2007 Tennessee Master Gardener Conference Garden Market

In addition to our informative and entertaining workshops, we invite you to shop The Garden Market. The market area will offer: perennials, herbs, native plants, roses, lilies, orchids, seeds, garden art, bird houses, antiques, custom jewelry, fossils, gemstones, ornamental grasses, and dwarf conifers...just to give a sampling. Hours for shopping will be Friday afternoon, 1pm -7pm, Saturday 10 am - 6pm and Sunday 1pm - 5pm.

Books for Sale at The Garden Market

Help us help ourselves by purchasing those gardening books you’ve longed for at the Garden Market. Books-A-Million will have a booth, and has graciously agreed to donate 20% of their weekend receipts back to Tennessee Master Gardeners! You do not even need to be a conference attendee to take advantage of this opportunity as the Garden Market area is open to the public.

We’ll have books authored by some of our wonderful speakers, including Roger Swain, Erica Glasener, and Dr. Fred Alsop. All have agreed to autograph your purchases while at our conference. In addition Books-A-Million will have on hand books other speakers have recommended on their topics: fruits, dwarf conifers, herbs, mushrooms, wildlife, urban trees, ornamental grasses, etc.

Popular garden classics and reference books such as Margie Hunter’s Tennessee Native Plants and Michel Dirr’s Woody Plants will also be for sale.

Workshop Schedule

Time

Topic

Speaker

Title/Description

Saturday June 9, 2007

10:15am

Lavender

Pat Osborne
Scott County Lavender

“Lavender – More Than a Color”
A discussion on the many ways that lavender can be used and lavender’s many benefits.

11:15am

Container Gardening

Anna Littleton
Littleton Greenhouse

“How to Plant a Container Garden”
A demonstration on planting a container garden. Learn the ‘thriller, spiller, and filler’ method to choose the best plant combinations.

12:15 pm

Organic Gardening

Kathleen Kulik
Garik Corp.

“We Are Nature’s Helpers”
An introduction to the many organic materials available to the organic gardener and how they can be used.

1:15 pm

Bonsai

Mike May
Bonsai Society

“The Ancient Art of Bonsai”
An introduction to the art of growing bonsai

2:15 pm

Orchids

Johnny & Gilda Pafford
Orchid Society of East Tennessee

“Basic Orchid Growing in the Home”
Tips and tricks for successfully growing orchids at home.

3:15 pm

Lawn Care

Chris Ramsey
Sullivan County Extension Office

“Caring for Your Lawn”
A discussion on the “do’s and don’ts” for maintaining a beautiful lawn.

4:15 pm

Lasagna Gardening

Pat Lanza

“Lasagna Gardening”

How to have a great garden without digging, tilling, or weeding.

Sunday June 10, 2007

1:15 pm

Dwarf Conifers

Michael Balogh
Mountain Meadows Landscape & Dwarf Conifer Nursery

“Selecting and Growing Dwarf Conifers”

A discussion on selecting and growing some of the many varieties of dwarf conifers available.

2:15 pm

Ornamental Grasses

Anda Divine
Heather Hill Farm

“Designing With and Caring for Ornamental Grasses”
Use ornamental grasses to create a striking landscape. Learn how to keep them beautiful for years to come.

3:15 pm

Water Gardening

Mike Valk
Evergreen of Johnson City

“Maintaining the Highest Water Quality in the Water Garden”
Tips on how to keep the water in your water garden in the best condition and how to get poor water cleaner.

4:15 pm

Creating a Terrarium

Samantha Loftin
Natural Frog

“Creating a Garden Under Glass”
Learn to create and maintain a terrarium.