Keynote Presentations

Recordings made possible by contributions from our sponsors, Bio-Advanced, Black Kow, and I Must Garden. Many thanks to the NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association for generating these sponsorships for the 2019 EMG College!

Growing Plants, Growing People: Land Grant Colleges, the Extension Service, and Master Gardener Volunteers

Dr. Gary Moore
Dr. Gary Moore, Emeritus Professor, NC State
Watch the recording on YouTube, 1hr 7mins
  • Presented by: Dr. Gary Moore, Professor Emeritus, NC State University
  • Friday, June 7, 10:30 a.m.–noon
  • Slides available as a PDF file to NC Extension Master Gardener volunteers on the Extension Master Gardener Intranet, Statewide, under Advanced Training, related page "2019 EMG College"

Why Garden with Natives

Larry Mellichamp
Larry Mellichamp, Director, UNC Botancial Gardens (ret.)
Watch the recording on YouTube, 1hr 12mins
  • Presented by: Dr. Larry Mellichamp, Director, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens (Ret.)
  • Saturday, June 8, 9:30–11 a.m.
  • Slides available as a PDF file to NC Extension Master Gardener volunteers on the Extension Master Gardener Intranet, Statewide, under Advanced Training, related page "2019 EMG College"

Beyond Tire Planters: Gardening in the South

Mark Weathington
Mark Weathington, Director, JC Raulston Arboretum
Watch the recording on YouTube, 54 mins