| Programs |
I have given garden programs at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show (to a standing room only crowd!), Chicago's Garden in a City Flower Show, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and the Green Bay Botanical Garden, as well as many Chicago-area garden clubs and a few in Michigan.
I give garden lectures, or speeches, on the following list of topics. Custom topics, or garden programs, can also be arranged. Call 847-697-4796 for available dates and fees.
Upcoming lecture schedule:
"Garden Rooms" Glen Ellyn Garden Club, March 11, 2008
"Don't Fence Me In: Creating Garden Rooms Without Walls," Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show, March 12, 2009
"Styling Your Garden: Make Your Garden Look Like Those in a Magazine," Hinsdale Garden Club, March 17, 2008
- "So You Want Your Garden To Be In A Magazine: What Do Editors Want?"
See preliminary scouting photos and then the finished product of gardens that have appeared in Better Homes & Gardens magazine from the Chicagoland area. One hour
- "No More Pink Flamingos! How To Decorate Your Yard With Style"
Learn four easy ways to know whether or not a garden ornament will look good in your yard, and then how to place it correctly.
- "Front Gardens: Put Your Best Foot Forward"
Why keep all our beautiful plants and borders in the back yard where no one can see them? Take hints from these gardeners who have made bold use of their front yards. One hour
- "Garden Rooms"
How to create garden rooms in your yard. One hour
- "Shade Gardens"
Learn about underused plants and techniques for glamorizing your shade garden.
- "Rain Gardens" What is a rain garden, and how can you have one? Power Point, half hour.
- Landscape Lessons
Easy-to-do guidelines that can give your yard some drama. One hour.
- Container strategies
50 tips to create the best container gardens ever
- Garden Styling: Make Your Garden Look Like Those in Magazines
Learn about the tips that the pros use to make your garden "photograph ready."
- Garden Disguises: Camouflaging What You Want to Hide In Your Yard
Learn how to turn eyesores into attractive elements in your yard.
- "Grand Gardens of Chicago "
A visual tour of the best public gardens in Chicagoland, including Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden, Cuneo, Montefiore, Cantigny, and some small public gardens. One hour
- "More than just a pretty picture: Gardens with personality"
See how gardeners use creativity and fun to decorate their yards and make a personal statement. One hour
- "Great Gardens of England"
See highlights of Hidcote, Great Dixter, Sissinghurst, Denmans and more. One hour
- "Small Gardens, Large Gardens"
Learn techniques to use to make the most of the size of your yard, whether spacious or tiny. One hour
- "A Peek into Back Yards: Great Gardens of the Fox Valley"
Gardeners who have been written about in Shirley Remes’ weekly gardening column in the Kane County Chronicle, "The Green Gardener," are featured in this slide show. One hour
- "Best Reference Books for Midwest Gardening"
A review of garden books by local authors and which ones every serious gardener should have on her shelf. (No slides, Lecture only with sample books) One hour
- "Plant A Row for the Hungry"
Learn about this garden writer program that encourages people to grow vegetables and donate them to area food pantries and soup kitchens. Time of program varies by needs.
- "See your name in headlines: How to get more publicity for your organization"
Learn techniques to get more publicity for you nonprofit organization. Lecture only, no slides. One hour, or less.