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2002 Master Gardener Programs
Winter 2002
Maryland Master Gardener Training
New Master Gardener trainees completed classes held during February and March at the LaPlata Cooperative Extension Office. Training topics included: basic horticulture; Chesapeake Bay pollution; lawn care; pond management; composting; native plants; gardening info on the Internet; landscaping; and an edible landscape. New graduating Master Gardeners now may begin completing additional volunteer Master Gardener training and volunteer hours requirements.
Advanced Master Gardener Training
Joan Crownover and Trudi Hinze attended a class sponsored by Wentworth Nursery Inc. in Charlotte Hall MD. The topic was "Home Landscaping: New Shrubs and Plants". A number of foundation plants were displayed and suggestions on their uses provided. Basics of soil preparation using amendments and arrangement of plants by height and grouping were discussed. Suggestions were also offered by the instructors on bloom times and care of flowering shrubs.
Spring 2002
Advanced Master Gardener Training
Henry and Betty Kostkowski, as well as Joan Crownover, were attendees at a Landscaping Stormwater Management Seminar in St. Mary's County. Presentations given were: proper Rain Garden Design by Prince George's County Department for Environmental Resources; explanation of the Wild Acres Program by the Maryland Depart of Natural Resources; advocacy of the BayScapes Program by the US Fish & Wildlife Service; and information about local resources available through Planning and Growth Management Departments of Charles and St. Mary's Counties. Emphasis of all lectures focused on methods to improve Maryland's waterways through best management practices.
Charles County Nursing Home: Container Plants
Master Gardener Richard Cusin (project leader) and Betty Kostkowski (both pictured top right in photo)as well as Kathy Trimble and Pamela Nugent taught residents at the Nursing and Rehabilitation Home how to sow seeds in containers and correct methods for potting plants and maintaining them.
John Hanson Middle School: Landscape Design
Master Gardener Diane Kramer worked with middle school students to establish a landscape design on school grounds. Students were encouraged to learn and apply planting principles for installing native plants in areas bordering streams and wetlands. Student suggestions for the area to be planted included adding a fenced-in garden area, birdhouses, and a viewing platform. Diane suggested to the students such native plants as beebalm, columbine, and coreopsis as well as river birch, white oak, elder berry, dogwood, and redbud for inclusion in the wetlands garden area.
Dr. Mudd House Herbal Garden Project
Master Gardeners Millie Head (project leader), Lois Moore, and Kathy Trimble were active in the design and installation of an herb garden at the historic home of Dr. Samuel A. Judd in Waldorf MD. Herbs used were those likely to be found in a garden of the colonial era.
Camp Merrick Renovation Project
Over two dozen Master Gardeners worked on a large local Lions Club Renovation Project at Camp Merrick in Nanjemoy MD. On April 26th and 27th, Master Gardeners planted flower beds at the flagpole and the Camp Merrick Director's House. They also worked to mulch newly installed plants and to landscape both areas.
Summer 2002
LaPlata Aquatic Garden Site Visit
Master Gardeners assembled onsite to inspect,review, and discuss Master Gardeners Henry and Betty Kostkowski's installation of a local aquatic pond. Site preparation, pond installation, and maintenance topics were discussed. Master Gardeners participating along with the Cooperative Extension Agent, Pam King, included: Joan Crownover, Bill Hardy, Linda Lockhart, Larry Mahaney, Elaine Miller, Jessica Milstead, Ed Spurlock, Kathy Trimble, and Sharon Zimmer.
Fall 2002
Charles County Fairground Site Visits
Twelve Master Gardeners periodically visited the Charles County Fairgrounds to conduct a site analysis. The information from fact-finding trips to the Fairground property was compiled for preliminary research for a landscape design for the Fairgrounds.
For more information, contact Carole Butler
Last updated: 06/26/2007
