets at the Montgomery County Government
Center
March 1 Insects/Entomology - Curt Laub, Research Class meets in 220 Price Hall
Tuesday Associate, Entomology
March 3, Risk Management- Michelle Dickerson,
Thursday Montgomery County 4-H Agent
March 8 No Class Meeting- VT Spring Break
Tuesday
March 10 No class meeting- VT Spring Break
Thursday
March 15, Trees and Shrubs – Dr. Alex Niemiera,
Tuesday Associate Professor of Horticulture
March 17 MGA Association Meeting – Tour of Solar Greenhouse and the YMCA Wind and
David Roper, speaker Solar Teaching Facility
--Optional--
March 22, Plant Pathology and Plant Diagnostics
Tuesday Dr. Anton Baudoin, Associate Professor, Plant
Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science
March 24 Floral Design – Dr. Alan Mc Daniel Note: Hort. Garden Lecture – :Home Landscaping Solutions:
Transforming Difficult Spaces
Thursday Optional Fun Class - $12 fee for flowers Note:– Admission $15 general public
NOTE: Meet in 102 Saunders Hall
Optional class
March 29 Abiotic Plant Stresses and Plant Disgnostics
Tuesday Dr. David Orcutt, Retired Professor on Plant
Physiology and fellow Master Gardener
March 31 Water Quality/Soil and Water Conservation
Thursday Cynthia Hancock and Chris Barbour, Skyline
Soil and Water Conservation District Technical
Staff
April 5 Lawns – Dr. Mike Goatley, Extension Turf
Tuesday Grass Specialist and Associate Professor in
Crop, Soil and Environmental Science
April, 7 Landscape Design - Kim Webster, Landscape
Thursday Designer
April, 12 Annuals – Dr. Holly Scoggins, Associate
Tuesday Professor of Horticulture, Director of Hahn
Horticulture Gardens and VT
April 14 Fruits – Doug Harris, Retired Agriculture
Thursday Extension Agent
April 19 OPEN
Tuesday
April 21 NRV MGA Meeting Jim Snyder 1295 Mount Elbert Rd., Riner, VA
Thursday Tour of Riverbend Nursery
Optional
April 26 OPEN
Tuesday
April 28 Urban Forestry/ Pruning, Jon Vest
Thursday Walking Field Trip,
May 3 Tree ID walk and Talk: John Seiler,
Tuesday Honorable & Mrs, S.H. Short Professor of
Forestry --Optional--
May 5 Master Gardener Graduation 6 p.m.
Thursday & MGA Milestone Celebration *** Mont. Co. Gov’t Center***