A variety of programs are offered throughout the year. Learn to identify the problem, whether it is an insect or a disease, and apply the solution that is appropriate. Bring your elbow grease and learn how to prune your trees and shrubs correctly in our pruning workshops. New programs are being developed yearly to provide current horticultural information to citizens. Should you have questions about your lawn and landscape, Master Gardeners are available through the Horticulture Help Line.
Participants learn to deal with insects and diseases using a variety of methods.
After attending a two hour seminar that incorporates these elements into the subject matter, participants are eligible to receivce a visit to their landscape from a trained IPM Master Gardener. Landscape concerns of the homeowner and ways in which the implemented IPM can resolve those concerns are covered in the visit. The homeowner selects three practices to implement within the following year. Practices can be as simple as getting a soil test done for pH or as complicated as learning the life cycle for a pest that has been present, monitoring likely host plants for occurence of the pest and applying the best and least intrusive control. Non-Profits Participants learn a number of best management practices that reduce the impact of storm water runoff on water quality.