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Friday, Feb. 12 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule

2:15 - Seminars and Demos

Maximizing the Production of Your Garden No Matter the Size Joey and Holly Baird The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 2:15 - 3:15

Three Season Mushroom Garden Lindsey Bender Field and Forest Products Location: Mendota 5 Time: 2:15 - 3:15

Creating a Bulb Meadow: Adding a New Dimension to Your Lawn Benjamin Futa Allen Centennial Garden Location: Mendota 8 Time: 2:15 - 3:15


Getting Started With Chickens Twain Lockhart Nutrena Location: Mendota 3 Time: 2:30 - 3:30

Tough Perennials Mark Dwyer Rotary Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 4 Time: 2:30 - 3:30

Italian Heirloom Vegetables: An Olbrich Herb Garden Highlight Erin Presley Olbrich Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 2:30 - 3:30

Plant Petite Perennial Plants in Your Fairy Garden Nancy Nedveck The Flower Factory Location: Stage Demo A Time: 2:30 - 3:15

The Small Scale-Eco-Yard Dan Tyler Location: Stage Demo B Time: 2:30 - 3:15


Learn to Grow a Straw Bale Garden Joel Karsten Straw Bale Gardens Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 3:30 - 4:30

The Beekeeper's Year Richard Schneider Capital Bee Supply Location: Mendota 5 Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Landscaping Tips for Elderly Living Paul Ganshert Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes Location: Mendota 8 Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Cooking From the Garden Starla Batzko Starla's Seasonings & Mixes Location: Stage Demo A Time: 3:30 - 4:15

Preserving Your Garden Bounty Becky Gutzman Location: Stage Demo B Time: 3:30 - 4:15

Friday, Feb. 12 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule - cont.


Flower Arranging With Native Plants Mariette Nowak Sponsored by Jung’s Garden Center Location: Mendota 3 Time: 3:45 - 4:45

Growing Raspberries in Wisconsin Lisa Johnson UW-Extension Dane County Location: Mendota 4 Time: 3:45 - 4:45

Intensive Food Production With Open Raised Beds Noel Valdes CobraHead LLC Sponsored by Jung Garden Center Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 3:45 - 4:45


The Technology Inside Your Lawn-Care/Garden Hand Tools Dan Cunningham Fiskars Location: Stage Demo A Time: 4:30 - 5:15

Techniques to Improve Success With Seed Germination Allen R. Pyle Jung Seed Co. Location: Stage Demo B Time: 4:30 – 5:15


The Problem of Plant Blindness: Why Public Gardens Matter? Benjamin Futa Allen Centennial Garden Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 4:45 - 5:45

Creatively Harvesting and Managing Stormwater Sean Pratt Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes Location: Mendota 5 Time: 4:45 - 5:45

Invasive Plant Identification and Control for Gardeners Kelly Kearns Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Location: Mendota 8 Time: 4:45 - 5:45


Great Plants for Greener Gardens Phillip Stutz Olbrich Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 3 Time: 5:00 - 6:00

Herbs for Beauty, Form and Function Mark Dwyer Rotary Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 4 Time: 5:00 - 6:00

Add Color With Foliage Besides Blooms Nancy Nedveck The Flower Factory Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 5:00 - 6:00

Friday, Feb. 12 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule – cont.


Easy Recipes and Tricks Using Local, Seasonal Produce Barbara Wright FairShare CSA Coalition Location: Stage Demo A Time: 5:30 - 6:15

Building a Straw Bale Garden, Starting With the Bales Joel Karsten Straw Bale Gardens Location: Stage Demo B Time: 5:30 - 6:15


Maximizing the Production of Your Garden No Matter the Size Joey and Holly Baird The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 6:00 - 7:00

Diseases of Trees and Shrubs Brian Hudelson Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic UW-Extension Location: Mendota 5 Time: 6:00 - 7:00

Creating Your Dream Outdoor Living Space Matt Hanna and Kevin Smits Moyer's Inc. Location: Mendota 8 Time: 6:00 - 7:00


Woody Peonies: The Little Shrub With Big Flower Nate Bremer Solaris Farms Location: Mendota 3 Time: 6:15 - 7:15

Design Inspiration for a Creative Vegetable Garden Megan Cain The Creative Vegetable Gardener Location: Mendota 4 Time: 6:15 - 7:15

Small Space Gardening in Containers Christy Marsden UW-Extension, Rock County Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 6:15 - 7:15


Pruning Primer Mike Maddox UW-Extension Madison, Sponsored by BMO Harris Bank Location: Stage Demo A Time: 6:30 - 7:15

Including Cultivated Mushrooms in Your Wooldand Garden Jasen McDonald and Derek Lewis Field and Forest Products Location: Stage Demo B Time: 6:30 - 7:15

Saturday, Feb. 13 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule


Creating a Pollinator's Garden Melinda Myers Sponsored by American Transmission Corporation Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 9:15 - 10:15

Illuminating Your Property With Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Matt Hanna Moyer's Inc. Location: Mendota 5 Time: 9:15 - 10:15

Great Plants for Greener Gardens Phillip Stutz Olbrich Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 8 Time: 9:15 - 10:15

Trending: Insects of 2015 and What to Look for in 2016 PJ Liesch UW-Extension Dept. of Entomology Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 9:15 - 10:15



Garden Talk With WPR's Larry Meiller Larry Meiller Wisconsin Public Radio Location: Mendota 4 Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Fermentation and Holistic Health Faith Anacker Fizzeology Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Edible Landscaping John Holzwart Plant Based Services LLC Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 9:30 - 10:30

Pruning Primer Mike Maddox UW-Extension Madison Location: Stage Demo A Time: 9:30 - 10:15

Cooking With Local, Seasonally Preserved Foods Deb Shapiro FairShare CSA Coalition Location: Stage Demo B Time: 9:30 - 10:15



Successful Prairies Without Herbicides Scott Weber Bluestem Farm Location: Mendota 5 Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Planting for Shade Errin Schlapbach and Bonnie Reichert Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes Location: Mendota 8 Time: 10:30 - 11:30 Perfecting Fruit Pies Becky Gutzman Location: Stage Demo B Time: 10:30 - 11:15

Marvelous Monarch Butterflies Judith Kesser Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 10:30 - 11:30 Techniques to Improve Success With Seed Germination Allen R. Pyle Jung Seed Co. Location: Stage Demo A Time: 10:30 – 11:15

Saturday, Feb. 13 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule – cont.


The Best of the Grasses and Sedges Jeff Epping Olbrich Botanical Gardens Sponsored by Jung Garden Center Location: Mendota 3 Time: 10:45 - 11:45

Herbs for Beauty, Form and Function Mark Dwyer Rotary Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 4 Time: 10:45 - 11:45

The Ecological Garden Benjamin Futa Allen Centennial Garden Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 10:45 - 11:45

Caring for Apple Trees Organically Deirdre Birmingham The Cider Farm Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 10:45 - 11:45


Small Scale Worm Composting Joe Theisen Location: Stage Demo A Time: 11:30 - 12:15

Art Glass in the Garden Denny Berkery The Vinery Location: Stage Demo B Time: 11:30 - 12:15


Growing Tomatoes in Wisconsin Lisa Johnson UW-Extension Dane County Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 11:45 - 12:45

Forest Fungi for Food, Health and Wellness Laura Kahles and Derek Lewis Field and Forest Products Inc. Location: Mendota 5 Time: 11:45 - 12:45

What Plants Harmonize Together to Make Your Garden Sing Nancy Nedveck The Flower Factory Location: Mendota 8 Time: 11:45 - 12:45

Leafy Shrubs for Your Yard Paul Drobot plantstogrow.com Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 11:45 - 12:45


Do It Yourself First Aid and Maintenance of Chickens Twain Lockhart Nutrena Location: Mendota 3 Time: 12:00 - 1:00

Gardening for Hummingbirds Michael and Kathi Rock Hummer/Bird Study Group Location: Mendota 4 Time: 12:00 - 1:00

The Beekeeper's Year Richard Schneider Capital Bee Supply Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 12:00 - 1:00

Screening Paul Ganshert Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 12:00 - 1:00

Saturday, Feb. 13 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule - cont.


Preserving Your Garden Bounty Becky Gutzman Location: Stage Demo A Time: 12:30 - 1:15

From Garden to Glass Inga Witscher Around the Farm Table Location: Stage Demo B Time: 12:30 - 1:15


Identifying Edible Wild and Cultivated Berries Helen Yoest Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Organic Landscape Maintenance Practices Becky Kielstrup Avant Gardening & Landscaping Location: Mendota 5 Time: 1:00 – 2:00

Italian Heirloom Vegetables: An Olbrich Herb Garden Highlight Erin Presley Olbrich Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 8 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Water Features for Your Yard: Types, Ideas and How-To's Shane Wagner The Bruce Co. Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 1:00 - 2:00


Wild Food/Wild Medicine Linda Conroy Moonwise Herbs Location: Mendota 3 Time:1:15 - 2:15 Invasive Plant Identification and Control for Gardeners Kelly Kearns Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 1:15 - 2:15

Perennials for Special Uses Zannah Crowe Monches Farm LLC Location: Mendota 4 Time: 1:15 - 2:15 How to Attract Eastern Bluebirds Patrick Ready Bluebird Restoration Association of Wis. Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 1:15 - 2:15


Grow Your Own Microgreens at Home Sandy Syburg Purple Cow Organics LLC Location: Stage Demo A Time: 1:30 - 2:15




Wildflowers, Butterflies and Other Stories from The Land with Jerry Apps Jerry Apps Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 2:15 - 3:15

Farm to School and Farm to Business Anna Strand REAP Food Group Location: Mendota 5 Time: 2:15 - 3:15

Perennial Plant Communities: "The Know Maintenance Approach” Roy Diblik Northwind Perennial Farm Location: Mendota 8 Time: 2:15 - 3:15

Are Your Weeds Laughing at You? Paul Drobot plantstogrow.com Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 2:15 - 3:15


Brown is a Color, Too: Gardens for November and Beyond Benjamin Futa Allen Centennial Garden Location: Mendota 3 Time: 2:30 - 3:30

Maximizing the Production of Your Garden No Matter the Size Joey and Holly Baird The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Location: Mendota 4 Time: 2:30 - 3:30

Three Season Mushroom Garden Lindsey Bender Field and Forest Products Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 2:30 - 3:30

How to Ferment Hard Cider at Home Deirdre Birmingham and John Biondi The Cider Farm Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 2:30 - 3:30

Cooking From the Garden Starla Batzko Starla's Seasonings & Mixes Location: Stage Demo A Time: 2:30 - 3:15

The Technology Inside Your Lawn-Care/Garden Hand Tools Dan Cunningham Fiskars Location: Stage Demo B Time: 2:30 - 3:15


Awesome Annuals Mark Dwyer Rotary Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Diseases of Trees and Shrubs Brian Hudelson Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic UW-Extension Location: Mendota 5 Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Insect Battles in the Home Phil Pellitteri UW-Extension Dept. of Entomology Location: Mendota 8 Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Grow Sweet Potatoes in Wisconsin Noel Valdes CobraHead LLC Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Unwind Your Stress -- Healthy Stretches and Movements for Gardeners Jonathan Garber Location: Stage Demo A Time: 3:30 - 4:15

Round Inch Gardening Joe Theisen Location: Stage Demo B Time: 3:30 - 4:15



Weeds and Invasive Plants in Our Landscape Frank Hassler Good Oak Ecological Services Location: Mendota 3 Time: 3:45 - 4:45

Design Inspiration for a Creative Vegetable Garden Megan Cain The Creative Vegetable Gardener Location: Mendota 4 Time: 3:45 - 4:45

10 Common Landscape Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Brit McCoy Moyer's Inc. Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 3:45 - 4:45

Native Shrubs: A Symbiosis of Site, Structure & Sanctuary John Gishnock Formecology LLC Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 3:45 - 4:45


Grow Oyster Mushrooms at Home With Ease Laura Kahles Field and Forest Products Inc. Location: Stage Demo A Time: 4:30 - 5:15

The Small Scale-Eco-Yard Dan Tyler Location: Stage Demo B Time: 4:30 - 5:15


Gardening on a Budget Christy Marsden UW-Extension, Rock County Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 4:45 - 5:45

Horticultural Therapy Mike Maddox UW-Extension Madison Location: Mendota 5 Time: 4:45 - 5:45

Ten Things You Can Do To Make Your Home Look Professionally Landscaped Sean Pratt Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes Location: Mendota 8 Time: 4:45 - 5:45

Grafting Fruit Trees John Holzwart Plant Based Services LLC Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 4:45 - 5:45

Sunday, Feb. 14 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule



Landscaping With Conifers Glenn Herold Location: Mendota 5 Time: 10:15 - 11:15

Nativars: A New Twist on Native Plants Benjamin Futa Allen Centennial Garden Location: Mendota 8 Time: 10:15 - 11:15

Hardy Grasses Add Interest to Your Garden Nancy Nedveck The Flower Factory Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 10:15 - 11:15


Small Space Gardening in Containers Christy Marsden UW-Extension, Rock County Sponsored by Jung Garden Center Location: Mendota 3 Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Awesome Annuals Mark Dwyer Rotary Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 4 Time: 10:30 - 11:30

The Ten Mistakes I Made In My Vegetable Garden So You Don't Have To Megan Cain The Creative Vegetable Gardener Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 10:30 - 11:30

The Fizzeology Philosophy of Relationships Faith Anacker Fizzeology Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Including Cultivated Mushrooms in Your Wooldand Garden Jasen McDonald and Derek Lewis Field and Forest Products Location: Stage Demo B Time: 10:30 - 11:15


Identifying Edible Wild and Cultivated Berries Helen Yoest Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 11:30 - 12:30

Mushroom Primer Cultivation Laura Kahles Field and Forest Products Inc. Location: Mendota 5 Time: 11:30 - 12:30

Insects Battles in the Home Phil Pellitteri UW-Extension Dept. of Entomology Location: Mendota 8 Time: 11:30 - 12:30

Native Shrubs: A Symbiosis of Site, Structure & Sanctuary John Gishnock Formecology LLC Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 11:30 - 12:30

Round Inch Gardening Joe Theisen Location: Stage Demo A Time: 11:30 - 12:15

Herbs and Fermentation for Digenstive Health Linda Conroy Moonwise Herbs Location: Stage Demo B Time: 11:30 - 12:15

Sunday, Feb. 14 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule – cont.


Gardening for Hummingbirds Michael and Kathi Rock Hummer/Bird Study Group Location: Mendota 3 Time: 11:45 - 12:45

Made in the Shade: Top Plant Picks to Conquer Shady Conditions Michael Jesiolowski Chicago Botanic Garden Location: Mendota 4 Time: 11:45 - 12:45

Italian Heirloom Vegetables: An Olbrich Herb Garden Highlight Erin Presley Olbrich Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 11:45 - 12:45

Gardens for Small Spaces With Style and Function Paul Ganshert Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 11:45 - 12:45


Perfecting Fruit Pies Becky Gutzman Location: Stage Demo B Time: 12:30 - 1:15


Small Scale Plants With Big Impact Melinda Myers Sponsored by American Transmission Corporation Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 12:45 - 1:45

Successful Prairies Without Herbicides Scott Weber Bluestem Farm Location: Mendota 5 Time: 12:45 - 1:45

Creating a Bulb Meadow: Adding a New Dimension to Your Lawn Benjamin Futa Allen Centennial Garden Location: Mendota 8 Time: 12:45 - 1:45

Add Color With Foliage Besides Blooms Nancy Nedveck The Flower Factory Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 12:45 - 1:45



Home Garden Planning Development Glenn Herold Location: Mendota 4 Time: 1:00 - 2:00

The Land with Jerry Apps Jerry Apps Location: Mendota 6-7 Time: 1:00 - 3:00

How to Attract Eastern Bluebirds Patrick Ready Bluebird Restoration Association of Wis. Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 1:00 - 2:00


Grow Oyster Mushrooms at Home With Ease Laura Kahles Field and Forest Products Inc. Location: Stage Demo A Time: 1:30 - 2:15


Sunday, Feb. 14 – Garden Expo Seminar and Demo Schedule – cont.


Paint It Black: The Best in Dark Colored Plants Michael Jesiolowski Chicago Botanic Garden Location: Mendota 1-2 Time: 2:00 - 3:00

Is Beekeeping for Me? Richard Schneider Capital Bee Supply Location: Mendota 5 Time: 2:00 - 3:00

Trending: Insects of 2015 and What to Look for in 2016 PJ Liesch UW-Extension Dept. of Entomology Location: Mendota 8 Time: 2:00 - 3:00

Screening Paul Ganshert Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes Location: Waubesa/Kegonsa Time: 2:00 - 3:00


10 Common Landscape Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Brit McCoy Moyer's Inc. Location: Mendota 3 Time: 2:15 - 3:15

Tough Perennials Mark Dwyer Rotary Botanical Gardens Location: Mendota 4 Time: 2:15 - 3:15

Attracting Wildlife to Your Backyard Jamie Nack UW-Madison Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Location: Monona/Wingra Time: 2:15 - 3:15


Unwind Your Stress -- Healthy Stretches and Movements for Gardeners Jonathan Garber Location: Stage Demo A Time: 2:30 - 3:15

Preserving Your Garden Bounty Becky Gutzman Location: Stage Demo B Time: 2:30 - 3:15

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