OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

NEWS YOU CAN USE NYCU 4.1.18

Editor, Denise McCoy

Copy Editor, Pat Koch

In this Issue:

Advisory Committee page 2

Workshop page 3

Goodell Lab page 3

Garden 2 Table page 4

G2T Registration page 5

Landscape Studies page 6

CE Schedule page 7

Homeowners Series page 8

Homeowners Reg. page 9

Summit Metroparks page 10

Twinsburg Garden Club page 11

Summit MGV page 12

Event Schedule page 13

IPM page 14

BYGL/Secrest page 15

New Address and P.O. Box: By the time you read this we will already be

moved! The new address for the Extension Office is Ohio State University Exten-

sion--Cuyahoga County, 12200 Fairhill Road, E Building, Cleveland, OH 44120.

The building is known as Fairhill Partners and it started out as a Marine Hospital.

Our office is in the annex that is closest to the street and there is plenty of parking

near our entrance. Phone numbers remain the same. Because of the move we’ve

arranged to rent a new P.O. Box closer to the new building. We should use this

new P.O. Box number on our materials where appropriate. Here is the new ad-

dress: P.O. Box 20268, Cleveland, OH 44120.

From Garden to Table and More Get your reservation in for this very popular

event! It will be held on April 21st in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Check your email for a flyer from Shoshana Wodzisz, Committee Chair. You can register by clicking this link: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eeytm7h573840c54&llr=asphx9zab

Your VMS Profile I would like to encourage everyone to periodically check

their profile on the Volunteer Management System. You access the Volunteer Man-

agement System by logging in to https://ohio.volunteersystem.org. After logging in

you can view your profile by clicking “Editing Profile” under “Your Information” on the

left hand side of the home page. Here you can check and update all of your contact

information. You can also upload a picture of yourself if there is none or change it.

I find it is very helpful to check out pictures on the VMS to help identify someone

whose name is not familiar.

Breakfast Gardening Series There are one session left of the series for this

year. They are again being offered at the Independence Library and seem to be

reaching a new audience in the community.

May 8: “ Growing Staple Crops (Beans/Grains)” and “ Winter Gardening:

Fall Planting for the Spring Harvest”

Library Committee The Library Committee program which will be presented

at 16 libraries this year between now and the end of April, is “How to Keep the Un-

wanted at Bay: The Problem of Wildlife in our Gardens." If you’re interested

in checking it out – the schedule is on our website at http://cuyahogamg.org/

MGPubEvents/MGPubEvents.html#LibProg

Nominations for the 2018 State Conference Awards The Executive Committee

has selected the following nominees for the awards this year: Outstanding Master

Gardener Volunteer – Pat Koch; Outstanding Project: Horticultural Therapy; Friend

of MGCC: Green Circle Growers. The selection at the state level will occur later in

the year and we will keep everyone posted.

Chair for the Graduation Event We need a chair to lead the graduation event

committee. Kristine Meaux and Beth Conroy, who did the centerpieces last year,

have volunteered to do so again.

If your committee has something

newsworthy that you would like me

to include in the next “Did You

Know” article please email me or

give me a call. You can also write

your own article and submit it to

Denise McCoy at

mccoy.637@osu.edu, with a

copy to Pat Koch at

koch.399@osu.edu.

YOUR Advisory Committee

Updates at a Glance

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At the January 29th Advisory meeting Chair, Jo deHaseth, announced that Cuyahoga County has been awarded

the State Convention location for 2020. This is a wonderful opportunity for Cuyahoga County to showcase the

work that we do in our county to all Master Gardener’s throughout the state of Ohio. We will be putting together

an exploratory committee to begin working on selecting a date in the fall of 2020, selecting a venue and begin

work on gathering speakers.

A few of you have already indicated your interest & I’m still looking for a few more Master Gardeners. If you are

interested in being part of this exploratory committee, please email me, Kathy DeJohn, at kathy4dj@yahoo.com.

There will be plenty of volunteering opportunities in planning this event as well as working the event. Also, make

note that in 2020 there will be no Fall Seminar held in Cuyahoga County. Please be in touch by April 23, 2018 so

our planning can begin.

We have a second vacancy on the Advisory Committee and are hoping to fill them both at the next regular meet-

ing of the Advisory Committee which will be held on Monday, April 23rd. Both positions are for terms that end

December 31, 2019. The new AC members will then be eligible to run for one subsequent 3-year term. The Ad-

visory Committee meets five times per year - our remaining meeting dates for 2018 are: April 23rd, June 18th,

August 20th and November 5th. If you are interested in applying for one of these positions or if you have any

questions about the Advisory Committee, please email or call Jo deHaseth or Kathy DeJohn as soon as possible,

and provide some information, such as the volunteer activities you have been doing or any committees you have

served on. Jo deHaseth jodehaseth@msn.com (216) 702-3908; Kathy DeJohn kathy4dj@yahoo.com

440-725-2700)

The next Advisory Committee meeting will be held on April 23, 2018 at the Independence library at 4:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend, please email me if you’re planning to be there.

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WORKSHOP

Doug Tallamy sponsored by the Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Here is a link with the details Lyceum Lecture - Doug Tallamy: Restoring Nature’s Relationships at

Home - Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Maggie has approved this for 1.5 CEs.

The Goodell Lab at OSU is looking for volunteer naturalists who are able to identify bumble bees to species to help collect data on nest-hunting and foraging queen bumble bees this spring (April - June). This is part of a 2017-2018 statewide Ohio bumble bee survey funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation. The primary goal is to deter-mine the current distribution of the endangered rusty-patched bumble bee and the yellow-banded bumble bee, a spe-cies of concern.

Volunteers in Ohio will collect data and report on:

(1) information on nest-hunting bumble bee queens

(2) timed 15-min observations of patches of flowers where queens forage

Find details and data collection forms here.

To participate, contact Jessie Lanterman at OSUBeeResearch@gmail.com.

Donations for Garden To Table and More Event:

We are looking for specific items that sell well, but all donations are welcome.

The Theme Baskets (so far) are: Children's, Wine, Chocolate, Father's Day, Everything Cleveland, Birds, and Fairy Gardens. We also have several large pots, a birdbath, and a portable plastic green house. Things that go with these themes are much appreciated. Any plants, garden supplies, hoses, garden art, fairy garden items, gift certificates to restaurants or merchants/stores, items you make yourself, etc. Please think creatively and help us show off some beautiful raffle items this year!

Contact us for pick up: Joy Geiss 440-865-6340 - joygeiss@yahoo.com or Katie Harbage 440-666-3327—Katiesharbage@gmail.com

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Breakfast Items Needed!

From Garden to Table…. and More!

April 21, 2018

We are planning on expanding our offerings this year!

Please consider bringing some of these new and past goodies.

Along with the standard homemade muffins and breads, etc. we are looking for pre-cut/

ready to serve quiche, strata, breakfast pizza, peeled hard boiled eggs, deviled eggs, yo-

gurt, fruit in different forms- skewered, cut, peeled, salad; skewered angel food cake and

strawberries, etc.

Last, but not least, some Gluten-Free bakery!

We need to know in advance what you will be bringing and the number of

pieces.

And as always, your preparation time counts as volunteer hours.

Please contact Wendy Yasaki at wyasaki@gmail.com.

Please join us for an afternoon conversation and reception with Reid Bertone-Johnson

Lecturer in Landscape Studies

Manager of the Ada & Archibald MacLeish Field Station

Smith Center for the Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability

Saturday, April 28, 2018 ~ 2:00 – 4:00 PM

The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

2600 South Park Boulevard ~ Cleveland, Ohio 44120

$15 (covers venue and snacks)

RSVP via EventBrite

https://tinyurl.com/yd3hlsx5

Academic & Professional Background

Bertone-Johnson received a B.S. from Tufts University, where he majored in geological sciences and environmental

studies. He received an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1998. After five years of teaching earth sci-

ence, environmental science and a wilderness survival course at Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts,

Reid went back to graduate school to earn an M.L.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has worked profession-

ally for Dodson Associates, a landscape architecture and planning firm in Ashfield, Massachusetts, and for the Library of Ameri-

can Landscape History.

Presentation Topic: Mill River Greenway Initiative

Given Cleveland’s common waterways along public landscape themes, Mr. Bertone-Johnson will focus his afternoon

talk on his work with the Mill River Greenway Initiative. Mill River flows through Smith’s campus and iconic Paradise Pond is

the result of water backing up behind a dam that in some form or another has been there since the mid-1700s. Smith students

recreate on Paradise Pond, study its ecosystems, and generally appreciate Smith’s waterfront landscape as integral to the Smith

experience. Faculty in Geology and Biology conduct research on the hydrology and vegetation, and the architecture and land-

scape studies programs use this unique resource as both site and inspiration for design projects. Smith’s campus is laboratory for

learning, and the Mill River is a highly prized and valued component of the campus landscape.

Landscape Studies Studio Program

Since arriving at Smith, Reid Bertone-Johnson has expanded the landscape studies studio program and integrated the

work of his studio classes into projects important to both Smith College and the City of Northampton. He develops studio pro-

jects for his students that take advantage of his own expertise in sustainable landscape design, broad-scale landscape design,

regional planning, and the interpretation and preservation of historic landscapes. His students generate creative solutions to com-

plex problems for actual clients including the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association and the Mill River Greenway Initiative, both in

Northampton.

Ada & Archibald MacLeish Field Station

In the fall of 2008, Bertone-Johnson led his landscape design studio to develop a master plan and system of interpretive

trails for the Ada & Archibald MacLeish Field Station, a 240-acre patchwork of forest and farmland located in West Whately,

MA that provides opportunities for faculty and students to pursue environmental research, outdoor education, and low-impact

recreation. As manager of the Ada & Archibald MacLeish Field Station, he combines both his professional and academic inter-

The Smith College Club of Cleveland

Master Gardeners -- This program has been approved for 1.5 CE credits.

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER 2018

CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHEDULE SUMMARY

APRIL 2018

April 21st (Sat) 9:00am—3:00pm

From Garden to Table

Happy Days Lodge, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 500

W. Streetsboro Rd (Rt 303), Peninsula, OH 44264

CE units: 5

MAY 2018

May 8th (Tues) 9:30am-12:15pm

Breakfast Gardening Series– Growing Staple Crops (Beans/

Grains)

Site: Independence Library, 6361 Selig Dr, Independence

CE units: 2

May 23rd (Wed) 10:00am—12:00pm

Willot Iris Garden and Tour of Rockefeller Gardens

Site: Rockefeller Gardens, 750 East 88th St, Cleveland

CE units: 2

JUNE 2018

June 2nd (Sat) TBD

Plants in the Park—Plant Sale

June 27th (Wed) 10:00am—12:00pm

Landscape Design with Trees

Site: Thompson Landscaping & Design, 995 Richmond Rd,

Lyndhurst

CE units: 2

JULY 2018

July 12th (Thur) 10:00am– 12:00pm

Plant Diagnostics and All About Hostas

Site: Ben Franklin Demo Garden, behind school, 1905

Spring Rd, Cleveland (Old Brooklyn)

CE units: 2

July 25th (Wed) 6:30pm—8:30pm

An Evening of Inspiration and Relaxation

Site: Ben Franklin Demo Garden, behind school, 1905

Spring Rd, Cleveland (Old Brooklyn)

CE units: 2

July 28-30th (Sat-Mon)

Summer Bus Trip: Beyond Gardens

Buffalo, NY and Niagara Falls, Canada

CE units: 8

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Summit Metro parks has developed a series of "Native" plant programs throughout the summer of

2018. It is our hope that we can partner with the Master Gardener's program in the southeastern

parts of Cuyahoga and the southwestern parts of Geauga counties respectively to provide quality edu-

cational programs for your Master Gardeners. These programs could potentially count toward CEU'S for

your MG's. We are excited to partner with you in this new opportunity. If this is of interest to your mem-

bers and meets your standards for CEU'S, it is our wish that you email the flyer to your current Master

Gardener's alerting them of this educational opportunity. If at any time you or a representative want to

discuss the MG program at one of the session, we would gladly provide time for you to do so.

Joe Malmisur, Interpretive Naturalist, CIG

Summit Metro Parks

Liberty Park Nature Center: 330-487-0493 ext.103

Cell number 330-770-3643

jmalmisur@summitmetroparks.org

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If interested please click: summitmastergardeners.org

CUYAHOGA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER EVENT SCHEDULE

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MAY 2018

May 19th (Sat) 11:00am-1:00pm

Native Vines in Ohio-underutilized in backyard landscapes

Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg

May 23rd (Sat) 9:00am-4:00pm

2018 Tour of Gardens: Gardens of Distinction

Summit MG

JUNE 2018

June 14th (Thurs) 6:30pm-8:00pm

Flower Powers - Summit Metroparks

Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg

JULY 2018

July 5th (Thurs) 6:30pm-8:00pm

Beginning Native Wildflower I.D.

Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg

July 22nd (Sun) 1:00pm-3:00pm

Native Shrubs in the Landscape

Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg

AUGUST

August 12th (Sun) 1:00pm-2:30pm

Yellow Native Flowers-Sunflowers, Goldenrod and more

Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg

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Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine is published each week. Check out the site at http://bygl.osu.edu.

The BYG onLine is a great read—information is shared by Ohio State ANR Educators. Photos aid in un-

derstanding very interesting topics. And it’s published every week.

BUG BYTES: Eastern Tent Cats Hatch, Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Eradication Program in Ohio Scores a Win, Burrowing Crayfish Rise, Act Now to Manage White Pine Weevil, That May Not Be Snow on Those Elders HORT SHORTS: Mulch Volcanos are Erupting, Weed of the Week: Hairy Bittercress, Purple Haze All in My Eyes, Cold Weather Offers an Extension on Poison Hemlock Management, Distinctive Dogwoods Demand Discern-ment, Invasive Species Awareness Week– ORIENTAL BITTERSWEET– Invasive Species of the Day, National In-vasive Species Awareness Week-GYPSY MOTH-Invasive Species of the Day, National Invasive Species Aware-ness Week-Japanese Knotweed-Invasive Species of the Day, Wonderful Witchhazels Welcome Warmer Weather

Look at, learn about, and love the plant life around you.

Over the past 100+ years, we have grown into an

expansive outdoor laboratory and landscape garden.

Check out the site at http://secrest.osu.edu/

Please view their Upcoming Calendar of Events at

http://secrest.osu.edu/Calendar.asp

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