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 that “Roses are plants, too.” This accessible approach has convinced tens of thousands of gardeners that they too can grow roses in a general garden setting using their own gardener’s instincts. Click here to evaluate Paul’s presentation. After he spoke in June, Paul provided numerous rose resources:
- For questions on roses use Paul’s Business Facebook Page:Â https://www.facebook.com/paul.zimmerman.roses/
- Paul’s website:Â www.paulzimmermanroses.com
- Original how to videos with Jackson & Perkins –Â Â https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVUPnc7rmbJTRBpUO6c0CJcz3tRXi1-5p
- Paul’s you Tube Channel –Â Â https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoQRTW264r3HP6EGTRxK2w?view_as=subscriber
- Paul’s book Everyday Roses – You can get signed copies from me here  https://paulzimmermanroses.com/shop/ or you can buy it at Amazon. It’s published by Taunton Press.
Landscape designer Louis Raymond (www.louistheplantgeek.com) has been creating terraces for over fifty years—since setting second-hand bricks into the dirt at the back of his family’s first real house, near Washington, DC. He was ten. His terraces have gotten much better. Raymond has been gardening for over sixty years. As a pre-schooler, he “borrowed” geraniums from public gardens across the street from the family home. By first grade, he demonstrated to classmates how to sprout an avocado pit in a glass of water. Click here to evaluate Louis’ presentation.
As the daughter of accomplished Italian cook and cookbook author Ed Giobbi, Eugenia Bone grew up in a food environment. Her parents socialized with a group of chefs who were influential in their day and Eugenia learned a lot through observation that remains with her to this day: use everything, taste constantly, and be grateful for every mouthful. These days, Eugenia spends her time as a food writer, author, Italian cook, mushroom hunter and master canner. On Thursday, April 19, she will present her talk on The Mycobiome of the Garden. Her presentation will provide an overview of fungal biology and illustrate how a little mycology can make you a better gardener AND mushroom cook. Click here to evaluate Eugenia’s presentation.
Before becoming Plant Information Coordinator at Chanticleer in 2011, Eric Hsu spent time at some of the most prestigious woody-plant collections in the Eastern United States: Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College; the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha’s Vineyard. Eric earned bachelor’s from Cornell, and master’s degrees from both the University of Reading in England, and the University of Tasmania in Australia. He has botanized in Australia, Greece, and Turkey, and maintains a blog Plinth et al. Click here for meeting handout. Click here to evaluate Eric’s presentation.
Dr. Donald J. Leopold introduced us to these many and varied Terrestrial Orchids of the Northeast during his presentation at February’s Speaker Meeting. Many people think of tropical, epiphytic plants when they think about orchids. But over 70 species of terrestrial orchids naturally occur in the northeastern U.S. in a very wide range of habitats, including woodlands, bogs, fens, and swamps. Some are small, have no leaves, and are relatively common; others are among our showiest native wildflower species. Nearly all are native to the Northeast. A few can be readily cultivated by even the novice gardener while others are among the most difficult plant species to cultivate. Most are protected by state law throughout the Northeast due to their susceptibility to illegal collection, habitat change, and more recently, deer herbivory. Click here to evaluate Don’s presentation.
Dawn Pettinelli is an Assistant Extension Educator at the University of Connecticut. She manages the UConn Home and Garden Education Center and the UConn Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory. Both facilities provide information, testing and advice to residential and commercial clientele. She also developed and coordinates the UConn Master Composter Program, a train-the-trainer volunteer outreach program that was started in 2009. Click here to evaluate Dawn’s presentation.
John Lonsdale is currently a Research Specialist at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Penn. where he is responsible for managing the experimental nursery and plant trials. John has traveled extensively to study plants in habitat, especially Trillium in the southeastern U.S. He regularly contributes articles to the publications of a number of horticultural societies, lectures widely and maintains a website (www.edgewoodgardens.net) featuring over 10,000 images of plants growing in his Exton, Penn. garden. Click here for meeting handout. Click here to evaluate John’s presentation.
Jason Delaney began breeding daffodils – and daylilies, lilies, and crinums – in the late 1990s and will share his love of bulbs – especially daffodils – with us on October 19. For nearly twenty-one years, he worked at the Missouri Botanical Garden as North Gardens Supervisor and Bulb Collections Specialist and the champion of the Samuels and Heckman Bulb Gardens. The splendid spring show in these gardens, beginning with little crocuses and snowdrops and then progressing to a breathtaking crescendo of hundreds of different daffodil cultivars, is a tribute to Jason’s favorite flower. Click here for meeting handout. Click here to evaluate Jason’s presentation.
Larry Weaner is nationally recognized for combining expertise in horticulture, landscape design, and ecological restoration. His latest book Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (Timber Press, 2016), co-written with CHS member Tom Christopher, recently received a 2017 American Horticultural Society Book Award. Larry’s presentation on September 14 will explain the revolutionary garden practices discussed in his award-winning book. Click here for meeting handout. Click here to evaluate Larry’s presentation.