Horticultural seminars  



I have produced and presented programs for Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin Garden Expo, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Master Gardeners symposiums, Villa Terrace Art Museum, and many Wisconsin Garden Clubs.


I offer Horticultural Lectures on the following topics:

  • The Evening Garden

  • Creating a Garden of Four Season Interest

  • Gardening for Pollinators

  • Birdscaping : Attracting Birds in all Seasons

  • Gardening for Cut Flowers

  • History & Folklore of Wisconsin’s Native Plants

  • What’s in a Name? What Botanical Names Tell Us

  • Hydrangeas, Demystified

  • Successful Container Gardening with Annuals & Herbs

  • Success with Houseplants : A Beginner’s Guide

  • Beyond Hosta : Perennials for the Shade Garden

  • Foolproof Perennials

  • The Autumn Garden

  • Right Plant / Right Place (plants for problem sites & special uses)

  • Underutilized Hardy Bulbs


Each lecture is approximately 1 hour in length. 
Presentation fee is $250.00 for each program.
I will travel at my own expense to locations in the metro Milwaukee area, but travel expenses will be charged outside of that area. 

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