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| 7:45 - 9:00: Check-in |
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Four-Star Plants Richard Hawke Keynote speaker Richard Hawke will discuss plants that perform well in our climate, and touch on echinacea & heuchera trials at Chicago Botanic Gardens. He will also give hydrangea recommendations. |
| 10:40 - 11:30 | |
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Recycle, Repurpose, Renew:
Artful Ideas to Decorate Your Garden Jessie Gwidt Do you have items around your house that you don't use anymore? Turn them into Garden Art! You can use these ideas to add pizzazz to your yard or as accent pieces to decorate the inside of your home. |
Backyard Orchards: Growing Fruit at Home the Fun Way! Tom Hudson Growing fruit in the back yard can be frustrating if you choose plants that are the wrong size for your yard, require conditions different than you can provide, or need care that is beyond what you have time for. Learn how to get your home orchard producing fruit without burning you out. |
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Healthy & Happy Plants Lis Friemoth Pests, diseases, critters - and often we humans – create overwhelming obstacles in the quest for a healthy landscape. We’ll take a look at serious and not so serious health concerns, talk realistically about gaining perspective on what and when to worry, discuss the emotional and physical tools that are essential to have on hand, and of course, we’ll ooh and aah over plants that really work. And yes, we’ll talk about when it’s time to put ego aside and call in the pros. |
So You Think You Want a Water Garden -
Things to Know Before You Take the Plunge Elizabeth O'Connell People love the sound and look of water in their yards but ponds can be expensive to build and more work than many gardeners expect. Before spending time and money installing a water garden, learn what's needed to create and maintain a healthy aquatic eco-system, the rewards and drawbacks of pools and ponds and low cost alternatives to add water to the home garden with minimal work. |
| 2:00 - 2:50 | |
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Designing Fabulous Container Gardens Tom Caan Learn how to create successful container gardens with four-season interest from Tom Caan of the award-winning Caan Floral & Greenhouses of Sheboygan. |
Creative Water Features Steve Broyles Think the only way to bring water into your garden is to build a pond? Learn how to make a water feature using recycled urns, pots, and other found objects. |
About the Presenters
Richard Hawke -
Plant Evaluation Manager at Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL since
2000, Richard's focus is on the comparative evaluation of ornamental
plants, predominately herbaceous perennials, to determine the best
garden plants for the Upper Midwest and areas with similar climatic
conditions. He is a graduate of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
Jessie Gwidt - A member of the Port
Washington Garden Club with a love and talent for creating garden art on
a budget.
Tom Hudson
- A member of the Port Washington Garden Club and Midwest Fruit
Explorers with 25 years of experience in back yard fruit growing.
Lis Friemoth - Best known as “The
Garden Hoe,” Lis wears many hats - horticultural diagnostician, ISA
certified arborist, garden designer, intermittent blogger, and guest
lecturer. Daily goal: sharing tidbits of knowledge (sometimes useful)
and odd experiences (sometimes amusing) with anyone else who enjoys
playing in the dirt as much as she does. Her refreshingly off-beat
approach to life (and death) in the plant world is intended to encourage
consideration of the unique personalities, characteristics,
relationships, and challenges found in all plants.
Elizabeth O'Connell - A past President
of the Port Washington Garden Club, Elizabeth has written the "Ozaukee
Gardener" gardening column for Ozaukee Press for over 10 years and has
been working with water gardens for 18 years. She also writes for
regional gardening newsletters and websites.
Tom Caan - Tom is the manager of
award-winning Caan Floral & Greenhouses, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Tom
is the second generation of the Caan family to operate the business.
Steve Broyles -
Steve is a retired businessman/handyman who
has 40+ years of experience creating and building whatever his
project-obsessed wife has deemed necessary. From home additions to
garden structures and water features, his motto is “don’t buy it; I can
make it for you - cheaper and better!”
Port Washington Garden Club, PO
Box 492, Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074
Registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
