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The Jackson County Master Gardener Association Speakers Bureau has speakers available on many garden related subjects. Please peruse the following topics list and choose the topic you feel is most interesting to your club or organization. Call Ree Ayres at (541) 772-1223 or e-mail to rama77@aol.com and she will contact the speaker and get in touch with you regarding availability and other details. You may then make arrangements directly with the speaker as to date, place and time.
LIST OF SUBJECTS| CLIMATE | "Rogue Valley Climate and How to Cheat on it" |
| "Gardening in the Rogue Valley for Newcomers" [daytime only] | |
| ECOLOGY | "Bats" [daytime only] |
| "Butterfly Gardens" [daytime only] | |
| "Ecology of the Siskiyou Mountains" | |
| "Plants of the Siskiyous" | |
| "Trees and Shrubs of the Western United States" | |
| "Birds in the Garden: attracting, feeding, protecting" | |
| "Wildlife in Your Garden" [daytime only] | |
| ENTOMOLOGY | "Beneficial Insects" |
| "Classify What's Bugging You" | |
| "Creepy Crawlies" | |
| FLOWERS | "Cacti and Other Succulents" |
| "Irises" | |
| "Rhododendrons" | |
| "Roses" | |
| "Favorite Roses" [daytime only] | |
| "Flower Arranging" | |
| "A Red, White and Blue Celebration in your Garden" | |
| "Local Wild Flowers" [a slide show] | |
| "Rock Gardening | |
| "Wild Flowers in Your Garden" | |
| HERBS | "A Beginning Herb Garden" |
| "Cooking with Herbs" | |
| "The Fun and Folklore of Herbs" | |
| "Growing Herbs for Fragrance" Scented Geraniums (Pelargonium) | |
| LANDSCAPE | "Garden Design" |
| "Dwarf Conifers" | |
| "Native Tree and Shrub Identification" | |
| "Ornamental Grasses" | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | "Children in the Garden" |
| "Gardening is Good for Your Health" | |
| "Photographing Plants" | |
| "Taking Aches and Pains Out of Gardening" | |
| "Bulbs of all kinds" | |
| "Gardening in the Shade" [small groups] | |
| "Tonics and Toxins in Edible Plants" | |
| TECHNIQUES | "Drip Systems" |
| "Start Seeds and Transplants Inside" | |
| "Let It Rot; Composting" | |
| "Making Gardening Easier for the Physically Challenged" | |
| "Propagating Rhododendrons" | |
| "Propagation" [daytime only] | |
| "Vermiculture" (put your worms to bed) | |
| "Gardening in a Bowl" [demo] | |
| PERENNIALS | "Perennials" |
| "Dividing perennials" | |
| "Roses" | |
| "Favorite Roses" [daytime only] | |
| "Rhododendrons" | |
| "Irises" | |
| VEGETABLES | "Alliums" |
| "Grow Your Own Vegetables" [daytime only] | |
| "Winter Vegetable Gardening" | |
| "Heirloom Vegetables and Genetically Engineered Crops" |