Schedule of Guest Experts

for Saturday, March 28th:

• Annie Joseph, of Our Water, Our World, here to answer questions about Earth-Friendly home and garden pest control. (10 AM to Noon)

• Frank Halstead of Delta Sod here to discuss sod lawns and introduce new sod varieties (10 AM to Noon)

• Deanna Van Klaveren, owner of Generation Growers, here to answer your questions about Citrus varieties (10 AM to Noon)

• Bruce Bowling of Kawahara Nursery here with a display of spring color plants. Let him help you color your world! (10 AM to Noon)

• Clayton Smith here to discuss the Better Science and Better Results of Bayer Advanced Garden Products, including Bayer Tree and Shrub and Bayer Season Long Grub control (10 AM to Noon and 1PM to 3 PM)

• Kerri Gardener, of Kellogg’s Garden Supply, here to discuss Soil Preparation and the Successful Garden with Gardner & Bloome and Dr. Earth. (10 AM to Noon and 1 PM to 3 PM)

• Annette Kinney representing Florence & New Italian Art Statuary offering 25% OFF special orders (1 PM to 3 PM), here with her catalogs to help you choose garden décor. (1 PM to 3 PM)

• Elise Brown, owner of Sweetwater Nursery, grower of organic herbs and vegetables here to help you with your spring garden choices (1 PM to 3 PM)

• Steve Morrill of Monrovia is here to give tours of the New Monrovia Boutique and their “Distinctively Better” landscape plants. (10 AM to Noon and 1 PM to 3 PM)  

Schedule of Guest Experts

for Sunday, March 29th:

• Maya Shiroyama, owner of Kitazawa Seeds, here to talk about the huge variety of Asian seeds she offers including several types of Bitter Melon,  Edamame, and Japanese Cucumbers. (11 AM to 1 PM)

• Heidi Johnson, Landscape Consultant and Certified Green Gardener, here to answer questions about Sustainable Gardening and the Green Gardener Program (11 AM to 1 PM)

•  Aaron Dillon of 4 Winds Citrus Growers here to help you choose Citrus for your garden and to answer your questions about growing Citrus. (11 AM to 1 PM)

• Steve Morrill of Monrovia is here to give tours of the New Monrovia Boutique and their “Distinctively Better” landscape plants. (11 AM to 1 PM)

• Kerri Gardener, of Kellogg’s Garden Supply, here to discuss Soil Preparation and the Successful Garden (11 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 4 PM)

• John Valentine, owner of John and Bob’s Organic Garden Products, here to talk about Soil Optimizer and introduce his new line of organic garden products. (11 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 4 PM)

• Nancy Garrison, Local Fruit Tree expert, here to help you choose the best varieties of trees for your garden, as well as answer your fruit tree growing questions. (11 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 4 PM)

• Jan and Walt Hagen representing Bahco Pruning and, newly arrived Messina Wildlife Management Products, are here to help you choose pruning tools and to help you protect your garden from marauding wildlife. (11 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 4 PM)

•  Sarah Machado, owner of Upstarts, Organic Vegetable Grower, here to help you choose organically grown Tomatoes and other vegetables. (2 PM to 4 PM)

• Lindsay Del Carlo, Trial Garden Manager of Renee’s Garden Seeds, here to talk about new offerings for 2009 and best seed varieties to grow in containers! (2 PM to 4 PM)