Seminars and Lectures

Hear the latest about plants and technique from national and local garden experts. GardenScape provides a full program of speakers on a variety of topics. Talks are held each hour each of the four show days.

Seminars are free with show admission. Below is the Seminars Schedule for GardenScape 2010:

Thursday, March 11

11am • Container Water Gardening for the Pondless

Speaker: Amanda Thomsen
219 309-7036
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12pm • Rochester Civic Garden Center

Speaker: Christine Froehlich
585 473-5130 • m 315-576-6822
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1pm • "Maintaining an Ecologically Responsible Lawn, Integrating the Latest Research into Home Lawn Care"

Speaker: Walt Nelson
461-1000 x 268
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2-3:30pm • The Art of Stone Appreciation

Speaker: William N. Valavanis
585 334-2595
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4pm • Trough Planting Demystified

Speaker: Betsy Knapp
271-0324
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Friday, March 12

11am • The Lawn Good-Bye: The Lawn Free Landscape

Speaker: Bruce Zaretsky
585-377-8330
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12pm • Meet the Artists and Learn How ‘Alien Nature’ is Created

Speakers: Michael Murphree and Rodrigo Pedrolli
212-794-1549
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1pm • Incorporating Vegetables Into the Landscape

Speaker: Liz Berkeley
461-1000 x243
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2pm • Garden Junk With Purpose

3pm • What's New and Hot in Landscaping

Speaker: Bill Teamerson
585-223-1222
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4pm • A Q&A Session with a Panel of Local experts on Perennials, Trees and Shrubs, Pesticides, Lawncare, hardscaping, water features

Speakers: Expert Panel (Contact Gretchen and Megan)

Saturday, March 13

11am • Folklore and Fairy Tales in the Garden

12pm • Photographing Gardens and Nature Bring in your own photographs for Critique

Speaker: Professor, Michael Peres
585-475-2775
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1pm • Home Composting - The Final Word in Recycling

Speaker: Karen S. Klingenberger
585-461-1000 x225
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2pm • Gardens for the 21 st Century: Green Roofs, Rain Gardens and Water Conservation

Speaker: Bruce Zaretsky
585-377-8330
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3pm • Naturalizing Your Home Landscape with Rain Gardens and Meadows

Speakers: Andrew Freeman And Lois Dannenberg
424-4476
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Sunday, March 14

11am-12:30pm • Creating Your Own Bonsai