A webinar for home gardeners about effective houseplant care will be offered from noon to 1:15 p.m. March 4 by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono. Courtesy of UMaine Cooperative Extension

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a webinar for home gardeners about effective houseplant care from noon to 1:15 p.m. Friday, March 4.

How Not to Kill Your Houseplants includes tips for matching a potting medium, watering, lighting, containers, pest control and humidity to a plant’s needs. Karen Ramsey, owner of Ledgewood Gardens Greenhouses in Orrington, will lead the workshop, according to a news release from the extension.

Registration is required; a sliding scale fee is optional. To register to attend live or receive the recording link, visit extension.umaine.edu.

This is the second in a five-part spring gardening webinar series offered through April for Maine gardeners. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Pamela Hargest at 207-781-6099 or extension.gardening@maine.edu.

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