Continuing Education

Monthly Plant Clinic Updates

When: Second Wednesday of the month, April-October 12:00 – 1:00pm

Where: Zoom

Join UME experts to prepare for your volunteer service at Ask A Master Gardener Plant Clinics! We'll share brief updates from our panel of experts and one special guest speaker each month. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Stephanie Pully at pully@umd.edu or (301) 226-7616 two weeks prior to the webinar.

Moth-Friendly Maryland: The Vital Role of Moths and How to Support Them

When: Wednesday, June 24th, 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Where: Zoom

During National Pollinator Week, join Madeline Potter, UME Faculty Specialist for Entomology & IPM, for an interactive lunch-and-learn webinar about Maryland's Moths. Did you know Maryland is home to more than 2,000 species of moths? While many go unnoticed, moths are important pollinators and a critical part of our local ecosystems. Join us as we discover the diversity of Maryland's moths, the plants that support them, and key ways to observe and conserve these insects. Designed as a train-the-trainer program, this session will equip you with ready-to-use resources, educational materials, and conservation gardening practices to help inspire others to appreciate and protect moths and other pollinators in their own greenspaces.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Stephanie Pully at pully@umd.edu or (301) 226-7616 on or before June 13, 2026.

Summer Grow It Eat it Meeting

When: Thursday, July 9th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where: Montgomery County Extension Office (18410 Muncaster Rd, Derwood, MD 20855)

We hope you can join us on Thursday, July 9th from 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM at the Montgomery County Extension Office for our summer Grow It Eat It meeting. 

This meeting will be in-person only.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Stephanie Pully at pully@umd.edu by June 25, 2026.

Cultivars: Untangling the Complicated World of Cultivated Native Plants

When: Monday, July 13th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Where: Zoom

Join Sam Hoadley, Mt. Cuba Center's Manager of Horticultural Research, for a deep dive into the controversial and complicated world of nativars. Get a crash course on what makes a cultivar a cultivar and learn about which cultivars may, or may not, be beneficial for wildlife and where and when cultivars may be most appropriate in the modern landscape.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Stephanie Pully at pully@umd.edu or (301) 226-7616 June 29, 2026.