Class Descriptions
CLASSES: 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Provo Government Complex (100 East Center Street, Provo)
POND DESIGN - Marvin Potter, Pond & Pump Expert, Manager of Gard’n-Wide Distribution in Salt Lake City
Make an exciting water feature for your landscape
GROWING FLOWERS FOR DRYING - Julie Clifford, Certified Organic Producer & USU Master Gardener
Varieties of flowers to grow and methods of drying
COLD HARDY EXOTICS FOR UTAH LANDSCAPES - Rob Larkin, La Jardin & The Rose Shop - Sandy, Utah
Growing more exotic plants in a microclimate and what you need to do to protect them
COTTAGE GARDENING - Karen Robinson, USU Advanced Master Gardener
Creating an English-style garden with roses, vines, shrubs and plenty of perennials
SQUARE FOOT GARDENING - Certified Square Foot Garden Instructor
Learn everything that you need to know about this simple system of backyard gardening
CLASSES: 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Provo Government Complex (100 East Center Street, Provo)
PLANTS FOR PONDS - Marvin Potter (see description above)
Find out which plants will grow well and create beauty in your pond
CREATE A DRY FLOWER POCKET - Julie Clifford (see description above) $8
Design a small birch pocket (flat on the back - easier to hang) that you can put your dried flowers in
NEW PERENNIAL FLOWER VARIETIES - Ryan Cook, Cook’s Nursery - Lindon, Utah
Learn about the newest varieties from a USU Horticulture grad. who grows thousands for the family business
THE EASY LIVING LANDSCAPE - Fred Liljegren, Landscape Architect, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
How to plan and design your landscape to reduce your maintenance and make it easier on you
THE MITTLEIDER METHOD - Jeff Summerhayes, Instructor, Food for Everyone
Have a productive vegetable garden in any soil, any climate, using less space & water, with less work for you
CLASSES: 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Provo Government Complex (100 East Center Street, Provo)
ROCK GARDENS - Allyson Voran, Wasatch Rock Garden Society
Learn tips from the pros that will make your rock garden the envy of your neighborhood
TOPIARIES - Tony Latimer, Horticulture Director, Thanksgiving Point - Lehi, Utah $8
In this hands-on class you will learn how to train a plant into a stunning topiary
DESIGN WITH NATIVE PLANTS-Dr. Susan Meyer, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Serv. Shrub Sciences Lab
Put some life in your landscapes using Utah’s native plants
PROVEN WINNERS - Randy Miller, Hyde Park Nursery
Learn to use these specially-selected plants to best advantage in your gardens and containers
START EARLY, FEAST LONGER - Steve Eyring, Designer of Suncatcher Greenhouses
A unique system and simple ways to extend the gardening season
LUNCH: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. (Lunch Included with Registration)
Room 1600 & 1601, 151 So. Univ. Ave., Provo
Luncheon Presentation:
 LARRY SAGERS, USU Extension Specialist &
DIANE SAGERS, Tour Director, The Best Gardens in the West
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DUANE HATCH, Retired Extension Horticulturist, Oregon State University & Utah State University: The Best Vegetable Varieties I Know & How to Grow Them
CLASSES: 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Provo Government Complex (100 East Center Street, Provo)
FRUITS & NUTS - Adrian Hinton, USU Extension Horticulturist - Utah County
You’ll be surprised at what will grow in our temperate climate
TWIG TRELLISES - Kelly Seamons, USU Master Gardener $8
Learn hands-on how to make a garden trellis for your landscape
ROSES - Cheri Schulzke, USU Master Gardener, Utah Rose Society Officer
Learn how to grow astounding roses of all kinds in Utah
WISELY USING WATER RESOURCES - David Rice, Conservation Programs Manager, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Learn water wise use for planning and planting and how to conserve water in your landscape
SPICE UP YOUR GARDEN WITH HERBS - Judy Arnold, USU Advanced Master Gardener, Gourmet Cook, Herb Expert
Learn to use herbs for cooking as well as adding beauty and fragrance to your landscape
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