Training Schedules

Southwest Illinois (Edwardsville, Waterloo and Belleville)

Date Topic Speaker Location
January 5 Orientation County Extension Staff Local County Extension Office
January 12 Woody Ornamentals David Williams- Professor and Extension Specialist, Horticulture St.Clair Extension Unit
January 19 Botany Monica David- Extension Specialist and Illinois Master Gardener Coordinator Madison Extension Unit
January 26 Plant Pathology Nancy Pataky- Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology Monroe Extension Unit
February 2 Turf David Robson- Extension Educator, Horticulture St. Clair Extension Unit
February 9 Herbs & Roses Pamela Hurt- Bacchetti & Bob & Mary Hellmer Madison. Extension Unit
February
16 & 17
*Gateway Green Industry Conference Various Gateway Convention Center
Collinsville
February 23 Insects Doug Jones- Extension Specialist, Integrated Pest Management Monroe Extension Unit
March 2 Landscape Design & Ornamental Grasses Martha Smith- Extension Educator, Horticulture St. Clair Extension Unit
March 9 Composting & Integrated Pest Management Duane Friend- Extension Educator, Natural Resource Management, & Doug Jones Madison Extension Unit
March 16 Fruits Elizabeth Wahle- Extension Specialist, Horticulture Monroe Extension Unit
March 23 Vegetables Elizabeth Wahle St. Clair Extension Unit
March 30 Herbaceous Ornamentals James Schmidt- Extension Specialist, Home Horticulture Madison Extension Unit
April 6 Soils & Pesticides Robert Bellm- Extension Educator, Crop Systems Monroe Extension Unit
April 13 Tour Day Madison Co. Certified Master Gardeners Madison Extension Unit
April 20 Colors Training & Graduation & Lunch Extension Staff Monroe Extension Unit
  • Madison Co. Extension
    900 Hillsboro, Edwardsvilles
  • Monroe Co. Extension
    901 Illinois Ave., Waterloo
  • St. Clair Co. Extension
    621 S. Belt, Belleville