Friday – March 16th - 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday - March 17th & 18th - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Delaware Valley College, 700 E. Butler Avenue, Doylestown, Bucks County.
The cost to view the exhibit area is $10 per person, children 12 and under are free.
The cost for each seminar is $10 pre-sale;
$15 at the door per person; includes ticket to exhibit area.
Pre-sale seminar ticket price valid by mail until March 9, 2012.
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Roger Swain, former host of The Victory Garden and our 2007 seminar speaker stated; “The Philadelphia Flower Show is grand, but your Show is like a cupcake with extra sprinkles on the top. One of the best regional shows I have been to.”
Beautiful displays!
5:00PM TO 8:00PM
Wine & Hors D’oeuvres; $20 ticket
- Beautiful displays!
- Over 80 exhibitors featuring the latest products and services for gardeners and home!
- All your gardening questions answered at the Penn State Cooperative Extension booth.
11:00AM TO NOON: PHIL EISEMAN – MAINTENANCE, UPGRADES, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR YOUR HOME
This seminar will give a comprehensive look at how to maintain, upgrade and make your home more energy efficient allowing you to enjoy your home. Tips will include: how to save money and increase the value of your home while seeing positive results.
Phil Eiseman is the President of Eiseman Construction Company, Inc., and, for the last 40 years, has been an innovator in residential remodeling.
1:00PM TO 2:00PM: SCOTT MEYER – GROWING FOOD IN SMALL SPACES
Wherever you live – city or suburbs, house or apartment – you can grow some of your own food. This seminar will help you choose the best food plants for your space and conditions, and share strategies you can use to maximize your yields. All of the information presented will be aimed at helping you grow organically. The talk will include tips for: ideas about which crops and varieties are best for small space growing; strategies for getting the most food from a small space; answers about growing food organically.
Scott Meyer is the former Editor-in-Chief of Organic Gardening magazine; spending 21 years working at the magazine in various capacities. In 2011 Meyer authored, The City Homesteader; Self Sufficiency on Any Square Foot.
11:00AM TO NOON: CARTER VAN DYKE, RLA, ASLA – HOW TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN SING THROUGH SIMPLE DETAILING
Carter, an award winning landscape architect, is known for developing some exceptional gardens within the Bucks County region over the past 28 years. He will present many of the techniques and details that he has used to make outdoor spaces special. The seminar will focus on: how walkways and innovative pavements can create excitement; how simple details can transform a garden; how garden structures can be a focal point and a destination and splashes of color from perennials and annuals can spice up your property.
Carter van Dyke, RLA is an award winning landscape architect and president of CVDA, which has a diverse practice that includes sustainable landscapes for healthcare and educational facilities, urban design, planning, trail development and cultural tourism initiatives. The firm’s visionary projects include the Hudson River Waterfront at Port Imperial, multiple National Cemeteries throughout the country, public gardens in the United States and Canada, Bryn Athyn College, Keswick Village Revitalization Plan, historic preservation design guidelines, Olympus Corporate Center, Washington Crossing Streetscape, and Lantern Hill in Doylestown.
11:00AM TO NOON: BUCKS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS –
GARDENING WITH KIDS FREE WORKSHOP
Kids Catch the Gardening Bug is a hands-on workshop which encourages children between the ages of four to ten to ‘drop-in’ and join the Bucks County Master Gardeners as they experience a variety of gardening activities. Three workstations will be set up to allow children to “make and take” home a gardening project. A worm composting bin will teach children to find out why worms are a gardener’s best friend!
1:00PM TO 2:00PM: MILES ARNOTT – PENNSYLVANIA’S WILDFLOWERS - OUR NATIVE TREASURES
Discover the secrets of nature’s garden as we explore Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve and the beautiful diversity of Pennsylvania’s native plants. Enjoy this visual walk through the seasons with special emphasis on creative ways to include native plants in the designed naturalistic landscape.
Miles Arnott earned his Masters Degree in Botany from Tulane University and then went on to work for The Audubon Institute in New Orleans and Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. In 2001 Miles was named Executive Director of Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope PA where he focuses his efforts on conservation and educating the public about the importance of native plants to all life.
 
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