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Seminar Stage Schedules


The Home Stage


Featuring:


 

J Schwanke       Leslie Hart-Davidson

 

 

Thursday, Mar 1
5 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient West Michigan Environmental Action Council
6 PM Bend and Burn at Home & in the Garden WZZM 13's Healthy YOU Reporter Valerie Lego
7 PM 2012 Color Trends Standale Interiors



Friday, Mar 2
3 PM Decorating Your House Without Killing Your Spouse Leslie Hart-Davidson (Hart-Davidson Designs)
4 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient West Michigan Environmental Action Council
5 PM Flower Shop Design Show – Dazzling Arrangements made before your eyes Michigan Floral Association w/J Schwanke
6 PM Reduced, Reused & Recycled Design Leslie Hart-Davidson - Hart Davidson Designs
7 PM Weather Tools of the TV Meteorologist WZZM 13's Chief Meteorologist George Lessens



Saturday, Mar 3
12 PM Women in Power(tools) Leslie Hart-Davidson - Hart-Davidson Designs
1 PM Reduced, Reused & Recycled Design Leslie Hart-Davidson - Hart-Davidson Designs
2 PM The HBA Pro Panel - Bring Your Building & Remodeling Questions! Home Building Association of Greater Grand Rapids
3 PM Fun with Flowers & J! J Schwanke - UBloom.com
4 PM Decorating Your House without Killing Your Spouse Leslie Hart-Davidson - Hart-Davidson Designs)
5 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient West Michigan Environmental Action Council
6 PM Fun With Flowers & J J Schwanke - UBloom.com
7 PM Real Solar - Globally & Locally Mike Linsea - Solar Winds Power Systems, LLC



Sunday, Mar 4
12 PM Real Solar: Global and Local Mike Linsea - Solar Winds Power Systems, LLC
1 PM 2012 Color Trends Standale Interiors
2 PM Beware of Outdoor Springtime Dangers for your Pets WZZM 13's Pet Peeves with Dr. Karyl Ropko of the Northeast Cat & Dog Hospital
3 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient West Michigan Environmental Action Council



The Standard Kitchens Cooking Stage


Featuring:


    

Chef Angus Campbell of the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at GRCC


Thursday, March 1
5 PM Spring Asparagus - Pasta / Salsa / Vinaigrette
7 PM Summer Blueberry - Superfruit Infused Beverage / Barbecue Lacquer / Slaw


Friday, March 2
3 PM Summer Blueberry - Superfruit Infused Beverage / Barbecue Lacquer / Slaw
5 PM Autumn Butternut Squash - Rosemary Scones / Manicotti Florentine / Hash Browns
7 PM Winter Potatoes - Kettle Chips / Crusted Shrimp / Gnocchi


Saturday, March 3
12 PM Spring Asparagus - Pasta / Salsa / Vinaigrette
1 PM Three Fresh-From-Your-Garden Recipes - with WZZM 13's In the Kitchen With Kal!
2 PM Summer Blueberry - Superfruit Infused Beverage / Barbecue Lacquer / Slaw
4 PM Autumn Butternut Squash - Rosemary Scones / Manicotti Florentine / Hash Browns
6 PM Winter Potatoes - Kettle Chips / Crusted Shrimp / Gnocchi
8 PM Spring Asparagus - Pasta / Salsa / Vinaigrette


Sunday, March 4
1 PM Autumn Butternut Squash - Rosemary Scones / Manicotti Florentine / Hash Browns
3 PM Winter Potatoes - Kettle Chips / Crusted Shrimp / Gnocchi



The Garden Stage


Featuring:


Jeff Gillman


Thursday, March 3
5:30 PM Designing Your Low-Maintenance Garden Rebecca Finneran - MSU Extension Horticulture Educator
6:00 PM Livin' Large - Small Patios Pack a Big Punch!

Bruce DeWitt - Rosemont Nursery

6:30 PM Vegetable Gardening in Containers Ana Bosma - FMG&SP Horticulturalist
7:00 PM Super Charged Veggies! Craig Koetsier - Koetsier's Greenhouse
7:30 PM Landscape Designs You Can Live In Archie Warner - Harder & Warner Nursery



Friday, March 4
1:30 PM Ten Favorite Landscape Trees - Plant a Living Legacy Bill Drews - Woodland Tree
2:00 PM Prune it Right! John Stone - MSU Extension Pesticide Education
2:30 PM Obedient Plants for Your Landscape Edward McKee - FMG & SP - Manager of Outdoor Horticulture
3:00 PM KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Truth About Garden Remedies Jeff Gillman
4:00 PM Small Space Gardening - Tips for Success! Pam Cater - Hidden Grove Greenhouse & Nursery
4:30 PM Ideas for 2013 With Flowering Bulbs Lucinda Grover - FMG&SP Lead Horticulturalist & Rick Margo - FMG&SP Horticulturalist
5:00 PM Sustainable Landscaping with Michigan Wildflowers Esther Durnwald - Michigan Wildflower Farm
5:30 PM Designing Your Low-Maintenance Garden Rebecca Finneran - MSU Extension Horticulture Educator
6:00 PM KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Truth About Garden Remedies Jeff Gillman
7:00 PM Container Gardens Using Shrubs Rod Grassman - Garden Crossings
7:30 PM Timeless Water Gardens - Where Beauty and Nature Collide Jack Huisman - Landscapes Plus



Saturday, March 5
10:30 AM Birds of Prey Presentation - Part of Family Day
Lori Martin - Blandford Nature Center
11:30 AM Easy Home Landscape Design - Getting Beyond Mental Barriers Rick Vuyst - Flowerland
12:00 PM A Bar of Soap, Black Stockings & a Cheese Grater:  Using the Unusual in the Garden Ian Warnock - FMG&SP Lead Horticulturalist
12:30 PM Smart Gardening to Protect Water Christina Curell - MSU Extension Educator
1:00 PM FAIRY GARDENS!  Part of Family Day Sandi Miller - MSU Extension Master Gardener
1:30 PM Birds of Prey Presentation - Part of Family Day
Lori Martin - Blandford Nature Center
2:30 PM Love Your Lawn! John Stone - MSU Extension Pesticide Education
3:00 PM Smart Gardening to Protect Water Christina Curell - MSU Extension Educator
3:30 PM A New Twist on Terrariums Mandi Stade - FMG&SP Horticulturalist
4:00 PM Green Side Up - Planting Techniques for Success Tim Guikema - Summit Tree Service - MSU Advanced Master Gardener
4:30 PM 2012's Most Dazzling Annuals! Pam Cater - Hidden Grove Greenhouse and Nursery
5:00 PM Jazz Up Your Garden with Gorgeous Containers Katey Romence - Romence Gardens
5:30 PM Container Gardens Using Shrubs Rod Grassman - Garden Crossings
6:00 PM Brian McKenzie - Bartlett Tree Experts
6:30 PM Great Gardens Come in Small Packages - Making a Colorful Masterpiece Craig Koetsier - Koetsier's Greenhouse
7:00 PM Passionate about Perennials John Szymczak - Commerce Great Lakes, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener



Sunday, March 6
12:00 PM Black Gold - Harness Garden Waste for Beautiful Gardens Juliette Cowall - Advanced MSU Master Gardener
12:30 PM Adding Beauty to Your Garden While Deterring Deer Tony England - FMG&SP Horticulturalist
1:00 PM Long Live the Hanging Basket - Add Life to that Mother's Day Favorite! Jim Jonker - Jonker's Garden
1:30 PM Perennials for Connoissuers - New and Old! Eric Nelson - Meadowridge Greenhouses, Inc.
2:00 PM Simply Elegant Floral Arrangements Rose Allerding - FMG&SP Horticulturalist
2:30 PM Vertical Gardening - Growing Up! Greg Kuziak - Jonker's Garden
3:00 PM Perennials for Connoissuers - New and Old! Eric Nelson - Meadowridge Greenhouses, Inc.



The Home Depot Hands-On / Do-it-Yourself Stage

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Thursday, March 1
6-8 PM
Ceramic Tile - How to lay ceramic floors, walls and backsplashes


Friday, March 2
1-3 PM
Ceramic Tile - How to lay ceramic floors, walls and backsplashes
4-6 PM
Cement Countertops - Pour, set & seal for a great new look
6-8 PM Interior Paint - Creating a professional look every time


Saturday, March 3
11 AM - 12 PM
Ceramic Tile - How to lay ceramic floors, walls and backsplashes
12 PM - 2 PM
KIDS WORKSHOP! Part of Family Day
3 -5 PM Cement Countertops - Pour, set & seal for a great new look
5-7 PM Interior Paint - Creating a professional look every time


Sunday, March 4
12-2 PM
Ceramic Tile - How to lay ceramic floors, walls and backsplashes
2-4 PM
Cement Countertops - Pour, set and seal for a great new look
4-6 PM
Interior Paint - Creating a professional look every time