La Porte County Master Gardeners
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Speaker and Community Resource Bank

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If you are looking for a speaker for your group or organization please review the list of topics our members are knowledgeable and able to speak on. 
 

If you would like to secure a speaker please:
  • Contact Administrative Assistant Tina Dewitt by clicking here or calling 219-324-9407.
  • Be prepared to present her with information on what your speaker needs are and your contact information. 
  • You will then be contacted by one of the members of the La Porte County Master Gardeners’ Speaker Bureau to work with you on your speaker request. 
  • If you do not find a speaker topic below to fill your need we will still follow up on your request and attempt to help you with finding a speaker. 
  • Master Gardeners are willing to work with children or adults and have experience with both.
 
 

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               Speaker Topics
  • Vegetable Gardening
  • How to grow great garlic
  • Container Gardening
  • Herb Gardening
  • Annuals
  • Perennials
  • Organic Gardening
  • Gardening with native plants and grasses
  • Composting
  • Vertical gardening
  • Prairie grasses
  • Collecting and storing your own seeds
  • Starting your own plants from seed
  • Starting perennials from seed
  • Plant parts and pollinators
  • Companion Gardening
  • Shade Gardening
  • Preparing the garden for planting
  • Fairy Gardens
  • Getting rid of invasive plants
  • Permaculture
  • Raising Bees
  • Raising Chickens
  • A Gardeners place in the ecosystem
  • Good bugs and bad bugs
  • Spiders in the garden and in your yard
  • Community gardens
  • Gardening with children
  • Stewardship for the land we garden
  • Landscaping
  • Pruning
  • La Porte County’s Pioneer Garden
  • Raising plants in a greenhouse
  • Gardening with children as a school project
  • Attracting birds to your garden
  • Your lawn
  • The history of La Porte County Master Gardeners
  • The benefits of gardening for the body, the soul and the spirit

Location

​Purdue Extension 
La Porte County Office

2857 W. State Road 2, Suite A
La Porte, IN 46350
219-324-9407 
​Tina DeWitt - Secretary

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  • Home
  • Our Projects
    • Scholarship Program >
      • 2018 Recipient
    • 2020 Brown Bag Series
    • Pioneer Heritage Garden >
      • Photos
      • What's in the garden?
      • Heirloom Gardening & Seed Sources
      • Heirloom vs Hybrid ?
      • Pioneer Recipes
      • Pioneerland
  • News and Events
  • Garden Show
  • Master Gardener Program
    • MG Fall 2019 Class
  • "The Latest Dirt" Blog
  • Community Grant
    • 2021 Community Grant Recipients
    • 2020 Community Grant Recipients
  • About Us
    • Committee Structure 2021
    • Photo Gallery >
      • 2019 Garden Show Pictures
      • 2018 Annual Christmas Dinner
      • 2018 Garden Show pictures
    • Board Members
    • Speakers Bureau
  • Contact Us