Gardening is good for the mind, body, spirit, and your household budget! The KPL Garden Club is pleased to share all the information you need to participate in a series of virtual garden webinars to grow your knowledge and help your garden flourish.
Nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has over 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books. She is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and writes the twice monthly “Gardeners’ Questions” newspaper column. Melinda also writes a regular column for Chicagoland Gardening and Wisconsin Gardening and appears regularly as a guest expert on national and local television and radio shows.
Starting this February Melinda will present eight completely free virtual webinars that can be accessed from any home device. Registration is required for each individual webinar. Once registered, you will be emailed a confirmation that includes the link needed to join the webinar. These webinars are all funded by sponsors such as WE Energies, UW-Extension and the WI DNR so that library patrons can view for free at home. All webinars begin at 6:30 PM central time.
February 12: Organic Insect Pest Management for Vegetable and Flower Gardens
February 19: Strategies for Managing Invasive Plants
February 26: Create a Beautiful Shade Garden
March 19: Be a Waterwise Gardener
March 26: Succession Planting & Crop Rotation
April 2: Container Gardens for Sun and Shade
May 7: Vertical Gardening
June 4: Attracting Hummingbirds
Browse the entire webinar series with program descriptions for each here.
More about Melinda's expertise: Melinda Myers has a master’s degree in horticulture, is a certified arborist, and was a horticulture instructor with tenure. For her work, community service and media presence, Melinda’s received recognition and numerous awards, including the national American Horticultural Society’s B.Y. Morrison Communication Award.
In 2017, Myers was inducted into the national Hall of Fame of GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators, the highest honor that can be given to a member of the association.
Myers has also been awarded the GWA’s Garden Globe Award for radio talent and the Quill and Trowel Award for her television work; the Garden Communicator’s Award from the American Nursery and Landscape Association; the International Society of Arboriculture’s Gold Leaf Award; and the Perennial Plant Association’s Garden Media Award. In 2012, Melinda became the first woman inducted into the Wisconsin Green Industry Federation's Hall of Fame.
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