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Friday, March 26, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Featuring: Walter Reeves
Radio and TV Personality, Author
Callaway Gardens Experts:
Hank Bruno Director of Horticulture
David Chambers Manager of Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden
Brian Kanotz Manager of Production Greenhouses
Helen Phillips Manager of Rocky Branch Garden Center Launch your spring gardening endeavors with advice from the experts. Join us for a fantastic gardening experience with Georgia’s own garden guru, Walter Reeves. You’ll get practical, down-to-earth advice and insight into your gardening activities. You’ll also be inspired with innovations and plant suggestions. Callaway Gardens’ gardening experts will join Walter for an in-depth question and answer session. Bring your gardening questions and challenges to see if you can get your perplexing gardening issues solved! You will also be able to purchase some of Walter’s books and get them autographed.
After lunch you can spend the afternoon shopping and browsing at the Plant Fair and Sale.
Walter Reeves hosts a four-hour weekly gardening show on NewsTalk 750 WSB-AM, which captures the most listeners in Atlanta among all 23 competing radio stations each Saturday morning. Walter writes a weekly column of gardening tips and questions and answers for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Home & Garden section. He is known statewide through his numerous books, newspaper columns and magazine articles. His practical approach to the basics of Gardening makes him a popular and much sought-after lecturer. Walter can also be seen on "Your Southern Garden", broadcast weekly on public television in Georgia and Florida. Visit Walter’s website at www.walterreeves.com to learn more! Callaway Gardening School Schedule | 8:00-8:45 | Registration Beach Lane Four and Shuttle to Azalea Hall | | Azalea Hall | | 9:00-10:00 | Green Side Up - Planting Tips To Insure Long Life with Walter Reeves
No one wants to waste money and time on plants that never prosper. Should the soil around trees be amended? Is lime necessary? What fertilizers work best for different plants? Walter will talk about the latest research on how to plant trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials correctly. | | 10:00-10:30 | Break and Book Signing | | 10:30-12:00 | Ask the Experts
Questions and Answers with:
Walter Reeves, Radio and TV Personality, Author
Hank Bruno, Director of Horticulture, Callaway Gardens
David Chambers, Manager of Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden
Brian Kanotz, Manager of the Greenhouse Production, Callaway Gardens
Helen Phillips, Manager of Rocky Branch Garden Center | | 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | | 1:00-6:00 | Plant Fair |
Admission includes Plant Fair and Sale
Preregistration required by calling 706-663-5153
or email education@callawaygardens.org
Fee: $45.00 (two sessions and lunch) Plant Fair and Sale Robin Lake Beach Thursday, March 25th: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 26th: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 27th: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 28th: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. A one-stop Gardening Marketplace including: Approximately 20 vendors from our area and surrounding states A wide variety of plants and unique garden items:
- Orchids
- Bonsai
- Woody shrubs
- Natives
- Daylilies Annuals Perennials Garden art Unique and hard to find items
There is no admission charged for the Plant Fair and Sale.
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