Show Seminars: 2012
If you are looking for help and advice on your gardening or landscape project the Home & Garden Show is where you can get expert advice from some of the finest professionals in the area. Our landscape venues are always popular, and we are pleased to be offering seminars boths days of the show. After viewing the exhibits and talking with the landscape design professionals, we hope you will come away with ideas that can turn any back yard into a relaxing retreat.
Gardening Seminars Featuring Local Professionals:
Saturday
11:00 Mike Dooley “Landscape Design and Installation for the do-it-yourselfer”
12:00 Bard Edrington “Edible Landscaping”
1:00 Curtis Smith “Container Gardening”
2:00 Hank Bruce “The Opportunity Garden, Accessible neighborhood Gardens”
Sunday
11:00 Mike Dooley “Landscape Design and Installation for the do-it-yourselfer”
12:00 Bard Edrington “Edible Landscaping”
1:00 Hank Bruce “The Opportunity Garden, Accessible neighborhood Gardens”
2:00 Sean Roberts "Tree Healthcare"
Mike Dooley, landscape writer for the Sandoval Signpost and New Mexico Marketplace. Owner of Dooley Landscape Design a full service landscape architectural and Design Company servicing Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Mike Dooley has been in the nursery and landscape design business for over 30 years and can design a landscape project for your property using native plants and grasses, cacti, trees, perennials and water features to create a beautiful oasis for years of enjoyment.
Bard Edrington is a Permaculture Designer specializing in edible landscapes and rainwater harvesting systems. In his business, Living Edge Landscaping, they convert hot gravel scapes and thirsty lawns into sustainable habitats that feed people and provide their own needs. He also teaches workshops in urban sustainability through Mother Nature Gardens.
Dr. Curtis Smith, a writer and Horticulture Specialist, will discuss container gardening. An efficient, attractive and creative way to garden in small and large spaces. An option for plants that might not otherwise be adapted to New Mexico soils.
Author Hank Bruce from Petal & Pages will speak on accessible neighborhood gardens and how gardens can address issues such as the urban food desert, childhood obesity, diabetes, malnutrition and community building.
Sean Roberts, owner of Artistic Landscaping and Trees will be discussing everything you need to know about Tree healthcare and maintanence.