GARDEN SMARTER - 2023 Schedule Now Available! This award winning educational program allows MG to share their knowledge and experience with the community. Residents have the opportunity to ask questions, learn Best Management Practices, and share ideas. The program begins in January with a Community Seed Swap where vegetable, herb, annual flower and native plant seeds will be available for exchange.

Interested in a Garden Smarter lecture? POSTCARD
There are a few new garden topics, all presentations will be virtual, and if interested in attending registration is required.

2023 Garden Smarter Lectures

February 11, 2023-The Benefits of Composting

Saturday, February 11
10:00am - 11:00am

Calvert Library Prince Frederick

Combined Meeting Rooms 1 and 2

Step by step instructions for composting and the benefits of utilizing composted materials

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February 18,2023- Identifying and Attracting Butterflies

Saturday, February 18: 10:00am - 11:00am

Calvert County Community Resource Building - UMD Extension Calvert Meeting Room

Participants will see a slide show of butterflies Native to Southern Maryland. They will learn what to plant to attract these butterflies and which plants are host plants to the butterflies? eggs and caterpillars.

Venue details: Park in the lot behind the building. Walk up the ramp. There will be signs directing you to the room the lecture is being held. 

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February 25, 2023- Living Shores

Saturday, February 25: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert County Community Resource Bldg - UMD Extension Calvert Meeting Room

Learn about the permit process, the costs, the plant species needed, the pros and cons of contracting vs homeowners doing it, and the ecological and economic benefits and results.

Venue details: Park in the lot behind the building. Walk up the ramp. There will be signs directing you to the room the lecture is being held. 

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March 4, 2023- Butterflies Love Trees

Saturday, March 04: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert County Community Resource Bldg - UMD Extension Calvert Meeting Room

Surprising Ways Planting with Natives Helps Wildlife

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March 11, 2023-Native Flowers for Early Spring Gardening

Native Flowers For Early Spring Gardening

Saturday, March 11: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert Library Prince Frederick - Combined Meeting Rooms 1 and 2

Nature needs native plants. Daffodils and tulips are lovely, but the spring beauty bee and the spring beauty flower need each other.

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March 18, 2023-Native Plants: A practical approach to getting and using them

Saturday, March 18: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert County Community Resource Bldg - UMD Extension Calvert Meeting Room

Presented by: Butterfly Alley Cost effective and practical strategies for creating a native plant landscape.

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April 1, 2023-Garden With Native Shrubs

Saturday, April 01: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert County Community Resource Bldg - UMD Extension Calvert Meeting Room

Native shrubs provide cover and shelter and provide a variety of foliage, seeds, berries and other fruits to sustain wildlife. They also provide beauty and diversity."

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Plant Sale

Saturday, May 06: 8:00am - 12:00pm

 Calvert County Community Resource Bldg - Parking Lot

Help support Calvert County Master Gardener education outreach programs ( Garden Smarter Lecture & Workshop Series, Bay-Wise yard visits, Demo Gardens and more ) by participating in our Annual Plant Sale.

September 9, 2023-Landscape Gardening

Saturday, September 09: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert Library Prince Frederick - Combined Meeting Rooms 1 and 2

Ideas for working with your landscape to produce an appealing outdoor setting.

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September 23,2023-Local Gardening Tour

Saturday, September 23: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert County Community Resource Bldg - UMD Extension Calvert Meeting Room

More information coming soon! *Tour the gardens at the Calvert Resource Building, Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum & Butterfly Alley.

September 30, 2023-Go with the Flow: The Utility of Volunteer Plants

Saturday, September 30: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert Library Prince Frederick - Combined Meeting Rooms 1 and 2

Make a purposeful connection with some of the many volunteer plants that appear in our home gardens.

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October 14, 2023- Harvesting Seeds

Saturday, October 14: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert County Community Resource Bldg - UMD Extension Calvert Meeting Rm & Demo Garden

Want to learn how to harvest seeds from your native plants? Join the Master Gardeners at their demonstration garden and tour our gardens to see what plants have gone to seed. Dress appropriate for the weather.

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October 21, 2023- The Hidden Lives of Trees

Saturday, October 21: 10:00am - 11:00am

 Calvert Library Prince Frederick - Combined Meeting Rooms 1 and 2

We will examine how trees of the same and different species communicate and provide support for each other.

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