Speakers Bureau

Please choose from the list of presentations or other topics offered, listed below. We can customize a presentation to meet the needs and interests of your group. Please contact Audree Khalishah at 717-921-7623 or abk5978@psu.edu to set up the presentation. We make every effort to fulfill your request; however, we cannot guarantee speaker availability. 

Presentations offered:

• Pollinators and Predators in PA
• The Four-Season Garden
• Creating a Garden that Welcomes Wildlife (Ecological Horticulture)
• A Master Gardener’s Favorite Plants
• Happy Hydrangeas: How to Successfully Grow these Gorgeous Shrubs
• Creating Healthy Garden Soil
• Made in the Shade: Choosing the Best
• Creating a Crevice
• Great Groundcovers: Selection and Success
• Growing Carnivorous Native Plants in Containers
• Preparing the Landscape for Winter
• Spectacular Fall Color: Plants that Standout
• Soil Testing and Interpretation: Updated for 2024
• Design Concepts for the Home Gardener
• Planting Fall Bulbs for a Captivating Spring Flower Display
• Growing Summer Bulbs
• Spotted Lanternfly: What You Need to Know Now
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - a Deep Dive into Garden Pests and Wildlife
• Introduction to Entomology

Other topics offered:

• Wildlife in the garden - birds, insects, rabbits, and more
• Gardening for Pollinators
• Gardening with Native Plants
• Vegetable Gardening
• Container Gardening
• Herb Gardens
• All about Roses
• Four-season Garden Shrubs
• All about Compost

Cost

A $100.00 fee is requested to support our outreach programming. Checks should be made out to PSCE and can be given to the presenter or mailed to:

Master Gardener Program
Penn State Extension
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018-9504

Fee can be negotiated if needed. Please contact the Extension office.