Speaker’s Series
To fulfill a mission of OzMGs, we offer educational opportunities designed to supplement programs of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
OzMG presentations are usually held at 7 p.m. CDT via Zoom on the fourth Thursdays of February, March, April, June, August, September, and October. Presenters come from all over the country and are experts in their specific field of horticulture. The presentation generally runs one hour. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
2025 Speaker’s Series
​April 24
Growing, Harvesting, Using Herbs
Nina Koziol
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June 26
Good Bug, Bad Bug - PJ Liesch
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August 28 - Program TBD
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September 25
Native Bee/Citizen Scientist
Susan Carpenter
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October 23
Fundamentals of Plant Diseases
Brian Hudelson
Speaker’s Series - April
Nina Koziol
Growing, Harvesting,
Using, and Storing Herbs
Thursday, April 24 - 7:00 PM (Zoom)
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“It's easy to grow a variety of herbs in a sunny place in the ground, on a patio, or deck,” said Nina Koziol. In her presentation, Nina will help viewers discover what they need to grow healthy plants, how and when to harvest them, how to store them, and ways to use them.
​About Nina Koziol
At age seven, Koziol’s mum encouraged her to do a science project on the parts of an Impatiens flower. “After that, I was hooked,” she recalls. Koziol is a horticulturist and garden writer who tends plants on a deer-infested acre about 40 miles from Chicago. She wrote garden articles for the Chicago Tribune for 22 years as well as for Chicagoland Gardening, Old-House Journal, Organic Gardening and The American Gardener. She writes for ILCA’s The Landscape Contractor, PlantersPlace.com, and for The Chicago Botanic Garden’s website. In addition, she’s been teaching horticulture, garden design, and residential landscape design history at the Chicago Botanic Garden and The Morton Arboretum since 1997. Recently Koziol published “White Gardens: Creating Magnificent Moonlit Spaces: Guide to White and Luminous Plants” to share her secrets of planning, cultivating, and growing a beautiful moonlit garden in your backyard. She can be found at www.beautyandthefeast.net.
