Relax and Learn Free Lectures
Sunday, April 18 - 1 pm
Garden Club Café
Rita Heikenfeld - The 10 Best Herbs and Foods from the Garden of Eden.
Rita is a certified modern herbalist and culinary professional, who has a passion for herbs and natural foods. Learn the culinary and health aspects of herbs and foods of the Bible. She is founding editor of Abouteating.com, a dynamic and popular website with "most watched" videos on container gardening, cooking, and health.
Relax and Learn free lecture
Monday, April 19 - 1 pm
Folgers Pavilion
Sean Mullarkey, Rain Water Harvesting
Learn about rainwater harvesting from Sean Mularkey of the Wolf Creek Company. Sean will guide you through the technology used for collecting and storing rainwater from rooftops, land surfaces or rock catchments using simple techniques such as jars and pots as well as more complex techniques.
Tuesday, April 20 - 1 pm
Folgers Pavilion
Ron Wilson - Why Not a Pot? Container Gardening
Ron shows you how to grow anything in a pot that will grow in the ground. Ron Wilson is marketing director at Natorp's Landscape and Garden Stores, the host of the weekly radio program "In the Garden with Ron Wilson" on 55KRC and the author of a blog with
the same name.
Wednesday, April 21- Noon
Folgers Pavilion
Tom Smith, Ph.D. - Excite, Delight & Ignite Your Outdoor Living Space with Extraordinary Plants!
Tom Smith is the Executive Vice President of Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum. Tom is a native Cincinnatian and holds a master's degree from Yale University in Forest Science
Thursday, April 22 - 1 pm
Folgers Pavilion
Lilias Folan - The Joy is in the Journey
Lilias Folan shares the secrets of the Inner Smile, a powerful source of healing energy. Lilias Folan is a PBS host and author of the highly acclaimed "Lilias! Yoga Gets Better With Age."
Friday, April 23 - 1 pm
Folgers Pavilion
Denny McKeown - Spring in the Garden for 2010
Denny McKeown is a respected, popular and highly regarded gardening expert who has been in the nursery business for more than 48 years. He is the author of six books on gardening and the host of "The Denny McKeown Gardening Show" on WUBE B105.1.
Saturday, April 24 - 2pm
Garden Club Cafe
Jan Doherty - Horticultural Therapy
After twenty three years of working as a Microbiologist at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan Doherty began her own company providing horticultural therapy to the residents of nursing homes, senior centers, Alzheimer facilities and retirement homes. Last year she published her first book, "A Calendar Year of Horticultural Therapy. How Tending to Your Garden Can Tend to Your Soul."
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