Attend seminars for expert gardening tips

Melinda Myers is a nationally recognized gardening expert who has authored more than 20 gardening books, including Midwest Gardener’s Handbook, 2nd Edition, Jackson & Perkins Beautiful Roses Made Easy (Midwestern Edition), Small Space Gardening, The Birds & Blooms’ Ultimate Gardening Guide, The Perfect Lawn (Midwest) series and many more. 

 

Melinda hosts the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment radio program, airing on over 50 radio stations throughout the U.S.  She also hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” streaming courses.  She’s a contributing editor and garden columnist for Birds & Blooms magazine, writes a nationally syndicated garden column, and was a garden columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for over 25 years.

 

Melinda is a recipient of the national American Horticultural Society’s B.Y. Morrison Communication Award and has more than 35 years of horticulture experience. She is a certified arborist, has a Master's Degree in horticulture, was a tenured horticulture professor, and is a dynamic presenter. She packs a ton of gardening advice and inspiration into her presentations while infusing each talk with a bit of humor and was recently inducted into the Garden Writers Association of America Hall of Fame. You won’t want to miss her informative presentations.

 

Seminars:
 

Affordable Food Gardening – Growing your own food can boost the flavor and nutritional value of your snacks and meals as well as save you money. Learn growing methods and space saving strategies to help maximize your harvest and return on investment. Melinda will cover proper planting and care tips to ensure success. She’ll also share the benefits growing your own food provides you and your family.

 

Low Maintenance Gardening to Boost Your Landscape’s Beauty – We all want beautiful landscapes that require minimal care. Melinda will cover strategies to help you reduce maintenance while keeping your landscape looking great. She’ll highlight low-maintenance plants to add and those to avoid when trying to reduce ongoing maintenance. Then she’ll move on to design and ways to create a big impact while reducing care. This combined with a few key maintenance techniques can help save you time while boosting your garden enjoyment.

Schedule:

 

Friday
12:00    Low Maintenance Gardening to Boost Your Landscape’s Beauty
  3:00    Affordable Food Gardening

 

Saturday
11:00    Low Maintenance Gardening to Boost Your Landscape’s Beauty
  2:00    Affordable Food Gardening
  5:00    Low Maintenance Gardening to Boost Your Landscape’s Beauty

 

Sunday
12:00    Low Maintenance Gardening to Boost Your Landscape’s Beauty
  3:00    Affordable Food Gardening