Fall Gardening Seminar - Cuyahoga County $65 includes lunch
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Fall Gardening Seminar - Cuyahoga County
This all-day seminar will cover everything from tree pathogens and gardening with continuous color to the birds of prey in Ohio skies. We will also cover safe and effective use of herbicides, get an update on TICKS in Ohio, and much more!
There’s something for everyone and plenty of great research-based information on gardening!
Keynote: Enrico Bonello, OSU Professor of Plant Pathology, will discuss why forest pathogens and insect invaders kill our trees.
Other Topics:
- Showstoppers with Minimal Maintenance: These Are Not Your Grandma’s Annuals
- Herbicides for Invasive Species Management
- Cacti and Succulents, Let’s Dig a Little Deeper
- Continual Color without Continual Hassle
- Ticks-Don’t Make Light of Them
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Amazing Camouflage & Mimicry in Nature
- Medicine Cabinet above the Mulch: The Who, What, Where and Why of Botanical Medicine
- Birds, Bugs & Botany: Connections in the Natural Realm
- Raptors: Hunters in the Sky
When: Saturday, September 26, 2026 / 8:15 am - 3:30 pm
Where: Educational Service Center / 6393 Oak Tree Blvd. / Independence, OH (near I-77 & Rockside Road)
Cost: $65.00 - includes lunch
Seminar fee is $65 and includes Keynote Speaker address and three seminar sessions, plus Continental Breakfast, and a boxed lunch. Credit card or check payments accepted. Check payments must be received by September 25.
Lunch catered by A Taste of Excellence. Options include:
- Bacon Turkey Focaccia: Shaved roast turkey on focaccia with caramelized onion, roasted red peppers, hickory smoked bacon, Swiss cheese, and honey Dijon spread. Served with potato salad.
- Cobb Salad: Crisp iceberg lettuce with grilled chicken, tomatoes, red onion, sweet corn, crumbled blue cheese, and chopped smokehouse bacon. Finished with avocado ranch dressing.
- Grilled Vegetable Wrap: Marinated and grilled whole portabello mushroom with roasted red peppers, grilled zucchini, yellow squash and mozzarella cheese. Finished with a balsamic basil mayonnaise. Served with fruit salad.
- Chicken Salad on a Croissant: Locally sourced croissant, jewel blend lettuce, house-made chicken, apple and walnut salad. Served with fruit salad.
Gluten free options of the above meals are available. Please contact Barb Wingenfeld (wingbcd@aol.com) after you register.
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https://cuyahoga.osu.edu/news/master-gardener-volunteers-cuyahoga-county-fall-seminar
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