Sunday, February 14 at 1:00 pm
The Jan and Glenn Show – The Best of 2009
Jan Wos and Glenn Spevacek / Mayflower Greenhouse
MENDOTA 1-2
From Bangkok to Chicago, Madison to Amsterdam, the dynamic duo from Mayflower Greenhouse in Green Bay review their travels of the past year and new ideas gathered from near and far – container and gardening ideas, new plants and, of course, lots of fun.
Raised-Bed Vegetable Gardening
Noel Valdes / CobraHead LLC
MENDOTA 3
Learn how to make and maintain a raised-bed vegetable garden using simple tools and minimal inputs. Included is bed preparation, planting, rotation, composting and crop protection techniques.
Planting in the Urban Environment
- Right Plant in the Right Place
Becky Kielstrup / The Bruce Co.
MENDOTA 4
Becky will provide a colorful display of new cultivars of shade and ornamental trees, shrubs and perennials. The urban environment presents challenging soils, sun/shade combinations, and restricted space issues. Becky will cover plants that are adaptable and will not outgrow your landscaping.
Designing Attractive Native Gardens
John Gishnock / Formecology LLC
MENDOTA 5
John takes you through a process of developing attractive native plantings and gardens that utilize wildflowers, grasses, sedges, shrubs and trees to create a more natural, wild look or clean, organized planting suitable for the most refined of settings.
Sun Perennials
Lisa Johnson / UW-Extension Dane County
MENDOTA 6-7
Top 10 Conifers for Smaller Gardens
John Kiley / Yahara Nursery
MENDOTA 8
Learn which conifers have the right texture, color, shape and size for your garden. There are hundreds to choose from but discover which ones are the proven winners.
Pruning Primer
Mike Maddox / UW-Extension Rock County
MONONA/WINGRA
A few simple hand tools and a little bit of knowledge are all you need to keep your shrubs in good form.
Vermicomposting/Worm Bin Composting
Roger Reynolds / Infiltrating Landscapes
WAUBESA/KEGONSA
Learn how to make your own worm bin, bedding the worms, getting started and full production, as well as harvesting and worm compost uses.
