How To Register If you would like more information, or are interest-

ed in registering for any of these programs, visit our

website, https://extension.umd.edu/cecil-county/

gardening, or call our office, 410-996-5280.

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all with-out regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation,

physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genet-ic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected

class.

If you need special assistance to participate in any of these pro-

grams, please contact University of Maryland Extension, Cecil County at 410-996-5280.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION CECIL COUNTY

County Administration Building 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 1500

Elkton, Maryland 21921

410-996-5280 https://extension.umd.edu/cecil-

county/gardening

Doris Behnke Agriculture/Horticulture

Master Gardener Coordinator

Donna Witkowski Administrative Assistant

Master Gardener

Program

The University of Maryland Extension Mas-

ter Gardener Program is designed to train

participants as volunteer horticultural edu-

cators to support the University of Maryland

Extension mission by educating residents

about safe, effective and sustainable horti-

cultural practices that build healthy gardens,

landscapes, and communities.

Any Maryland resident, 18 years of age or

older, who likes working with people and

plants and has a thirst for knowledge. Can

become a Master Gardener.

By joining the program, you'll have the op-

portunity to learn new gardening skills as

well as hone your existing skills. You'll also

learn how to solve gardening problems, and

be able to teach others to do the same. Best

of all, you'll meet new people who enjoy

gardening just as much as you do!

To learn more about the Master Gardener

Program and how to become a Master Gar-

dener, visit our website, https://

extension.umd.edu/mg, or call our office,

410-996-5280.

Resources:

Master Gardener Program https://extension.umd.edu/mg

Home & Garden Information Center https://extension.umd.edu/hgic

Bay-Wise Program https://extension.umd.edu/mg/about-program/bay

-wise-program

Pollinators https://extension.umd.edu/mg/about-program/

pollinators

Grow It - Eat It https://extension.umd.edu/mg/about-program/

grow-it-eat-it

Native Plants https://extension.umd.edu/mg/about-program/

native-plants

MAY

● 6 — Plant Swap Presentation. Bring a few plants

you would like to trade. Go home with new garden

treasures. Master gardeners will be available to

answer questions. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Perryville

Library, MD

● 9 — Container Gardening Workshop. No space

for a vegetable garden in the backyard? Anyone

can grow vegetables in containers whether you live

in an apartment, townhouse, single family home or

on a farm. This workshop will cover the basics of

container gardening. 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Cecil

County Administration Building Senior Center,

Elkton, MD

● 11— I Can Grow What? Unusual Edibles and

Useful Plants for Home Gardeners. Go beyond

lettuce and tomatoes with this overview of 15 or so

useful plants for home gardeners. Besides being

interesting and fun, growing unusual plants can of-

ten have some advantages like lower pest presence.

This program will give an overview of plants not gen-

erally grown by home gardeners, where to get them,

and how to grow them. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. North

East Library, MD

● 19 — Plant Swap Presentation. Bring a few

plants you would like to trade. Go home with new

garden treasures. Master gardeners will be availa-

ble to answer questions. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Rising

Sun Library, MD

● 19 — Native Plants Presentation. Learn why we

should include native plants which are essential to

the success of our gardens and landscape. Learn

how to go about replacing non-native plants with

natives. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cecilton Library, MD

JUNE

● 23 — Pollinators: Happiness is a Butterfly Presen-

tation. Pollinators play a crucial role in flowering

plant reproduction of most fruits and vegetables. With-

out them, we wouldn’t have many of our favorite fruits,

vegetables, nuts, and berries which depend on them.

This presentation will cover what you can do to help

encourage and support pollinators in the environment.

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. North East Library, MD

● 25 — Drying Herbs Workshop. Learn how to dry

down fresh herbs so that you will have them on hand

for cooking. 6:00 pm. - 8:00 p.m. Cecil County Admin-

istration Building, Suite 1500, Elkton, MD Materials

Fee $10

● TBA — Perennial Plant Care Review, Elkton, MD

MARCH

● 14 — Bluebird Houses Workshop. Birds are picky

about their house. What do they need to move into your

backyard? Learn how to attract bluebirds and how to build

a bluebird house. 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Cecil County

Administration Building Senior Center, Elkton, MD Kits

included with Materials Fee. TBD

● 16 — Soil, Compost, or Dirt. What’s in Your Garden?

Presentation. Build soil health all year-round by feeding

and caring for it. Understand the life in the soil and how to

keep it healthy. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Rising Sun Library,

MD

APRIL

● 14— Excited About Annuals Presentation. Spring

brings hundreds of choices for annuals to beautify your

garden, but sometimes it’s difficult to know what to choose,

how to transplant and how to care for your choices after its

transplanted. This presentation is designed to help choose

the right plants and care for them so you can enjoy them all

summer. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. North East Library, MD

● 18— Bay-wise Workshop. Learn about the Bay-Wise

program and how to implement best practices in your gar-

den to protect the Chesapeake Bay. Learn about steps to

have your yard Bay-Wise certified which recognizes your

contributions to the health of the bay. 10:00 a.m.-11:30

a.m. Cecil County Administration Building Senior Center,

Elkton, MD

JANUARY

● 11— Seed Starting Workshop. 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Cecil County Administration Building Senior Center,

Elkton, MD

FEBRUARY

● 4 — Seed Starting Presentation. Get a jumpstart on

your 2020 garden! 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cecilton Li-

brary, MD

● 15 — Garden Fest. Family friendly. Children ’s Cor-

ner. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Elkton Library, Elkton, MD

FREE

JULY

● 24-Aug 1 — Come visit our exhibit at the Cecil County

Fair, Fair Hill, MD

AUGUST

● 18 — Drying/Freezing Produce Workshop, Cecil County

Administration Building, Suite 1500, Elkton, MD

SEPTEMBER

● 26 — Green Bean Canning Workshop, Cecil County

Administration Building Senior Center, Elkton, MD

OCTOBER

● 10 — Gourds Workshop, Cecil County Administration

Building Senior Center, Elkton, MD

NOVEMBER

● 14 — Landscape Trees — Valuable Asset or Liability?

Cecil County Administration Building Senior Center,

Elkton, MD

● 21 — Holiday Craft Workshop, Cecil County Admin-

istration Building Senior Center, Elkton, MD

DECEMBER

● 12 — Holiday Craft Workshop, Cecil County Admin-

istration Building Senior Center, Elkton, MD

More details soon on

these upcoming events.