Here are speakers scheduled to appear in the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center’s Wally Allen Ballroom during the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show.
FRIDAY 10:30-11:30 a.m., “Finishing Touches: Details in Garden Design,” C. Colston Burrell 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., “The Art of Perennial Combinations,” Burrell 1-2 p.m., “Taming the Wild: Arkansas Natives Come Home,” Lissa Morrison, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. How to avoid the “wild and woolly” look by using native plants that work best in a manicured setting.
2:15-3:15 p.m., “Grow Your Own Groceries,” Don Greenland, Arkansas Master Gardener. Advice on beginning a vegetable garden.
3:30-4:30 p.m., “Backyard Poultry: From Community Zoning to Your Breakfast Omelet,” Dustan Clark, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. How to raise chickens in the backyard.FEB. 22 10:30-11:30 a.m., “Remarkably Reliable Plants for Arkansas,” Lucinda Reynolds, Arkansas Master Gardener. Trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals suited to Arkansas’ climate.
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., “Behind the Curtain,” Nicholas Staddon, director of new plants for Monrovia Growers. How the business develops new plants; preview of coming introductions; plant drawing.
1-2 p.m., “Ornamental Edibles/ Edible Ornamentals,” Janet B. Carson, UA Cooperative Extension Service. Pretty plants that you can eat, too.
2:15-3:15 p.m., “Outdoor Arkansas Party Time!” Don Bingham, food writer, director of special events at the University of Central Arkansas and a former executive chef for the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion. Ideas for outdoor dining and entertaining for small or large gatherings, using recipes and decorating tips designed to appeal to men. 3:30-4:30 p.m., “Your Urban Farm From Plot to Pot,” Staddon. Edible plants for a small city garden.
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