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2012 NJ Flower Show Seminar Schedule

Launch your spring gardening plans with timely tips from the experts. More than two dozen sessions cover everything from organic gardening to lawn care to eco-friendly pest control. Relax as entertaining speakers share their know-how and answer your gardening questions. Held in two locations, the seminars are included in your ticket price.

The 2012 Schedule is currently being updated so check back often to see the awesome seminars being added.

See the video of the Container Challenge

Seminar Schedule Can Change Without Notice

Bouquet For The Day - Seminar Area

Area/Date/Time	Speaker	Topic
Thursday, February 16
2:00PM	Dorothy Smullen NJ Audubon	Animal Pollination: Fantastic Floral Strategies
3:30PM	Container Challenge - Bruce Crawford Director of Rutgers Gardens	Four Season Appeal: Container gardens for year-round interest
Friday, February 17
11:30AM	Ruby C. Cramer Master Gardener	I've Got Worms: The Delights of Vermicomposting
12:30PM	Terry Holman Garden Club of NJ	Dueling Designers
1:30PM	Dr. Christopher Obropta Rutgers University's Extension Specialist in Water Resources	Harvesting Rainwater in Your Garden
2:30PM	Container Challenge - Ray Rogers* Freelance Author	Growing Plants in Containers: Helpful Tips that Inspire Creative and Beautiful Plantings
3:30PM	Daphne Boss Ayalon Master Gardener	Hosta Garden in Deer Country: How to Beat Deer at Their Own Game
Saturday, February 18
11:30AM	Pat Evans Master Gardener	Backyard Beekeeping
12:30PM	Myque Koenig Garden Club of NJ	The Anatomy of a Floral Arrangement
1:30PM	Marta McDowell	Converted: Many Items Can Make Stylish Garden Containers
2:30PM	Cathy Miller Author & Speaker	Yes, They Really Are DRIED FLOWERS!
3:30PM	Container Challenge - Marta McDowell	Converted Continued
Sunday, February 19
11:30AM	TBA	TBA
12:30PM	Container Challenge - Daryl Kobesky Pleasant Run Nursery	TBA
1:30PM	Myque Koenig Garden Club of NJ	The Anatomy of a Floral Arrangment
3:30PM	Presentation of People's Choice Awards
	* Author Book Signing

Gardeners Go To School - Seminar Area

Area/Date/Time	Speaker	Topic
Thursday, February 16
2:00PM to 4:00PM	Mark Viette - WOR Radio Host	Easy Gardening with Mark Viette
Friday, February 17
11:00AM	Jody Shilan Jody Shilan Designs	How to Create Your Dream Landscape Plan
12:00PM	Charlie Nardozzi* Writer & Speaker	Vegetables from an Italian Garden Sponsored by the Gardener's Supply Company
1:00PM	Dean Norton Horticulturist of Mount Vernon Estate	For the Love of Boxwood
2:00PM	Charlie Nardozzi* Writer & Speaker	All About Organic Gardening Sponsored by the Gardener's Supply Company
3:00PM	Association of Professional Landscape Designers	Garden Designs
Saturday, February 18
11:00AM	Charlie Nardozzi* Writer & Speaker	Eat the Lawn: Learn How to Grown an Edible Landscape Sponsored by the Gardener's Supply Company
12:00PM	Dean Norton Horticulturist of Mount Vernon Estate	Restore or Recreate your own Historic Garden
1:00PM	Todd Pretz - Jonathan-Green Seedsmen	Alternative Lawn Care Methods and the NJ Fertilizer Law
2:00PM	Dr. Neil Hendrickson Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory	Irene, Snowtober, and...It Ain't Over Yet: What Happened to Your Trees and Shrubs & What to Do About It
3:00PM	Ray Rogers* Freelance Author	Sensational Container Plants
4:00PM	Eleanor Rose Garden Writer, Author & Lecturer	Small Space Gardening
Sunday, February 19
12:00PM	Dr. Jim Conroy The Tree Whisperer® Basia Alexander The Chief Listener	Cooperative BioBalance and Tree Whispering: The Art of Healing Trees and Ecosystems with Energy
1:00PM	Bruce Crawford Director of Rutgers Gardens	Tough & Reliable Perennials for Your Garden
2:00PM	Ray Rogers * Freelance Author	House Plant Liberation
	* Author Book Signing

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