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Perennial Plant Combinations: "Information on color better than Color in the Garden 6 week class!"
I will be speaking, teaching, and lecturing on various gardening topics this year. Scroll down for a list of my scheduled engagements. Or, click on a specific month in the chart below to see that month's schedule. If your organization is interested in contacting me for a speaking engagement please email me.
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Saturday, 14 February 2015 - "Little Bulbs for Rock and Woodland Gardens"
presented for the Watnong Chapter, North American Rock Garden Society at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ
Bulbs are the clever method plants have developed to allow them to survive hard times, be they winter cold or summer drought. Hardy, tender, flowering in spring, summer, fall, or winter. Native to the arid steppes of central Asia, the Mediterranean region, South African Cape - and the forests of North America - bulbs are a wonderful addition to any garden. Fall bulbs, small bulbs, rock garden bulbs. This lecture will explore a diversity of familiar and less well known little bulbs to beautify and enhance our gardens.
Rutgers, New Jersey Experiment Station, Office of Continuing Professional Education are hosting the 39th Home Gardeners School. Four time slot with a total of 35 different topics of which I am presenting the three described below.
Sunday, 21 March 2015 - "Color and Combination in the Herbaceous Border" - 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
at the Home Gardeners School, New Brunswick, NJ
Whether it's a shady corner or a sunny border, selecting plant combinations that work makes the difference between a ho-hum garden and one that gets rave reviews. Concentrating on perennials, learn to use color, texture, height, and bloom when combining plants to create a harmonious look for your garden. 
Saturday, 21 March 2015 - "Backyard Chickens and Their Care" - 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
at the Home Gardeners School, New Brunswick, NJ
Chickens are easy to raise, endlessly entertaining, and reward their owners with freshly laid eggs. Learn the day-to-day practicalities of keeping a small backyard flock, including the best ways to select among the different breeds of chickens, housing options, and what and how to feed your birds, whether they are day-old chicks or mature layers.
Saturday, 21 March 2015 - "The Gardener's World of Bulbs" - 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the Home Gardeners School, New Brunswick, NJ
Bulbs, those fantastic buried treasures with plain brown wrappers that conceal a rainbow of beautiful flowers. Everyone knows tulips and daffodils but there are are less familiar bulbs that flower in Spring, summer, and even into fall. We'll look at imaginative ways to combine them with perennials and shrubs. Discover which bulbs thrive where, from sun to shade, how to buy, plant, and care for them after planting.
Register on-line, mail, or fax. $60 on / before March 10, $75 after March 10, $55 Master Gardener. Additional fee for two workshop classes, box lunch additional $10.
Tuesday, 21 April 2015 - "Color and Combination for the Herbaceous Border"
presented for The Garden Club of Trenton at the 1850s River House in Stockton, NJ
Gardeners are always looking for that Wow! effect, gardens that inspire admiration. Whether it's a shady corner or a sunny border, selecting plant combinations that work makes the difference between a ho-hum garden and one that gets rave reviews. Concentrating on perennials, learn to use color, texture, height, and bloom when combining plants to create a harmonious look for your garden. 
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