This year, we are coordinating the bulb choices with our Guest Speaker, Eric Breed, so that we will have some of Eric’s favorites on hand. You’ll also find good values on old favorites and new bulbs to enhance your garden— or gift to a fellow enthusiast. The October Bulb Sale kicks off the first of […]
Speakers 2019-2020
My Life with Daffodils
with Eric Breed, Dutch International Photographer and bulb expert
on Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7 p.m.
Eric Breed was born in the Netherlands, quite literally into a world filled with flower bulbs. He is the son of Kees and the late Fia Breed, who owned what may be the largest collection of narcissi, tulip and colchicums in the world. Famed bulb expert Wim Lemmers is his uncle. And his grandfather’s former growing fields, Zandvliet, are now part of the world-renowned Keukenhof Gardens in South Holland that attracts over one million visitors annually.
We are delighted to have Eric enlighten us on his travels into the wild, his family’s legendary bulb collection, and the criteria used by the Dutch when seeking new flower bulb varieties for the industry.
Past Speakers 2018-2019
Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 90 research publications and has taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, Humans and Nature, Insect Ecology, and other courses for 37 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways […]
Newly Minted Master Gardeners are Guests at January Meeting
Please join me in welcoming the latest graduating class of Master Gardeners to our January 17 meeting.
Past Speakers 2017-2018
Paul Zimmerman (www.paulzimmermanroses.com) has given hundreds of talks and workshops on roses. From Rose Societies to Master Gardeners to the big shows like the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, the Philadelphia Flower Show and even in Europe. Paul’s talks are known for their energy, humor and simple approach to growing roses. Paul’s approach to roses is […]
Past Speakers 2016-2017
Thanks for another great season of speakers!
See you in September. Once we have the 2017-2018 list of speakers finalized, we’ll post that info here.
Enjoy the summer!
Past Speakers 2015-2016
June 16,2016: Ice Cream Social & The Art of Gardening at Chanticleer, R. William Thomas, Exec. Dir. Chanticleer Foundation. Our speaker, Bill Thomas, will bring you on a visual tour of Chanticleer and share some of their design and gardening tips and techniques. You’ll leave knowing more about garden practices specific to different conditions and plant palettes; how […]