Please join us for our June 2023
Behind the Curtain Program
Setting Up Plant Clinics and Diagnostic Workshops
Pamela J. Bennet
State Master Gardener Volunteer Program Director
The Ohio State University
Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST via Zoom (link will be sent in the registration confirmation email)
(Registration is ONLY required to attend the live presentation)
Cost:
Members- Free
Non-Members - $10 (non-refundable) - or you can join the state Association ($20/year membership fee), attend ALL of our presentations for free, AND have access to the recordings to view later
About:
Do you get a little nervous when someone asks you about a plant problem? Palms start to sweat, your mind racing – can I answer this???? Research shows that diagnostic workshops increase the confidence level of Extension Master Gardener volunteers. Learn how to set up a diagnostic clinic and develop diagnostic workshops in order to improve your skills and assist the public.
The presentation will be recorded for state Association
members to view later in our Video Library.
About our Speaker:
Pam is a Professor with The Ohio State University and serves as the State Master Gardener Volunteer Program Director and Horticulture Educator for OSU Extension in Clark County. She served as the Interim Program Director for Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens from July 2020 – December 2022.
Pam specializes in herbaceous ornamental plant trials and presents programs on annuals and perennials as well as other landscape topics locally, statewide, and nationally. Pam has also lectured internationally in seven countries. She is President of the Clark County Park District Commission, and a Board member of the Hartman Rock Garden and The Abilities Connection. She is the Past-President of the Friends of the Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Garden.
Pam is the co-author of an award-winning book, Garden-pedia, An A-to- Z Guide to Gardening Terms, writes a weekly gardening column for eight counties receiving the Cox Publishing brands, authored the bi-monthly Ask the Expert Column for Ohio Gardening magazine and has written for gardening magazines as well as trade publications. She was recently awarded the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association Service Award and the National Association of County Agriculture Educators Ohio Distinguished Achievement Award and the Distinguished Service Award for the National Association of Agricultural Agents.
**Please check with your agent to confirm approval for continuing education credit.