Do you need a speaker for your church, civic group or garden club? We have the speakers you are looking for on just about any gardening topic. Our Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are university trained and can present on a wide range of topics shown in the list below. To schedule a speaker for your group, please contact Niki Kenniff, Horticulture Assistant at 785-843-7058.
We can adapt our presentations to meet your group’s needs; from a short 30-minute presentation to a longer format if needed at no cost to you. We will try to match your interests with a suitable speaker.
Flowers
Bulbs
Butterfly Gardening
Container Gardening
Container Gardening for pollinators
Daylilies
Edible Flowers
Flower arrangement (basics)
Flower arranging (hands-on, flowers provided)
Iris
Liliums and Dalliahs
Perennial Flower Gardening
Roses
Garden Care
Composting and Mulching
Gardening As We Age
Invasive Plants
Protecting soil health with cover crops
Tool cleaning and sharpening
Weeds
Landscape and Lawn
Coleus
Creating a four season garden
Herbs
Herb Gardening
Home Garden Design
Hostas
Landscape Design
Landscaping for Winter Interest
Lawn Care
Lawns to Landscapes
Native Plants
Native Plants: Which, Where & Why
Seed Starting
Shade Gardens
Spring Gardening
Spring Gardening & Pruning
Square Foot Gardening
Pest Management
Emerald Ash Borer
Integrated Pest Mgmt
Invasive Plants
Preparing the garden for winter
Pollinators
Bees/Beekeeping
Butterfly Gardening
Container Gardening for pollinators
Gardening for Pollinators
Native Plants
Native Plants: Which, Where & Why
Planting for Pollinators
Planting Herbs to Attract Pollinators (powerpoint)
Trees and Shrubs
Best Trees for NE Kansas
Emerald Ash Borer
Home Garden Design
Hydrangeas
Pruning Shrubs
Shrubs for winter interest
Shrubs, many native in home garden
Shrubs/Viburnums
Spring Gardening & Pruning
Tree related programs
Vegetables and Fruits
Container Gardening for food
Edible Flowers
Elderberries from Seed to Harvest (powerpoint)
Gardening with Kids
Growing Ginger at Home
Plant Propagation
Raised Beds
Seed Starting
Small Fruits and Brambles
Vegetables
Fall Vegetable garden planning
Vegetables in Shady garden
Water and Conservation
Attracting Birds to the Garden
Bees/Beekeeping
Composting and Mulching
Drip, drop, and drench-Irrigation systems
Genetically Modified Organisms/GMOs
Kratky Hydroponics
Monarch Watch
Native Plants
Native Plants: Which, Where & Why
Preparing the garden for winter
Plant Propagation
Protecting soil health with cover crops
Rain Barrels
Rain Gardens
Succulents
Sustainability
Straw Bale Gardening
Water Gardening
Weeds
Worm Bins
Miscellaneous
Any herb related topic
Aromatic gardening
Autumn Gardening
Bees/Beekeeping
Tour – Demonstration Garden Fairgrounds
Tour – Monarch Watch Station 1
Tour – Private Garden
Fairy Gardens
Garden Gadgets for Geezers
WIP
Gardening As We Age
Gardening with Kids
Monarch Watch
Plant identification using apps
Raised Beds
The Healing Herb Garden (powerpoint)
The History and Creation of Monarch Waystations
Tool cleaning and sharpening
Worm Bins
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