Request A Master Gardener Speaker
Please complete the form below to request a Goochland-Powhatan
Master Gardener speaker for your group or organization.
Requests are reviewed by our Speakers Bureau coordinator
and confirmed based on volunteer availability.
Submitting the form does not guarantee a speaker until you receive confirmation.
A list of topics are provided on the form, but for detailed
topic descriptions & their speakers, visit our Speakers Bureau page first.
Growing Flowers
1. Geophytes: What Are They? (30 minutes)
When you pick up a "bulb" in the nursery, do you really know if it is a bulb or something else? Maybe it's a corm, a rhizome or other tuberous plant. How do you know which is which? What are their similarities and differences, and why does it matter? Presenter: Pat Lust PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
2. How to Design a Moon Garden (40 minutes)
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
3. Colorful Low-Maintenance Flowers (45 minutes)
Mixing perennial and annual flowers to provide a continuing display of color that doesn't require a lot of attention other than admiring them. Presenter: Jean Cauble PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
4. Perennials (45 minutes)
While annuals grow and expire in a single season, perennial plants adorn your garden with beautiful flowers year after year... without replanting! Presenter: Jean Cauble PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
Habitat, Native, & Invasive Plants
1. Geophytes: What Are They?
When you pick up a "bulb" in the nursery, do you really know if it is a bulb or something else? Maybe it's a corm, a rhizome or other tuberous plant. How do you know which is which? What are their similarities and differences, and why does it matter? Presenter: Pat Lust PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
2. How to Design a Moon Garden
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
3. Colorful Low-Maintenance Flowers
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
4. Perennials
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
Habitat, Native, & Invasive Plants
1. Geophytes: What Are They?
When you pick up a "bulb" in the nursery, do you really know if it is a bulb or something else? Maybe it's a corm, a rhizome or other tuberous plant. How do you know which is which? What are their similarities and differences, and why does it matter? Presenter: Pat Lust PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
2. How to Design a Moon Garden
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
3. Colorful Low-Maintenance Flowers
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
4. Perennials
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
Plant Propagation
1. Geophytes: What Are They?
When you pick up a "bulb" in the nursery, do you really know if it is a bulb or something else? Maybe it's a corm, a rhizome or other tuberous plant. How do you know which is which? What are their similarities and differences, and why does it matter? Presenter: Pat Lust PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
2. How to Design a Moon Garden
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
3. Colorful Low-Maintenance Flowers
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
4. Perennials
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
Landscapes
1. Geophytes: What Are They?
When you pick up a "bulb" in the nursery, do you really know if it is a bulb or something else? Maybe it's a corm, a rhizome or other tuberous plant. How do you know which is which? What are their similarities and differences, and why does it matter? Presenter: Pat Lust PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
2. How to Design a Moon Garden
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
3. Colorful Low-Maintenance Flowers
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
4. Perennials
Learn about the elements to incorporate into your garden so you can enjoy it after dark. This will include flowers and foliage that reflect light, flowers that open at night, and plants that give night fragrance. Presenter: Connie Sorrell PLEASE NOTE: In order to present, our speaker will need a small table for the projector as well as a screen or blank wall to project onto clearly. Also available via Zoom video conference.
Other - Topic Request
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