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| Saturday, March 6 |
Dr. Tom Voigt
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Ornamental Grasses | Charlie Nardozzi
How to Vegetable Garden Almost Anywhere |
Richard Eyre
Inspirational Gardens |
Richard Hawke
Onward & Upward: Vine in the Garden |
Mark Zilis
Hosta Highlights |
William Moss
Greening Your Landscape |
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| Sunday, March 7 |
Joe Lamp'l
The Twenty-Five Dollar Victory Garden |
Jim Ault
Confessions of a Backyard Pollen Dabbler |
Melinda Myers
Planning/Planting a Small Space Garden |
Jean Ann Van Krevelen/Amanda Thomsen
Plant or Purchase? Which Edibles to Grow & Why |
CL Fornari
Perennial Maintenance -- The Need to Do, The Nice to Do, and The Nuts to Do |
Tim Pollak
Unusual Annuals for Seasonal Color |
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| Monday, March 8 |
Mary Samios-Russell
Fabulous, Fantastic & Fun -- Perky Perennials to Plant |
Emily Shelton
Gardening in the Shade |
Ethne Clarke
The Power of the Kitchen Garden -- 500 Year of Gardening & Cooking |
Mary Samios-Russell
Heirlooms -- Terrific, Time-tested Tomatoes |
Jim Schmidt
Great Plants -- Great Gardens |
Doris Taylor
Shrubs for the Home Landscape |
Mike Nowak
Readings from the Shady Side of Gardening |
| Tuesday, March 9 |
Dave Robson
Ferns in the Landscape |
Tim Johnson
A Great Looking Garden Without Breaking the Bank |
Terra Brockman
Beauty, Pain, and the Love of Local Food: How to Grow Your Own (and Sell Some, Too) |
Craig Bergmann
Marking Art in the Garden |
Donna Smith
Gotcha Covered: Groundcovers to Beautify Your Landscape |
Don Guzan
Critters are not your enemy. How to coexist with wildlife! |
Barbara Melera
The D. Landreth Seed Company and the Story of America's Great Seedhouses |
| Wednesday, March 10 |
Barbara Rosborough
Easy Beautiful Fixes for your Landscape |
Jill Selinger
The Magic of Minor Bulbs |
Noel Valdes
Grow a lot more food in a lot less space -- the intensive raised method |
Philip Riske
I've Removed the Buckthorn and Honeysuckle--Now What Do I Do?" Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants |
Diane Anderson
The Best from our Garden to Yours: University of Illinois Hartley Trial Garden Knockouts |
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Nancy Clifton
Four Season Container Gardens |
| Thursday, March 11 |
Tony Fulmer
Shocking -- The Real Dirt on Planting Trees & Shrubs (An Inside Look at Doing it Right) |
Rick Belding
Plant to Succeed: the Basics of Organic Vegetable Gardening |
Jeff Lowenfels
The Soil Food Web: The Whys & Hows of Organic Gardening the Easy Way! |
Katrina Lewin
Lovely Lilacs for Your Landscape: A Fresh Look at an Old Friend |
Ed Lyon
How to Build/Improve a Shade Garden |
Greg Stack
Carefree Roses for Chicagoland Gardens: AKA No Fear Roses |
Lurie Garden
Superstars of Spring & Summer: The Plants that Really Perform |
| Friday, March 12 |
Nancy Pollard
Farming on your Patio |
Heather Sherwood
Classy Conifers for Containers |
Steve Pincuspy
Getting the Ideal Lawn, Naturally! |
Karla Lynch
Design for the Seasons |
Beth Botts
Wonders from the Woods: Native Wildflower for the Shady Garden |
Dave Kelly
Rainwater Harvesting Doesn't Have To Be Ugly! |
Beth Botts
Growing Food Where It Fits: Small-Space Edible Gardening |
| Saturday, March 13 |
Shawna Coronado
Vegetable Gardening Nude: How Getting Metaphorically Naked Changed My Life and Helped Me Feed My Family, Neighborhood, and City In A Down Economy |
Cathy Maloney
Frank Lloyd Wright, Jens Jensen and My Small Garden |
Anna Pavord
A Luxuriance of Bulbs |
Andy Stahr
Successful Home Landscapes Using Low-Maintenance Native Plants |
Jesse Dahl
Beating the Joneses: Awesome Trees Your Neighbors will Wish they hard in their Yard |
Mark Opal
What is a Sustainable, Organic Landscape |
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| Sunday, March 14 |
Carolyn Ulrich
European Flower Shows |
Mike Caplan
Capturing Nature s Hidden Moments |
John Sosnowski
Shade Gardening with Native Plants |
Lamanda Joy
Chicago Victory Gardens: Yesterday & Tomorrow |
Chuck Voigt
Let Herbs Spice Up Your Life |
Ivan Watters
The Art of Bonsai |
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Seminar Speaker Bios
Diane Anderson is a research and education specialist in the Landscape Horticulture Department of the college of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is also the trials manager of the Miles C. Hartley Selections Garden in the University of Illinois Arboretum in Urbana.
Jim Ault, Ph. D., is the Director of Environmental Horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden. He develops new perennial plants from North American native taxa (Baptisia, Echinacea, Monarda and Phlox) through plant breeding, propagation and exploration, and manages the Chicagoland Grows" plant introduction program. Jim is the 2009 recipient of the American Horticulture Societys Luther Burbank Award for plant breeding.
Rick Belding is a Horticulturist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where he oversees the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden. He is spearheading the transition from conventional to organic production of fruit and vegetables. He has a master's degree in horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Craig Bergmann, ASLA, is a registered landscape architect, garden designer and lecturer. Since 1982, he and his company, Craig Bergmann Landscape Design Inc., have specialized in putting a Midwestern, modern day twist on the classic garden designs of Europe. His award-winning work has been featured in several books, as well as on PBS-TV's 'The Victory Garden' and on HGTV's 'Gardener's Journal.'
Beth Botts is an award-winning newspaper and magazine garden writer and a senior editor at Chicagoland Gardening magazine.
Terra Brockman is the author of The Seasons on Henry's Farm, and writes and speaks on many food, farm, and gardening topics. She comes at her subjects from unexpected angles, combining her experience growing up as a member of the 4th generation of an Illinois farm family with her expertise in biology, literature, philosophy, and history.
Mike Caplan's presentation will showcase techniques from macro to wide angle that he employs to capture creative and captivating images of flowers and trees. From lens selection, to framing, to digital darkroom enhancements, Mike will offer tips on how to make images stand out from the ordinary. Mike Caplan is a Lake County native, and still calls the area home. He is the 4 p.m. weatherman at ABC-7 TV in Chicago, where he's worked since 1994. His love of nature and travel gave birth to his new venture as a professional photographer.
Ethne Clarke is Editor-in-Chief of Rodale's Organic Gardening. A horticulturist, garden historian, and lecturer, she speaks as the author of 15 books on landscape history and gardening, including the revised edition of Hidcote: The Making of a Garden, originally published in 1989.
Nancy Clifton is an Ornamental Horticulturist at the Chicago Botanic Garden. She has worked as a Plant Information Specialist, horticultural writer and currently is a Program Specialist for the garden. She is also an instructor, floral designer and lecturer for the garden and other organizations and is featured on WGN-TV for the gardens weekly 'Botanic Backyard' segment.
Shawna Lee Coronado is an author, newspaper columnist, blogger, and green lifestyle correspondent. Her green guidebook, Gardening Nude, is focused on health improvement by gardening, greening, and community building. Shawna has been featured on ABC News, WGN News, Oklahoma Gardening TV, WGN Radio, and The Mike Nowak Show. BOOK SIGNING TO FOLLOW
Jesse Dahl is a Horticulturist at The Morton Arboretum, where he manages several of the Asian and North American collections. He will present several new and exciting plants from his experiences at The Arboretum, as well as several forgotten plants that will make exciting additions to your yard.
Richard Eyre has been a conifer collector for 40years who has turned his passion into a thriving business, Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery in Woodstock, Ill. It emphasizes dwarf and specimen plant material specially suited for modern, down-sized spaces.
C.L. Fornari is a writer, speaker and host of 'GardenLine' on WXTK radio in Hyannis, Mass. She is the author of four books and a self-described out-of-control plant person. She can be found online at www.gardenlady.com and www.wholelifegardening.com
Tony Fulmer is the retail manager at the Chalet Nursery in suburban Wilmette, where he oversees a staff of more than 100 in peak season and is responsible for more than $10 million in sales. He appears regularly on WGN-TV's Midday News and is a frequent presenter at the Chalet's Lecture Series.
Don 'Dplantmann' Guzan is a Master Gardener, naturalist, horticultural speaker, patented inventor, landscape consultant and Adjunct Horticultural Professor at McHenry County College and The College of Lake County. He is the host of 'The Dplantmann Show' on WKRS 1220 AM and the owner of Root Feeders Inc., an upscale yet affordable landscape design and installation company.
Richard Hawke is the Plant Evaluation Manager at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and is responsible for the comparative evaluation of more than 10,000 plants. He authors Plant Evaluation Notes, a CBG publication, and writes periodically for Chicagoland Gardening, Fine Gardening, and The American Gardener. In 2005, Richard received the Perennial Plant Association's Academic Award for teaching excellence.
Tim Johnson has worked at the Chicago Botanic Garden for 25 years and currently is the Director of Horticulture overseeing 24 display gardens, plant health care and plant production. He teaches a variety of classes for the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden and is a frequent media spokesperson for gardening topics.
LaManda Joy is the author of the blog theyarden.com, which chronicles the joys and challenges of urban gardening and reflects the skills and passion of its veteran creator. Awarded honorable mention in Mayor Daley's Landscape Competition for 2009, LaManda Joy's 1,700 square foot, heirloom organic garden in Chicago's 40th Ward is a laboratory and teaching ground for friends and neighbors.
Dave Kelly joined Aquascape in 1996, with a bachelor's degree in environmental health science from Illinois State University, with an emphasis in constructed wetlands and natural methods for wastewater treatment. Dave is instrumental in translating the product performance information and the research and development from the field into a product improvement and new product development for Aquascape.
Joe Lamp'l is a nationally syndicated columnist, author and host of 'Growing a Greener World' on PBS and 'Fresh from the Garden' on DIY Network. Joe's expertise at growing organic vegetables is featured on television and in his own home garden, where in 2009 he met all his family's summer veggie needs for under $25.
Katrina Lewin has worked at The Morton Arboretum as a Horticulturist for six years, where she maintains 30 acres of plant collections. She enjoys teaching plant identification and pruning classes at The Arboretum and lecturing about plants and garden maintenance to local garden clubs.
Jeff Lowenfels is a long-time garden columnist for the Anchorage Daily News, author of the critically-acclaimed, teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web. His campaign encouraging home gardeners to share their harvests with food pantries led to 'Plant A Row for the Hungry,' a nationwide annual drive that has delivered several million pounds of fresh produce to the less fortunate.
Karla Lynch spent seven years as Curator of Visitor Services at The Morton Arboretum after earning a MS in Public Horticulture. For the next 20 years she worked as a landscape architect and horticulturist, most recently in her own business, Gardens for People. In the fall of 2007, Karla accepted the position of Manager of Horticulture Education at The Arboretum.
Ed Lyon full-time Director for Allen Centennial Gardens, the teaching gardens for the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and teaches and lectures across the Midwest for public and professional audiences through his Spellbound Garden Writing & Consultation. More importantly, he is an avid and hands-on gardener.
Cathy Jean Maloney is the author of the new book, The Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois, and of Chicago Gardens: The Early History. She is a senior editor with Chicagoland Gardening magazine.
Barbara Melera is president and CEO of The D. Landreth Seed Company. Landreth is the oldest seedhouse in America, established in 1784, and the fourth oldest US corporation. In September, 2003, she purchased Landreth from the then owners and proceeded to restore the company. Today Landreth is recognized as one of the leading providers of heirloom vegetable, flower and herb seed. The company ships its product worldwide.
William Moss is a gardener/environmental scientist who consults, teaches and trains individuals and organizations in horticulture, landscaping, environmental science and urban planning. Author of Moss in the City newsletter (www.garden.org/urbangardening) and William's Web (www.wemoss.org), he has hosted garden makeover shows for the Discovery Channel, TLC and HGTV.
Melinda Myers is a nationally known gardening expert who has more than 30 years experience and has written over 20 books, including Can't Miss Small Space Gardening. Host of the nationally syndicated 'Melinda's Garden Moments' and 'Great Lakes Gardener' she has written for Better Homes and Gardens and Fine Gardening. Thanks to Birds & Blooms, where Melinda is a columnist and contributing editor, for bringing her to the show. Her web site is www.melindamyers.com and she will sign copies of her books after the seminar.
Charlie Nardozzi is a nationally recognized gardening author and a personality on radio, web video and television. The former host of 'GardenSmart' on PBS-TV and a regular guest on syndicated radio shows, such as Martha Stewart Living, Charlie has just completed his latest book, Vegetable Gardening for Dummies. His appearance is sponsored by Gardener's Supply Company, on the web at www.gardeners.com.
Mike Nowak is the host of 'The Mike Nowak Show' on WCPT 820AM and 92.5, 92.7 and 99.9 FM Chicago (www.mikenowak.net). He is a writer and award-winning columnist for Chicagoland Gardening magazine, co-founder of the Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association (MELA) and part of the speaker's network for SafeLawns.org.
Mark Opal, Plant Health Care Manager at Rosborough Partners, Inc., Libertyville, IL, brings more than 10 years of landscape industry experience. When Rosborough Partners implemented its organic programs, Mark was responsible for introducing and explaining the benefits of using organics to their clients. During this time, 98% of the residential clients transitioned from the use of synthetics to organics. Rosborough Partners, Inc. designs, installs, and maintains residential and commercial landscapes for people who appreciate fine gardens.
Anna Pavord is the English author of the new anthology, Bulb. She has written eight books, including the internationally acclaimed bestseller Tulip, as well as The Naming of Names, New Kitchen Garden, Border Book and Plant Partners. A founding editor of Gardens Illustrated, Anna contributes regularly to programs for BBC Radio 3 and 4. After chairing the Gardens Panel of the National Trust, she now sits on the Parks and Gardens Panel of English Heritage.
Steve Pincuspy, a former environmental consultant, is a Senior Program Associate with the Safer Pest Control Project. In 2008, he developed a Natural Lawn Care workshop that has trained over 235 Midwest landscape professionals.
Tim Pollak is the Outdoor Floriculturist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where he is the grower of the seasonal display annuals, containers, baskets and specialty plant displays seen throughout the garden. Tim has written for various publications, represented the garden on television and is an instructor for the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Nancy Pollard is a horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension in Cook County. She oversees the South Suburban Master Gardener program and has worked with youths and adults on horticulture projects that connect with nature in practical ways.
Philip Riske is the Collections Supervisor at The Morton Arboretum, where he leads the maintenance of Arboretum plant collections, including those specializing in plants native to the Midwest and Northern Illinois. Philip's talk will cover the most common and troublesome invasive species while offering some great native plant alternatives for urban and suburban landscapes.
David Robson is an Extension educator in horticulture for the University of Illinois in Springfield. He is a past president of the Springfield Civic Garden Club, and is currently a Master Judge and Instructor for the National Garden Clubs Inc. Dave also is a founding member of the Springfield Park District Foundation.
Barbara Rosborough is partner and co-founder of Rosborough Partners, Inc. The Libertyville-based company designs, installs, and maintains residential and commercial landscapes for people who appreciate fine gardens. Barbara is a past president of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association. She is ILCA's 2009 Woman of the Year. She is the 2010-2011 President of the Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show. Barbara is active with the Garden Club of Evanston and serves on various Chicago Botanic Garden committees.
Mary Samios-Russell and her husband Charley started Contrary Mary's Plants & Designs on a small scale 12 years ago at their farm in Minooka, Ill. The part-time business 'grew' into a full-time obsession specializing in unusual perennials, collector's hostas, unique trees and shrubs. The company also offers aquatic plants and custom pond design, installation and supplies.
Sylvia Schmeichel is in her third season as Horticulturist for the award-winning Lurie Garden in Millennium Park. Previously she worked at Walt Disney World and for the American Horticulture Society. Bonnie Tawse is the Coordinator of Environmental Programs for Lurie Garden and has worked for more than 15 years connecting people of all ages to nature in the city.
James C. Schmidt is a Horticulturist with the University of Illinois Extension in Urbana. A widely sought-after speaker, he provides training in a variety of gardening topics to Master Gardeners, 4-H leaders and teachers, and is the national program chair for the National Junior Horticulture Association.
Jill Houte Selinger is the Manager of Continuing Education at the Joseph Regenstein Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden, and has been with the Botanic Garden for 11 years. She is the instructor for the Hardy Bulbs course for the Ornamental Plant Materials certificate program, as well as other short courses for the School.
Emily Shelton is the Horticulturist for the Chicago Botanic Garden Children's Garden, the Rice Plant Conservation Center's new Green Roof Gardens, and the Research and Evaluation Gardens, which include the Pullman Shade Evaluation Garden, the first garden installed at the CBG.
Heather Sherwood is a senior horticulturist in the Dwarf Conifer Garden and supervises the care of over 15 acres at the Chicago Botanic Garden. She has presented at professional conferences, appeared on television, in newspaper and magazine articles addressing various horticultural topics.
Donna Smith is Display Horticulture Supervisor at The Morton Arboretum. She enjoys teaching classes through The Arboretum's Education program and for local garden clubs. When shes not in the garden, you can find Donna on a spring creek in Wisconsin teaching fly fishing and casting.
John Sosnowski has been a Horticulturist at the Morton Arboretum for 37 years. A frequent lecturer at garden clubs, he teaches classes at the Arboretum and has contributed articles to Fine Gardening and Chicagoland Gardening.
Greg Stack is a horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension's Cook County office. He has been involved in Extension garden displays at major Chicago flower shows and horticulture trade shows.
Andy Stahr is the Senior Landscape Architect at Pizzo & Associates, Ltd, a firm focused on restoration of natural areas. As Senior Landscape Architect he directs and reviews all of Pizzo's design & consultation work, advises ecologists on natural areas planning, coordinates marketing, and recruits, trains, & manages professional office staff.
Doris Taylor is Plant Information Specialist at The Morton Arboretum, where she manages the Plant Clinic and contributes to plant publications. Doris will talk about the versatility of shrubs in the landscape as they define boundaries, create privacy, provide seasonal interest, and more.
Carolyn Ulrich is the editor of Chicagoland Gardening, a magazine she helped found in 1995. She is a popular speaker on a number of gardening topics and maintains a beautiful home garden in Chicago. Her work has appeared in many national magazines and she was a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Noel Valdes is a home gardener and owner of CobraHead LLC of Cambridge, Wis., which produces two garden tools of his design. Noel has been perfecting intensive raised bed vegetable growing for over 25 years.
 
Jean Ann Van Krevelen and Amanda Thomsen are garden and food authors whose newest book is titled Grocery Gardening. Jean Ann is also the Director of Social Media for Cool Springs Press. They co-host a humorous garden podcast called Good Enough Gardening. Visit www.goodenoughgardening.com for more information.
Charles Voigt is a vegetable and herb specialist with the University of Illinois Extension in Urbana-Champaign. Chuck is the coordinator of the University's annual Herb Day held each winter and is the author of Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest.
Dr. Tom Voigt is an Associate Professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus. He researches biofuel plant propagation and production, turf management and native and exotic landscape grass management.
Ivan Watters began the study of bonsai in 1960 and began a serious focus on learning this art in 1975. He has been a bonsai instructor for 30 years teaching at the Chicago Botanic Garden, The Morton Arboretum, Field Museum, Buddhist Temple of Chicago and several garden centers in the Chicagoland area. He is currently the Chicago Botanic Garden representative to the board of the Midwest Bonsai. Ivan was named the Curator of Bonsai for the Chicago Botanic Garden in 2007 and oversees the care of close to 200 specimens in the Garden's bonsai collection.
Mark Zilis owns Q&Z Nursery Inc. in Rochelle, Ill., a leading producer of hostas to the nursery industry. He has been working with hostas for more than 30 years, introducing more than 300 hosta cultivars and authoring two books, The Host Handbook (2001) and The Hostapedia (2009).
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