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Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Trumbull County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, 520 W. Main St., Suite 1, Cortland, at 330-638-6783. Office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Garden art -
Fairy gardens
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
What: Tiny houses, chairs, lawns and ponds -- fairy worlds that you can create in any space you have. Learn how to create a fairy garden.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20, includes supplies
Register: http://go.osu.edu/fairygarden
Wednesdays in the garden - Pruning
When: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12
What: Learn about pruning tools, pruning cuts and what needs pruned this time of year. Dress for the weather and take a lawn chair.
Where: Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Service Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland
Cost: Free
Info: Contact Noelle Barnes at barnes.1127@osu.edu. No registration required.
Naturalist series: The many lives of lichens
When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20
What: Jim Chatfield, associate professor and extension specialist, will discuss the lives of lichen, including multi-kingdom partnerships; when fungi became farmers; bioremediation; manna from heaven; caribou cuisine; natural dyes; antibiotics; and the mysteries and beauties of lichen life.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free
Register: https://go.osu.edu/livesoflichens
Hypertufa containers crafted for the garden
When: 6 p.m. Oct. 25
What: Join Mahoning County Master Gardener Volunteers to make your own hypertufa container for the garden. These lightweight, stone-looking containers add beauty to the landscape and last for many years. Instructor is Pam Baytos.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20, includes materials and instruction
Register: http://go.osu.edu/10-25hypertufacontainer
Use your greenery
for holiday containers
When: 6 p.m., Nov. 15
What: Turn pots into holiday masterpieces. We'll cover form and style, along with finding and using several kinds of greenery, berries and other cuttings from your landscape. Bring up to a 12-inch diameter pot to fill during the class to get a leg up on your holiday designs. Leave soil in pot and cut off plants; do not dig. Instructor is Pam Baytos.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20, includes materials and instruction
Register: http://go.osu.edu/11-15holidaycontainer
Hunting mushrooms
in eastern Ohio
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17
What: Erika Lyon, agriculture and natural resources educator, Jefferson and Harrison counties, will cover the ecology and identification of fungi along with the basics of hunting wild mushrooms. She also will cover common fungi found in eastern Ohio.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free
Register: https://go.osu.edu/wildmushrooms
Wreaths for our
veterans ceremony
When: 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 3
What: The Mahoning County Master Gardener Volunteers place wreaths on veterans' graves.
Cost: Event is free. Donations for wreaths accepted at http://go.osu.edu/wreathsforourveterans2022
Info: 330-533-5538
How to make festive
holiday centerpieces
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 13
What: Join Mahoning County Master Gardener Volunteers to make your own festive centerpiece for the holiday season with live greenery.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20, includes materials and instruction
Register: https://go.osu.edu/12-14holidaycenterpiece