Upcoming Events
May 2013
This workshop will help participants to interpret and understand the results of water testing that has been done by a lab, whether for pre-gas well drilling or from routine testing of private water supplies.
This workshop will help participants to interpret and understand the results of water testing that has been done by a lab, whether for pre-gas well drilling or from routine testing of private water supplies.
June 2013
Encourages children to learn about nature and explore the world around them.
Class Dates: June 11 and 18, 2013; Exam: June 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: June 7, 2013
Session #3 - Using Native Plants in the Garden
Join Greg Hoover, Penn State’s Ornamental Entomology Extension Specialist, and Gary Moorman, Penn State’s Plant Pathology Extension Specialist, for an informative session on woody ornamental insect and disease problems in the landscape. This is a hands-on, interactive session as we walk the grounds of Sherwood Oaks. Pesticide Credits and Continuing Education Units will be awarded.
July 2013
Session #4 - Growing, Preserving, and Using Herbs
Creator of the gardens at Brandywine Cottage, David Culp is an expert on garden layering and perennials. No where is his expertise more apparent than the majestic display of plants at his Brandywine Cottage, a garden listed in the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Gardens and regularly highlighted by Martha Stewart Living and HGTV.
This is a hands-on, interactive session using live plant samples. Participants will be asked to go through the samples on their own, naming the plant and what is wrong with it. Then, we will go over the samples together, emphasizing integrated pest management strategies for control. Pesticide Credits and Continuing Education Units will be awarded.
Success in the landscape begins with a comprehensive knowledge of plant material available in the trade and matching site conditions with appropriate woody plants. Green industry professionals cannot give accurate estimates if they are unable to identify the plants in a landscape because they will not be aware of the maintenance requirements. In this six-week, hands-on class, Sandy Feather and Nancy Knauss, Penn State Extension Horticulture Educators, will teach participants to identify shade and flowering trees by their unique characteristics, while gaining an understanding of their growing requirements, as well as their common insect and disease problems. Continuing Education Units and Recertification Credits will be awarded. Dates - July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2013.
August 2013
Bring the kids, and your gardening questions, and join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County on Saturday, August 17th from 9am to 1pm for our annual field day of fun and educational activities.
September 2013
Class Dates: September 24 and October 1, 2013; Exam: October 1, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: September 17, 2013
Class Dates: September 30 and October 7, 2013; Exam: October 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: September 27, 2013
October 2013
Class Dates: October 31 and November 7, 2013; Exam: November 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: October 25, 2013
November 2013
Class Dates: November 13 and 20, 2013; Exam: November 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: November 8, 2013
