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Gardenfest April 15, 2023

Explore the latest gardening trends, techniques, and tools during this series of seminars for gardeners of every skill level. Choose from five breakout presentations under each session presented by industry experts.

Saturday, April 15, 2023
7:30am-4pm
Luecht Auditorium at MCC
Building B, 8900 US Highway 14, Crystal Lake
www.mchenry.edu/gardenfest

Day of Schedule:

7:30am-8:00am: Registration/Exhibits/Tool Sharpening Drop Off
8:00am-8:15am: Welcome Luecht Auditorium
8:15am-9:15am: Keynote Address: "Adding Color With Annuals"- Kim Hartmann

Session #1: 9:30am-10:30am

1.) MCC Greenhouse Tour Mandy Hood (limit 20)
2 .) Making Native Plants A Part of Your Landscape- Garrett Beier
3.) Growing Epic Tomatoes in Northern Illinois- Jerry Gudauskas
4.) The Backyard Orchard- Grant McCarty
5.) Gardening in Comfort- Patricia Donald and Betty Lawlor

Session #2: 10:45am-11:45am

1.) The Culinary Garden- Joyce Lande and Raechal Maat (limit 20)(THIS SESSION FULL)
2.) Growing and Caring for Grapes- Rich Tobiasz
3.) MCC Greenhouse Tour- Mandy Hood (limit 20)
4.) A Crash Course in Tree and Shrub Selection- Garrett Beier
5.) The Shape of Design- Dana Garretson

Lunch/Exhibits: 12:15pm-1:15pm

Session #3: 1:30pm-2:30pm

1.) The Culinary Garden- Joyce Lande and Raechal Maat (limit 20)(THIS SESSION FULL)
2.) Basic Pruning- Rich Tobiasz
3.) Common Backyard Weeds - Identification & Management Strategies- Sarah Farley
4.) Your First Vegetable Garden? Lets Plan for Success- Doug Moore
5.) Midwest Pollinators The Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation- Carol Elkins

Session #4: 2:45pm-3:45pm

1.) Tool Maintenance and Sharpening- Rich Tobiasz (limit 24)
2.) Common Backyard Weeds - Identification & Management Strategies- Sarah Farley
3.) All About Tea Gardens- Christina Rank
4.) Native Bees: Attracting Them To Your Garden- Nate Szkil

Pick up Door Prizes: 3:45pm-4pm

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*Registration Deadline: March 31, 2023* (no refunds after this date)
*After this date, registration is only accepted the day of the conference for an additional $5 fee (space limited)

If you need an accommodation or a sign language interpreter, contact Access and Disability Services at (815) 455-8766 or disabilityservices@mchenry.edu.