🌱 Garden Stage Schedule
Explore expert tips and hands-on gardening workshops covering everything from rain gardens and composting to pollinator-friendly planting and seed starting. With free make-and-take activities and practical advice for every skill level, it’s the perfect place to grow your knowledge! 🌱
(Located in the Celeste Building)
PRESENTED BY
The Ohio State University Master Gardener Volunteers
Saturday, February 14, 2026
12:00 p.m. - Rain Gardens with Master Gardener Volunteers: Deb Pinto, Sabine Kuhn, and Susan Rechtor
1:00 p.m. - PawPaw Trees with Master Gardener Volunteer, Mark DeBard
2:00 p.m. - Microgreens Planting Free Make-and-Take with Master Gardener Volunteers
3:00 p.m. - Winter Sowing Free Make-and-Take with Master Gardener Volunteers
4:00 p.m. - Spotted Lanterfly Update with Mike Hogan, OSU Extension
Today is Sponsored By
Sunday, February 15, 2026
12:00 p.m. - Backyard Composting with Master Gardener Volunteer, Nancy Peebles
1:00 p.m. - Backyard Composting with Master Gardener Volunteer, Nancy Peebles
2:00 p.m. - Butterfly Puddler Free Make-and-Take with Master Gardener Volunteers
3:00 p.m. - Microgreens Planting Free Make-and-Take with Master Gardener Volunteers
4:00 p.m. - Easy to Care for Houseplants with Master Gardener Volunteer, Susie Maynard
Monday, February 16, 2026
12:00 p.m. - Sustainable Landscaping with Native Plants with Master Gardener Volunteer, George Peach
1:00 p.m. - Gardening for Pollinators with Master Gardener Volunteer, George Peach
2:00 p.m. - Good Bugs & Bad Bugs in the Garden with Master Gardener Volunteer, Karen Middendorf
3:00 p.m. - Photographing Your Garden with Master Gardener Volunteer, Kathy Watson
4:00 p.m. - Gardening in Small Spaces with Master Gardener Volunteer, Karen Middendorf
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
12:00 p.m. - Growing Garlic with Master Gardener Volunteer, Corinna Owens
1:00 p.m. - Seed Starting with Master Gardener Volunteer, Fran Sevel-Goldsmith
2:00 p.m. - Growing Vegetables with Master Gardener Volunteer, Fran Sevel-Goldsmith
Thursday, February 19, 2026
12:00 p.m. - Culinary Herbs with Master Gardener Volunteer, Maggie Harriman
1:00 p.m. - Growing Fruit in the Home Garden with Master Gardener Volunteer, Bill Johnson
Today is Sponsored By
Friday, February 20, 2026
12:00 p.m. - Hello Honeybees! with Central Ohio Beekeepers Association
1:00 p.m. - Hello Honeybees! with Central Ohio Beekeepers Association
4:00 p.m. - Starting Seeds the Space Saving Way with Master Gardener Volunteer, Samra Shy
Today is Sponsored By
Saturday, February 21, 2026
12:00 p.m. - Butterfly Puddler Free Make-and-Take with Master Gardener Volunteers
1:00 p.m. - Permaculture Garden Solutions for Ohio’s Spring Floods & Summer Droughts with Dianne Kadanaga
2:00 p.m. - Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden with Master Gardener Volunteers, Melanie and Kristi McClure
3:00 p.m. - Container Gardener with Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Hastings
4:00 p.m. - Gardening in a Time of Climate Change with Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Hastings
Sunday, February 22, 2026
1:00 p.m. - Winter Sowing Free Make-and-Take with Master Gardener Volunteers
2:00 p.m. - Microgreens Planting Free Make-and-Take with Master Gardener Volunteers
3:00 p.m. - Modern Victory Gardens with Master Gardener Volunteer, Lori Overmyer
4:00 p.m. - Raised Bed Gardening with Master Gardener Volunteer, Lori Overmyer
