2009 Master Gardener Class Schedule All classes take place Wednesday mornings, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM in the Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen Street, Springvale, ME unless otherwise noted
Dates	Topics	Speaker
February 4	Orientation to Master Gardening/Starting Seeds	Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
February 11	Understanding and Building Garden Soils Part I./Home Composting	Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
February 18	No Class - School Vacation Week
February 25	Understanding and Building Garden Soils Part II./Worm Composting	Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
March 4	Botany for Gardeners Part I/Newcomb's Wildflower Guide	Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
March 11	Botany for Gardeners Part II./Forest Trees of Maine	Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
* Saturday, March 14	Master Gardener Annual Meeting	Frank and Sue and York County Master Gardeners
** March 18	York County MG Volunteer Projects Landscape Design Part I.	Sue Tkacik, York County MG Volunteer Coordinator and various York County Master Gardeners Judith Hunt, Artist/Landscape Designer
*** March 25	Woody Ornamental Plants (Trees and Shrubs)/Hands On Pruning	Marjorie Peronto, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
**** Saturday, March 28	Maine Garden Day Electives/Your Choices	Various professional speakers/concurrent sessions
April 1	Landscape Design Part II. York County MG Volunteer Projects Continued (if necessary)	Judith Hunt, Artist/Landscape Designer Sue Tkacik, York County MG Volunteer Coordinator and various York County Master Gardeners
April 8	Growing and Cooking with Herbs	Amy Witt, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional
April 15	Flowering Plants and Groundcovers	Mike Murphy, Horticulturist, Wake Robin Nursery
April 22	No Class - School Vacation Week
April 29	Think First - Spray Last	Gary Fish, Maine Department of Agriculture/YardScaping Project Leader
May 6	Volunteer Ongoing Learning and Training (VOLT) Low Input/Ecological Lawns	Ellie Libby, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
May 13	Pest Management: Insects and Diseases	Clay Kirby and Bruce Watt UMaine Extension Pest Management Professionals
May 20	Rain Barrels and Drip Irrigation	Sharon England, York County Master Gardener and Sky Juice Entrepreneur
May 27	Avoiding and Eradicating Invasive Plants:	Joe Anderson, York County Soil and Water Conservation District
June 3	Follow up Landscape Design Class	Judith Hunt, Artist/Landscape Designer
June 10	Snow Date (make up class if needed) or Final Class	Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
June 17	Final Class if Needed	Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension
Date TBA	Garden Tours	TBA
All classes will be held in the Heritage Room downstairs in the Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen Street, Springvale, Maine, from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM unless otherwise noted. * Saturday, March 14, Master Gardener Annual Meeting held at Laudholm Farm at Wells Reserve ** March 18 - Class will have a lunch break and continue until 2:30 for a Landscape Site Visit  *** March 25 - Class will have a lunch break and continue until 2:30 PM to allow for "hands on" pruning experience **** Saturday, Saturday - Maine Garden Day at Central Maine Community Collage, Auburn, Maine - brochure and info to come

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