“ConÂsumers are constantly connected, and that’s not a bad thing,†says Susan McCoy, Garden Media president. “It’s time for the industry to fully embrace technology and all it can do for the garden. The more consumers learn about nature, the more they will grow to care about it.†~ Susan McCoy
GARDEN 101: Garden Royalty
The Secret to Landscaping With Roses
Day: Wednesday, 2/17/2016
Time: 2:15 PM
Seminar Room: Rainier
Roses, Bearded Iris and Peony have graced gardens for more than a century. Today they are deservedly popular, with more varieties than ever before, many suitable for NW gardens. These Beauty Queens need not be intimidating! Join three nationally acclaimed experts, as they share the secrets to getting the most from of these plants. Rosarian Susan Fox, horticulturist Kelly D. Norris and Peony expert Kathleen Gagan will inspire your love affair with these magnificent plants.
See It, Learn It, Do It: Practical Insights to Grow Your Gardening Skills
“We have a wide array of seminars to help you amp up your skills in the garden. Learn to prune like a pro, divide your perennials, grow healthy blooming orchids, plant a shrub or tree (so it doesn’t die), start seeds, and make light work of those inevitable weeds!
Miniature Roses: Hot New Color Spots
Susan Fox – Consulting Rosarian and author, Four Seasons of Roses Monthly Guide to Rose Care
Roses are the perfect flower choice when you want to create an ever-changing splash of color. From bud to a fully open rose, minis and multifloras lure you back to your garden each morning. These are winter hardy, easy-to-grow perennials that can make a color spot so rich and intriguing you will be lured back to your garden just to see the bloom cycles And some miniatures can be grown both indoors and outdoors.
Four Seasons of Roses Monthly Guide to Rose Care
Date: Thursday, Feb 18 at 6:45 pm / Book signing to follow
Seminar Room: Hood
See It, Learn It, Do It: Come to The Northwest Flower & Garden Show The 2nd Largest Garden Show in The U.S. the “True Gardener’s Garden Show.”
Our next seminar category is about tricky design problems and how to solve them. You can be your own expert after dropping in on these seminars.
Along with the seminars above, this category contains some more garden superstars. Author Jenny Peterson will show how to introduce the trend “staycations†into your own yard with her seminar “Creating an Entertaining Garden: Outdoor Spaces for Connecting.â€
Stumped on how to combine plants properly? Brenda C. Adams can help with “Truly Compelling Combinations: Creating Sizzle and Subtlety.†She also will be speaking on “Having It All: Beauty and Low Maintenance†(which is possible!). 2016 NWFGS Show Judge Brian Minter can also share some combo advice in his seminar “The Art of Combination: Taking the Ordinary to the Extraordinary.â€
Looking to design DIY? You’ll need to see NWFGS Garden Creator Phil Wood‘s seminar “Secrets of Garden Design: Solving Problems to Make a Great Garden†to help you transform unsightly views, bad neighbors, and many other common problems.
Chanticleer Garden is a renowned estate and garden in Pennsylvania. Horticulturalist Dan Benarcik has been with Chanticleer for 23 seasons and will be spilling insider secrets on how they keep the garden looking stunning in his seminars “Chanticleer: The Art of Gardening†and “Design Principles of the Chanticleer Pros For Home Gardeners.â€
Ever heard of “Carpet Gardening?†You have now. NWFGS Garden Creator Susan Calhoun will show you how to weave groundcovers into beautiful plant tapestries.
Solve all of your garden design problems in a matter of 45 minutes. You can find the full seminar schedule online… and remember, all of these seminars are completely FREE with your Northwest Flower & Garden Show ticket! -Courtney