Speakers Bureau

La Porte County Extension

Master Gardeners

If you are looking for a speaker for your group, please review the list of topics our members are knowledgeable and able to present.

If you would like to secure a speaker:
Contact Administrative Assistant Kathy Ulman by clicking here or calling 219-324-9407.
Be prepared to present her with your speaker needs contact information.
One of the members of the La Porte County Master Gardeners’ Speaker Bureau will work with you to fulfill you request.
If you do not find a speaker topic below to meet your need, we will attempt to help you find a speaker.
Master Gardeners are willing to work with children or adults and have experience with both.

Speaker Topics

A Gardener’s place in the ecosystem
Annuals
Attracting birds to your garden
Collecting and storing your own seeds
Community gardens
Companion Gardening
Composting
Container Gardening
Fairy Gardens
Gardening with children
Gardening with children as a school project
Gardening with native plants and grasses
Getting rid of invasive plants
Good bugs and bad bugs
Herb Gardening
How to grow great garlic
La Porte County’s Pioneer Garden
Landscaping
Organic Gardening

Perennials
Permaculture
Plant parts and pollinators
Prairie grasses
Preparing the garden for planting
Pruning
Raising Bees
Raising Chickens
Raising plants in a greenhouse
Shade Gardening
Spiders in the garden and in your yard
Starting perennials from seed
Starting your own plants from seed
Stewardship for the land we garden
The benefits of gardening for the body, the soul and the spirit
The history of La Porte County Master Gardeners
Vegetable Gardening
Vertical gardening
Your lawn

Founded in 1998, the purpose of the LaPorte County Extension Master Gardeners Association, a non-profit organization, is to promote the art, science, education and pleasure of gardening in the Community, in cooperation with Purdue Extension, LaPorte County, Indiana.

REFERENCE LINKS

PURDUE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

LA PORTE COUNTY OFFICE

2857 W. State Road 2, Suite A
La Porte, IN 46350
219-324-9407
Kathy Ulman – Secretary

Purdue University Is An Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action Institution

© 2021 La Porte County Master Gardeners

Founded in 1998, the purpose of the LaPorte County Master Gardener Association, a non-profit organization, is to promote the art, science, education and pleasure of gardening in the Community, in cooperation with Purdue Extension, LaPorte County, Indiana.

REFERENCE LINKS

Master Gardener Volunteer Hours Login

Purdue Extension – La Porte County 

Purdue Extension – Master Gardener Program

 Purdue Extension – Online Resources for Gardeners 

Friendship Botanic Garden 

Fernwood Botanical Garden

 Gabis Arboretum

 Indiana Native Plant Society

PURDUE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

LA PORTE COUNTY OFFICE

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