Janet Macunovich, who established the Michigan School of Gardening, is the keynote speaker at the 12th Annual Gardening Show on Sat., Jan. 24 at the Porter County Expo Center, 215 E. Division Rd., Valparaiso, IN.
Macunovich, author of nine books, will take the stage at 9:30 a.m. with “Four-Season Gardens and Landscapes,” and then will present “Controlling Vegetable Pests and Diseases” at 10:30 a.m.
A total of 19 seminars and demonstrations occur throughout the day:
“Hip, House Plants”
10:30 a.m.
Julia Hofley, creator of Take Back Your Garden!, garden writer, member of the Michigan Regional Lily Society, Hardy Plant Society, North American Rock Garden Society, and American Conifer Society
“Hot New Hostas”
11:30 a.m.
Mark R. Zilis, Hosta Developer, author of the The Hostapedia: An Encycycolpedia of Hostas, International Hosta Researcher, Author, Owner of Q & Z Nursery
“First Impressions: Creating an Unforgettable Entrance to Your Home”
12:30 a.m.
Julia Hofley, creator of Take Back Your Garden!, garden writer, member of the Michigan Regional Lily Society, Hardy Plant Society, North American Rock Garden Society, and American Conifer Society
“Hosta 101”
1:30 PM
Mark R. Zilis, Hosta Developer, author of the The Hostapedia: An Encycycolpedia of Hostas, International Hosta Researcher, Author, Owner of Q & Z Nursery
“Butterfly Conservation at Home”
Dolly Foster, Landscape Horticulturist, Oak Lawn Park District; Master Gardener; Indiana Accredited Horticulturist; Certified Arborist; and adjunct faculty member, Moraine Valley Community College
“Seasonal, Sustainable, Suicidal and Stimulating Perennials”
2:30 PM
Wayne Gruber, Green Center Manager at Niemeyer Landscape Supply (formerly Gardens on the Prairie), Horticulturist, Educator, National Gardening Speaker
Book Signing will be 11:30 a.m. with Janet Macunovich and 12:30 p.m. with Mark Zilis.
Demonstrations at Dr. Judy Serwatka Memorial Demonstration Area Booth 130 include:
10:30 “Fairy Gardens Forever”
11:30 “Hip and Happening Hoop Houses”
1:30 “Kokedama, Mama,” a centuries-old Japanese gardening technique
2:30 “To Bee or Not to Bee”
Basic Demonstrations in The Happening Place Booth 120 include:
9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. “Indoor Seed Starting”
9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. “Pruning A, B, Cs”
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. “How and When to Divide Perennials”
10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. “Why and When to Fertilize the Lawn”
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. “Winter Seed Sowing”