Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Melinda Myers

Melinda Myers is a Horticultural Instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College.  She received a Bachelor’s degree in horticulture at Ohio State University, and her master’s degree in horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  She is a Certified Arborist and started the Master Gardener program in Milwaukee.   She is the host of “Great Lakes Gardener” on public television and also hosts the “Plant Doctor Radio Show” on WTMJ Radio.  In addition, she writes a bi-monthly column for the Milwaukee Journal and has been a contributing editor for Birds and Blooms Magazine since 1996.  She has written many books, among them Birds and Blooms’ Ultimate Gardening Guide (Reiman Publishing Group, 2002) and her latest book, Small Space Gardening (Cool Springs Press) will be released in January 2006.  She is the winner of the 2003 Garden Globe award for her radio talent, the 1998 Garden Communicator’s Award from the American Nursery & Landscape Association and the 1998 Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writer’s Association of American.  Website – www.melindamyers.com

Monrovia Presents:  Designing with Four Season Foliage

Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 pm on the Monrovia Stage

Thursday, February 9 at 3:00 pm on the Monrovia Stage

Saturday, February 11 at 6:45 pm on the Monrovia Stage

Sunday, February 12 at 9:30 am on the Monrovia Stage

Discover a wealth of bold leaved plants for the garden with eye-popping compositions using the hippest varieties of foliage plants.  Flowering plants may be the darlings of spring and summer, but interesting and colorful foliage will give your garden the much needed year 'round color you hope for.

Monrovia Presents:  Right Plants…Right Pot!

Friday, February 10 at 5:15 pm on the Monrovia Stage

Saturday, February 11 at 12:15 pm on the Monrovia Stage

Sunday, February 12 at 3:00 pm on the Monrovia Stage

The secret to good container gardening starts with the container.  Learn how to choose the right container for different locations and situations, and then choose the perfect plants to complement the container.  Whether you have a balcony, a small patio, and narrow entryway or an elevated deck, there’s a container solution for every spot.  And container gardening is easy and portable!  A book signing will immediately follow each seminar.