Gardening Events Schedule

Attend FREE lectures and demonstrations both on the Flower Show floor and in the Grand Concourse. Below is the list of presentations, sorted by date. Come back to this page often as new speakers are added regularly. All presentations are subject to change.

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Saturday, March 3 - PHS Members' Preview

Saturday, March 3, 1:30 PM
Ray Rogers, "Cacti and Other Succulents: Growing Living Art"
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4

Sunday, March 4, 10:00 AM
Barry & Eileen Weissman
"Hosta Here; Hosta There: Hosta Everywhere (Hostas - The Number 1 Perennial)"
American Hosta Society
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 10:30 AM
Michael J. DeMotta, National Tropical Botanical Garden-History and Gardens
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Lecture Room

Sunday, March 4, 11:00 AM
Charlie Nardozzi, "Eat Your Lawn: How to Turn Your Yard into an Edible Landscape"
Gardener's Supply
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 11:00 AM
Sally McCabe, “Building Raised Beds”
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Demo Room

Sunday, March 4, 11:30 AM
Art Wolk, "Lilies & Tulips & Daffs, Oh My! Using Bulbs to Grow Your Own Winter Flower Show"
Lecture Room
Bulb Forcing for Beginners and the Seriously Smitten

Sunday, March 4, 12:00 PM
Pam Stephens Schlett, “Ponding Basics: How to Care for your Watergarden”
Stephens Aquatic Services, Inc.
Demo Room

Sunday, March 4, 12:00 PM
Gloria Day, "Great Gardens! Great Tropicals!"
Pretty Dirty Ladies, Inc. Garden Design & Maintenance
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 1:00 PM
Ari Miller, "Green Roofs on Bus Shelters and Other Places"
Roof Meadow
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 1:00 PM
Charlie Nardozzi, "Eat Your Lawn: How to Turn Your Yard into an Edible Landscape"
Gardener's Supply
Lecture Room
Northeast Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

Sunday, March 4, 1:30 PM
Mia Mengucci, “Tropical Plants for the Home & Office”
Demo Room

Sunday, March 4, 2:00 PM
Doug Hall, "Kick Your Chemical Dependency: An 8-Step Program"
Organic Gardening Magazine
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 2:30 PM
Lucinda Fleeson, “Plants of Hawaii”
Demo Room

Sunday, March 4, 2:30 PM
Frances MacDonald, "Ireland’s Gardens – An Evolving Tapestry”
Tourism Ireland
Lecture Room

Sunday, March 4, 3:00 PM
Ryan Burrows & Michael Coraggio, "Living Walls: Taking Landscapes to New Heights"
EcoWalls
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 3:30 PM
Mark Kintzel, “Crafts from the Garden”
Organic Gardening Magazine
Demo Room

Sunday, March 4, 4:00 PM
Don Shump, "High-rises and Honey Bees: An Introduction to Urban Beekeeping "
Philadelphia Bee Co.
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 4:00 PM
Ken Druse, "Natural Companions"
Lecture Room
Natural Companions

Sunday, March 4, 5:00 PM
Sarah von Pollaro, “REALLY BIG Arrangements”
Urban Petals
Demo Room

Sunday, March 4, 5:00 PM
Michael Petrie, "Art in the Garden"
Michael Petrie's Handmade Gardens
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 5:30 PM
David Orr, "Waimea Valley-Lessons of an Ahupuaa and Hawaiian Culture"
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Lecture Room

Sunday, March 4, 6:00 PM
Jonathan Wright, "But Wait, There's More!: Using Cool Season Annuals in the Garden"
Chanticleer
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 4, 7:00 PM
Venelin Dimitrov, “Cover Crops - Rollin’ in Green Manure”
W. Atlee Burpee & Co
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5

Monday, March 5, 10:30 AM
Amy Goldman
"Fruity Vegetables: Tomatoes, Pumpkins, and Melons for the Passionate Grower"
Lecture Room
The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table

Monday, March 5, 11:00 AM
Josh Morin, "Out On a Limb!! Pruning Your Trees and Shrubs the Right Way!"

Bartlett Tree Experts
Demo Room

Monday, March 5th, 11 AM
Josh Morin, "Out On A Limb!!  Pruning Your Trees and Shrubs the Right Way!"
Bartlett Tree Experts
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5, 11:30 AM
Niki Jabour, "The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener"
Lecture Room
The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener

Monday, March 5, 12:00 PM
Coach Mark Smallwood, "Straw Bale Gardening: No land, No soil, No problem!"
Rodale Institute
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5th, 1 pm
Kevin Staso, “The Renaissance of Native Plants”
North Creek Nurseries
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5, 2:00 PM
PHS Staff, “Vegetable Gardening & the Changing Climate”
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Demo Room
Monday, March 5, 2:00 PM
David Prendergast & Maureen DiLuzio, "Gardening Under Foot: Moss Container Gardening"
Greensgrow Philadelphia Project
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5, 2:30PM
Trevor Edwards, "A “Titanic” Illustrated Tour of the Gardens of Ireland"
Tourism Ireland
Lecture Room

Monday, March 5, 3:00 PM
Judy Smith, "African Violets: Get Flower Empowerment"
African Violet Society of Philadelphia
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5, 3:30 PM
Lucinda Rooney, “Bouquets with Personality”
Demo Room

Monday, March 5, 4:00 PM
John Courtney, "Water Gardening: The Lotus, the Lily and the Meat-Eating Plant"
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5, 4:00 PM
Matthew Benson, "The Photographic Garden"
Organic Gardening Magazine
Lecture Room

Monday, March 5, 5:00 PM
Paul Split, “Starting Seeds Organically”
Gardening for the Future
Demo Room

Monday, March 5, 5:00 PM
Dan Benarcik, "Bromeliads in the Garden"
Chanticleer
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5, 6:00 PM
Lloyd R. Traven, "Begonias Make Great Houseplants"
Peace Tree Farm
Gardener's Studio

Monday, March 5, 7:00 PM
Paul Tukey, "Lawn Games for Life: Get Off the Couch & Back Outside!"
SafeLawns Foundation
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6

Tuesday, March 6, 10:30 AM
Wesley Green, Gardening Under Cover
Colonial Williamsburg
Lecture Room
Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way

Tuesday, March 6, 11:00 AM
Helen Flaig, “Ikebana: The Japanese Art of Flower Arranging”
Ikenobo School of Ikebana International
Demo Room

Tuesday, March 6, 11:00 AM
Walt Fisher, “How Do They DO It?? Forcing Spring-Blooming Bulbs for The Flower Show”
PHS
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6, 11:30 AM
Diane Ott Whealy, "How One Heirloom Flower Saved Thousands of Vegetables"
Seed Savers Exchange
Lecture Room
Gathering: Memoir of a Seed Saver

Tuesday, March 6, 12:00 PM
Lorrie Baird, "Growing Up the Green Wall Way"
Longwood Gardens
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6, 12:30 PM
Paul Split, “Organic Gardening in a Hanging Moss Basket”
Gardening for the Future
Demo Room

Tuesday, March 6, 1:00 PM
Carrie Wiles, "Plants for the Rain Garden"
North Creek Nurseries
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6, 1:00 PM
Hitomi Gilliam, "Trends in Floral Design for 2012 & 2013"
Lecture Room
Artflor, Advanced Design and Process

Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 PM
Pam Snyder & Students, “Artful Arrangements for Beginners”
W.B. Saul High School
Demo Room

Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 PM
Mark Highland, "Making Compost Teas"
The Organic Mechanics Soil Company, LLC
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6, 2:30 PM
Frances MacDonald, Ireland’s Gardens – An Evolving Tapestry”
Tourism Ireland
Lecture Room

Tuesday, March 6, 3:00 PM
Jeff Jabco, "A Green Roof on Your Home?  What do you need to know?! "
Scott Arboretum
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6, 3:30 PM
Paul Gercens, “Ten Tropical plants for Indoor Culture”
Longwood Gardens
Demo Room

Tuesday, March 6, 4:00 PM
Ray Rogers, "Sensational Tropical Plants for Containers"
Lecture Room
The Encyclopedia of Container Plants

Tuesday, March 6, 4:00 PM
Julie Slavet, Julie Hendrickson, Rod Ritchey
"What You Can Learn from the Vernon Park Rain Garden for Your Home and Community"
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6, 5:00 PM
David Siller, "Wild Food That’s Wildly Tasty!"
Gardener's Studio

Tuesday, March 6, 5:00 PM
Kevin Hills, “Arranging Flowers from Paradise”
home influence
Demo Room

Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 PM
Rick K. Barboza and Napua Harbottle
“Rarest of The Rare:  The Rise and Fall of Hawaii's Flora and Fauna"
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Lecture Room

Tuesday, March 6, 6:00 PM
George Petropoulos, "Gold Medal Plants"
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7

Wednesday, March 7, 10:30 AM
Napua Harbottle, "Learning from Our Ancestors/Hawaiian Medicine"
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Lecture Room

Wednesday, March 7, 11:00 AM
Shannon Carmody, "Planning Your Garden for Seed Saving"
Seed Savers Exchange
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 11:30 AM
Diana K. Weiner, "Hardy Plants with a Tropical Look"
Friends of High School Park
Lecture Room

Wednesday, March 7, 12:00 PM
Patricia Bilson, Roses Say “Aloha” No Matter Where You Are!
Philadelphia Rose Society
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 12:30 PM
Mike McGrath, “Growing Great-Tasting Tomatoes”
WHYY's You Bet Your Garden
Demo Room

Wednesday, March 7, 1:00 PM
Patrick Cullina
"Dynamic Urban Landscapes: Transforming Communities with Plants & Re-imagined Spaces"
Friends of The High Line
Lecture Room

Wednesday, March 7, 1:00 PM
Ralph Rhoads, "Worm Composting"
Natures Footprint
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 PM
Kerry Mendez, “Easy Soil Tips for Bodacious Vegetable and Flower Gardens”
Mantis
Demo Room

Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 PM
Barbara Tollen, "Chickens in Your Backyard"
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 3:00 PM
Thomas M. Reber, "Sustainable Centerpieces"
Meadowbrook Farm
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 3:30 PM
David Heller, “The Honor of Your Presence is Requested...Wedding Designs”
Flowers by David
Demo Room

Wednesday, March 7, 4:00 PM
Kerry Ann Mendez, Hit the Easy Button - Nonstop Color from No-Fuss Perennials
Perenially Yours
Lecture Room
The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Top Ten Lists

Wednesday, March 7, 4:00 PM
Mia Mengucci, “Terrariums: A Petite Piece of Paradise”
Primex
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 5:00 PM
John Studdy, "Prune Like a PhD "
Bartlett Tree Experts
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 6:00 PM
Joe Henderson, "Bite ‘em Back: How to Grow Carnivorous Plants"
Chanticleer
Gardener's Studio

Wednesday, March 7, 7:00 PM
Michael Bowell, "POTTED- An Orchid Growers Approach to Mixing it UP"
Create-a-Scene
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8

Thursday, March 8, 10:30 AM
Laura Viancour, Shuttles, Sweet Bags, and Syrups:  Colonial Uses of Plants
Colonial Williamsburg
Lecture Room

Thursday, March 8, 11:00 AM
Mariko Ono, “Ikebana: The Japanese Art of Flower Arranging”
Ohara School of Ikebana International
Demo Room

Thursday, March 8, 11:00 PM
Melinda Zoehrer, "Bringing Butterflies Into Your Garden"
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8, 11:30 AM
Melinda Myers, "Create Your Own Tropical Paradise"
Birds & Bloom Magazine
Lecture Room
Can't Miss Small Space Gardening

Thursday, March 8, 12:00 PM
Joe Lamp'l
"The Five Biggest Mistakes We Make in Our Landscapes and Gardens (and how to fix them!)"
Subaru
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8, 12:30 PM
Rob DeBellis, “Using Everyday Flowers for all the Occasions of your Life!”
World Class Flowers, sponsored by Acme
Demo Room

Thursday, March 8, 1:00 PM
Art Wolk, "Using Bulbs to Produce Your Own Wintertime Flower Show"
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8, 1:00 PM
Philip Watson, "Garden Magic: Big Ideas for Small Spaces"
Phillip Watson Design
Lecture Room
Pleasure Gardens

Thursday, March 8, 2:00 PM
Clarena Tolson, “Composting”
Streets Commissioner, City of Phila
Demo Room

Thursday, March 8, 2:00 PM
Greg Paige, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Integrated Pest Management for a Healthy Home Garden"
The Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8, 2:30 PM
Maurice Parkinson, "A Passion for Herbaceous Perennials in the Garden"
Tourism Ireland
Lecture Room

Thursday, March 8, 3:00 PM
Greg Paige, "10 Ways to Kill a Tree & How to Avoid It"
The Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8, 3:30 PM
Susan Dippre, “Colonial Williamsburg Holiday Decorations:  Not Just for Christmas”
Colonial Williamsburg
Demo Room

Thursday, March 8, 4:00 PM
Lelayna Klein, "Using Plants as Natural Dyes"
Lillian's Farm
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8, 4:00 PM
Melinda Myers, "Colorful Spring Containers"
Birds & Bloom Magazine
Lecture Room
Can't Miss Small Space Gardening

Thursday, March 8, 5:00 PM
PHS Staff, “4-Season Gardening”
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Demo Room

Thursday, March 8, 5:00 PM
Lloyd R. Traven, "Begonias for the Container Garden"
Peace Tree Farm
Gardener's Studio

Thursday, March 8, 5:30 PM
Stephanie Cohen, "A Walk on the Dark Side"
Lecture Room
The Non-Stop Gardener

Thursday, March 8, 6:00 PM
Chuck Hinkle, "Lawn Alternatives - No Mo' Mowing!"
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9

Friday, March 9, 10:30 AM
David Orr, Waimea Valley-Lessons of an Ahupuaa and Hawaiian Culture
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Lecture Room

Friday, March 9, 11:00 AM
Greg Paige, "32 Flavors and THEN Some: Great Small Trees for the Garden"
The Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 11:00 AM
Rob DeBellis, “Using Everyday Flowers for all the Occasions of your Life!”
World Class Flowers, sponsored by Acme
Demo Room

Friday, March 9, 11:30 AM
Ken Greene, Heirloom Everything:  From Seed to Seed
Hudson Valley Seed Library
Lecture Room

Friday, March 9, 12:00 PM
Ed MacFarland, "Herbs 101"
Tamanend Park Herb Gardening Club
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 12:30 PM
Laura Dowling, TBD
Demo Room

Friday, March 9, 1:00 PM
Carrie Wiles, "Lawn Alternatives"
North Creek Nurseries
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 1:00 PM
Lawn Alternatives: Why Mow?
Carrie Wiles, North Creek Nurseries

Lecture Room, Flower Power

Friday, March 9, 2:00 PM
Christine Holt, "It's Vegamental: Big Vegetables - Small Spaces"
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 2:00 PM
Meg Stout, “Aquaculture—Growing Fish in Your Garden”
The Home Grown Institute with The Aquaponics Association
Demo Room

Friday, March 9, 2:30 PM
Maurice Parkinson, A Passion for Herbaceous Perennials in the Garden
Tourism Ireland
Lecture Room

Friday, March 9, 3:00 PM
Mark Highland, "Peat-Free Soils for the Garden"
The Organic Mechanics Soil Company, LLC
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 3:30 PM
Youngmi Shim, “Ikebana: The Japanese Art of Flower Arranging”
Sogetsu School of Ikebana International
Demo Room

Friday, March 9, 4:00 PM
Mona Gold, "Stress Free Gardening"
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 4:00 PM
Cheryl Wilks, "Flower Power - Impact on Wellness"
Flowers on Location
Lecture Room

Friday, March 9, 5:00 PM
Priscilla Fosnocht, “Color Wheel of Fortune--Pretty in Pink”
Flowers By Priscilla
Demo Room

Friday, March 9th, 5:00 PM
Chelsey Fields, “Edible Architecture - Outside the (Garden) Box Design Ideas for Vegetables”
W. Atlee Burpee Co.
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 5:00 PM
Chelsey Fields, “Edible Architecture--Outside the (Garden) Box Design Ideas for Vegetables”
W. Atlee Burpee Co.
Gardener's Studio

Friday, March 9, 5:30PM
Michael Bowell, "Tending Tender Treasures for Totally Tantalizing Tropical Terraces"
Create A Scene, Inc.
Lecture Room

Friday, March 9, 6:00 PM
"A Traveling Naturalist, "Remarkable Rain Forest Animals"
The Philadelphia Zoo
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10

Saturday March 10, 2012, 9:00 AM
The REAL beneficial insects in the garden (and it’s not who you think)
Suzanne Wainwright, Buglady Consulting

Saturday, March 10, 10:00 AM
Diana K. Weiner, "Gardeners Gadgets, Gizmos and Stuff"
Friends of High School Park
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 11:00 AM
Dale Hendricks, "Black is the New Green: The Joys of Adding Carbon to Our Soils"
Green Light Plants, LLC.
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 11:30 AM
Tovah Martin, "The New Terrarium"
Lecture Room
The New Terrarium

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 12 noon          
Liz Haegele, "When Leaves Go, There’s Still Show: Winter Interest Plants"
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Gardeners Studio

Saturday, March 10, 12:30 PM
Rob DeBellis, “Using Everyday Flowers for all the Occasions of your Life!”
World Class Flowers, sponsored by Acme
Demo Room

Saturday, March 10, 1:00 PM
Evelyn Alemanni, "Planting Pride – Growing Great Communities"
America in Bloom
Lecture Room
AIB Best Ideas Book Order

Saturday, March 10, 1:00 PM
Mary Costello, "Funky Plants for Funky Containers"
City Planter
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 2:00 PM
Barry Draycott, "Making Organic Lawn Care Work for You"
Tech Terra Environmental
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 2:00 PM
TBD, “Garden Gadgets”
Demo Room

Saturday, March 10, 3:00 PM
Randall Naftal, “The Art of Bonsai”
Pennsylvania Bonsai
Demo Room

Saturday, March 10, 3 PM
Sharat Somashekara, "Small Space Food Production"
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society City Harvest Program
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 4:00 PM
Pat Shanley, "Skyscrapers, Roses, & Sustainability"
Manhattan Rose Society
Lecture Room
The Sustainable Rose Garden-A Reader in Rose Culture

Sat., March 10 at 4:00 PM            
Lisa Mosca, "Tips for Successful Organic Gardening"
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 5 PM
Betsy Branson, "Keep Those African Violets Blooming: Therapy, Nutrition and Surgery"
African Violet Society of Philadelphia
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 5:30 PM
Maile Horner, Kainoa Daines, Chris Kaiaokamalie, George Applegate
"Explore the Natural Wonders of the Hawaiian Islands"
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Lecture Room

Saturday, March 10, 6:00 PM
A Traveling Naturalist, "Remarkable Rain Forest Animals"
The Philadelphia Zoo
Gardener's Studio

Saturday, March 10, 7:00 PM
A Traveling Naturalist, "Remarkable Rain Forest Animals"
The Philadelphia Zoo
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11

Sunday, March 11th, 10 AM
Bernadette Moyer, Sales Designer, "How to Avoid a TooMULCHuous Relationship"
Keystone Gardens
Gerdener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 11:00 AM
Alan Jaffe, "PHS Honors the Girl Scouts"
PHS
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 11:00 AM
Maurice Parkinson, A Passion for Herbaceous Perennials in the Garden
Tourism Ireland
Lecture Room

Sunday, March 11, 12:00 PM
Jerry Fritz, "Lessons from Linden Hill"
Linden Hill Gardens
Lecture Room
Lessons from Linden Hill

Sunday, March 11, 12:00 PM
Jim Bobb, "The Amazing Honey Bee"
Worcester Honey Farms, Inc.
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 12:30 PM
Paul Simon, “Family Gardening”
National Gardening Association
Demo Room

Sunday, March 11, 1:00 PM
Paul Tukey, "Lawn Games for Life:  Get Off the Couch & Get Back Outside!"
The SafeLawns Foundation
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 1:00 PM
Victoria Rowell, "Lawn Games for Life:  Get Off the Couch & Get Back Outside!"
NYT Bestselling Author, Award winning actress
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 1:00 PM
Jane Kirkland, "Take a Family Nature Walk"
Take a Walk Books
Lecture Room
Take a Walk with Butterflies & Dragonflies

Sunday, March 11, 2:00 PM
Victoria Rowell, "Lawn Games for Life:  Get Off the Couch & Get Back Outside!"
NYT Bestselling Author, Award winning actress
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 2:00 PM
Paul Tukey, "Lawn Games for Life:  Get Off the Couch & Get Back Outside!"
The SafeLawns Foundation
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 3:00 PM
Dr. Gerald Barad, "Cacti & Succulents"
Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society
Gardener's Studio

Sunday, March 11, 3:30 PM
Rick Barboza, "Rarest of The Rare:  The Rise and Fall of Hawaii's Flora and Fauna"
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Lecture Room