Heart of Virginia Master Gardeners
Speakers' Bureau

Members of the Heart of Virginia Master Gardeners are available to speak for community organizations about a wide variety of horticultural subjects, as listed below.  Please contact the Prince Edward Extension Office at 434.392.4246 to request a specific topic, and provide information on the date, time, location, and approximate number of attendees. 

Members offer these services free of charge, however donations to HOVMG will be accepted and used to help fund the Public Lectures Series offered each fall and spring and other educational events.  Donations may be made payable to HOVMG, and sent to Prince Edward Extension Office, P.O. Box 322, Farmville, VA 23901. Reimbursement for a speaker's travel expenses may be appropriate, if the presentation is outside the service area of Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward Counties.

Gardening Topic
Presenter
Length of Presentation
Distance
Host must
provide
Alaskan Gardens Allison Martin
Bee Keeping and Benefits to Gardeners Jack Evans 1 hour 30 min.
Bird Nesting/Wreathing to Feed and Nest Liz Dunn 1 hour 30 min. Demonstration Area
Carnivorous Plants Liz Dunn 1 hour 30 min. Table
Coffee: From Field to Mug to Garden Pat Lust 30-45 min. Flexible Table & Screen
Community Gardens in Germany Elfriede Wolford      
Creating and Maintaining a Water Garden Liz Dunn 1 hour 30 min. Table
Daylilies Ann Morton Neale      
Forcing Bulbs and Branches Ann Morton Neale 20 min. 5 miles  
Growing Herbs in Containers Ann Morton Neale 20 min. 5 miles  
Growing Vegetables in Containers Ann Morton Neale 20 min. 5 miles  
Hanging Baskets Alice Metts      
Hellebores: Late Winter / Early Spring Blooms Cynthia Wood 30 min. Flexible  
House Plants Jackie Patterson      
Hypertufa Containers Martha Powers     Demonstration Area
Judging for Organizations Liz Dunn   30 min.  
Low Maintenance Landscaping Jackie Patterson      
Master Gardener Program Liz Dunn 1 hour 30 min. Table
Native Plants and Flowers
Martha Powers      
  Cynthia Wood 30 min. 40 mi.  
No-Till Gardening Jackie Patterson 45 min.   Table
Organic Practices - Vegetable Gardening Josie Fletcher 30-45 min. 30 min.  
Perennials: Dividing and Planting Pat Lust 30-45 min. Flexible Table & Screen
Propagating Plants Alice Metts 30 min. Flexible Table
Pruning Liz Dunn 1 hour 30 min. Shrubbery
  Tina Wells 30-60 min. 30 min. Shrubbery
Raised Bed Gardening Jack Evans 45 min. 30 min.  
Rain Gardens Deanna Fehrer      
  Dianne Fore      
Trees Tina Wells 30-60 min 30 min.  
Vegetable Gardening Iffat Smith 45 min. 40 mi. Seed packs
Water Conservation Deanna Fehrer 45 min. 30 min .

NOTE: If you are interested in topics not listed above, please contact the Prince Edward Extension Office - 434.392.4246 - and let them know of your interests. HOVMG members are working on new materials at all times and will appreciate your suggestions.

updated on 12/1/09