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Palos Heights Garden Club Speakers

1997 through 2014

Palos Heights Garden Club Speakers

compiled by Patricia Bailey/March 2014

2014
Dave Wanninger - What's New in Hydrangeas? Lots!"
Beth Botts - Behind Springtime: What's Going on as the Garden Comes Alive
Donna Hirsch Grand Garden Show
Nancy Kuhajda Moonlight Gardens Gardens of White
Connor Shaw -Native Plants
Cathy McGlynn - Invasive Plants
Jeanne Nolan - Organic Gardening
Debbie Rea - Kitchen Garden Maintenance

2013
Gareth Blakesley - Commonly found Dragonflies and Damselflies
Rich and Susan Eyre - Inspirational Gardens
Marcy Stewart-Pyziak - Drought Tolerant Plants
Dennis Kovar - Flower Arranging
Deb Terrill - All About Tomatoes
Wayne Gruber - Fall Gardens with Winter Interest Plus Maintenance Tips
Nina Koziol - From Pen to Print: Writing and Photographing Local Gardens
Nancy Kuhajda Whatever She Wants

2012
Greg Stack - Seeds for Sale: a Historical Look at Seed Companies Through Their Catalogs
Mike Nowak - Thriving in Hard Soil
Ken Kasza - Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Tom Micheletti - Hostas
Beth Botts - What Now? Refreshing the Tired Garden and Gardener"
Ron Capek - Photos from Chicago Gardenland Magazine
Karla Patterson Lynch- Designing with Perennials
Nancy Kuhajda - HOW DRY I AM.DEALING WITH THE DROUGHT OF 2012

2011
Beth Botts - Vegetables Anywhere- How to Fit Farming Into Your Life
Dennis Kovar - Flower Arranging
Dan Kosta - Perennials
Deb Terrill - From Market and Garden to Table
Ron Karlic - The Myths and Magic of the Japanese Garden
Greg Stack - Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter

Dolly Foster - Rain Gardens


Debbie Rea - How to Become a Master Gardener w/Additions by Donna Hirsch
Nancy Kuhajda - Life of Bees
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Palos Heights Garden Club Speakers


1997 through 2014

2010
Deb Terrill - Garden Trends and Tomatoes
Ellen Phillips - Superior Soil
Greg Stack - New and Underused Annuals for 2010
Tom Conklin and Joyce Latta - Roses
Dave Wanninger of Beaver Creek Nursery - Peonies
Gareth Blakesley - Native Plants and Restoration Techniques
Donna Ondriska - Herbs for Cooking/Flower Arranging Contest
Nancy Kuhajda - Cornucopia of Gardening - weeds, pests, problems, fall gardening tasks, and winter
pruning.

2009
Shirley Remes No More Pink Flamingos How to Decorate Your Yard with Style
Greg Stack Care of Houseplants
Nina Koziol - Vegetables
Donna Hirsch Container Gardening
Dolly Foster Advanced Perennial Care Maintenance
Lou Horton Ornamental Trees
Betty Earl A Shady Love Affair: Plants to Brighten and Lighten up the Shadows
Beth Botts Pruning Techniques, Tools, and Timing
Nancy Kuhajda Gardening Turkeys, Art of Winter Sowing, and Weeds Demystified

2008
Patrick A. Thrasher - Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Foundation
Trudi Temple - Trudis Garden
Nancy Kuhajda - Concerns for the Coming Season in Your Garden
Carolyn Ulrich - Carolyns Garden
Dennis Kovar - Floral Arranger
Marcy Stewart-Pysiak - 10 Favorite Low Maintenance Perennials
Connor Shaw - Trees and Shrubs in the Landscape
Ron Capek - The Adventures of a Gardener thru Photography
Nancy Kuhajda - Something Wonderful as Usual

2007
Deb Terrill - Top 10 Mistakes of Gardening and Why We Make Them
Wayne Gruber - Perennials -New and Underused
Sjors deWit- Major and Minor Bulbs of Summer
Shirley Remes -Front Gardens - Putting Your Best Foot Forward
Mike Nowak- Good Planets Are Hard to Find - Garden Variety Environmentalism
Dave Wanninger - Peonies
Patti Kirkpatrick - Extending Your Garden: Making Arrangements from Foliage in Your Yard
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Palos Heights Garden Club Speakers


1997 through 2014

Nancy Kuhajda - Bbbzzzzzzzz!

2006
Mari Anne Hahn - Planting Your Garden for Birds
Nina Koziol - Curb Appeal
Russ Higgins - Invasive Plants
Donna Hirsch- New Annuals
Ron Karlic - Japanese Gardens
Dan Kosta - Pests and Diseases
Amy Wiest -Wildflowers - Floral Arranging
Nancy Kuhajda - Does it Matter?

2005

Greg Stack - Gift (Holiday) Plants


Glenn Grosch - Hydrangeas
Dave Wanninger - New & Better Varieties of Woodies - Trees/Shrubs.
Nancy Kuhajda - Whatever!
Richard Hawke - Fall Blooming Perennials
Ron Karlic - Slide presentation of Rons yard over the course of a year.
Amy Wiest from Wildflowers - Our members made arrangements
Marcy Stewart-Pyziak - Hardscapes
Vicki Nowicki - Seeds for Successful Kitchen Gardens

2004
Barbara Bridges - Herbs
Nancy Kuhajda- Whatever, Whenever, However
Kathleen Obirek - Learn the Dirt about Container Gardening
Don Kosta - All the Plants Out of Place The Story of Weeds
Dennis Kovar - Dennis Kovar Arrangements
William Aldrich of Chicagoland Gardening Magazine - Perennials of Illinois
Richard Hawke - Clematis
Nancy Kuhajda - Six Odd Things that Happened this Year in the Garden
Nina Koziol - Musing of an Everyday Gardener

2003
Wayne Gruber - Landscape Planning and Design
Corny Morgan - Dahlias - Members Arrangement Contest
Jim Shoger - Ponds - Sids Nursery
Pamela Wolfe - Shade Gardening
Marcy Stewart-Pyziak - Maintaining Your Summer Perennials
Woodruff Imberman - True Lily
Judi Ann Dore - Creating a Haven for Hummingbirds
Nancy Kuhajda - Hot Topics, Cold Gardening Nights
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Palos Heights Garden Club Speakers


1997 through 2014

Phil Schaafsma Jr. - Outdoor Lighting

2002
Sids Greenhouse - Christmas Tour
Mary Ann Leigh - Perennials, Non-Stop Blooms
Bob Solberg - Hostas/ Hospitality
Bob Solberg - Hostas
Nina Koziol Vines
Greg Stack - Anywhere, Anytime Garden
Dennis Kovar - Summer Arrangements
Nancy Kuhajda - Vegetables
Gene Paschall, Roger Dunlap, and Ken Kasza - Rhododendrons
Plus Jim Ferreri - Rock Gardens/ Plus Supplies
Roger Ross - Trees
Rich Ellis- Composting

2001
Bill Banks - Tending of the Birds During the Winter
Chet Chylinski - Gardens of England and Wales
Nancy Kuhajda - Gardening for the Senses: Enliven Your Garden with Experience with Texture,
Fragrance, Flavor and Sound
Greg Stack - Fantastic Foliage
Josh Schneider - Container Gardening
Nina Koziol - Ornamental Grasses
Dennis Kovar - Summer Arrangements
Rich Eyre Conifers
Mary Ann Leigh - Perennials and Grasses to Look Up To
Nancy Kuhajda - Late Fall, Winter, and Early Spring Beds

2000
Nina Koziol - Moonlight Gardens
John Aleck - Structure in Your Landscape
Nancy Kuhajda - Accessorizing the Perennial Bed
Connor Shaw - Native Woody Plants for Your Landscape
Greg Stack- Turf
Tom Herrmann - Perennials for the Amateur and the Professional
Pamela Wolfe - Midwest Gardens
Tom Micheletti - Hostas
Mary Ann Leigh- Recipe for a Perennial Garden
Marcy Stewart-Pyziak - Redoing Your Front Entry

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Palos Heights Garden Club Speakers


1997 through 2014

1999
Marcy Stewart-Pyziak Winter Garden
Tony Tyznik Pruning
Sjors deWit Summer Bulbs Van Bloem Nursery
Rosemary Balazs Daylilies
Laurie Skrzenta Peonies
Carolyn Ulrich Gardens of England
Nancy Kuhajda Perennial Care
Greg Stack - Roses
Sjors deWit Spring Bulbs Van Bloem Nursery
Dennis Kovar - Flower Arranging

1998
Mary Dombrowski Herbal Connection
Bill Banks Banks Farm
Laurie Schmidt- Clarence David Landscape Design
Corny Morgan & George Rebersky Dahlias
John Jocious Gardening on the Rocks
Tom Micheletti - Hostas Hostas- Northern Illinois Hosta Society
Sids Greenhouse Tour
Brad Bray Butterflies
Steve Carr - Carrs Garden Daffodils
Donna Ondriska - Birds

1997
Mary Dombrowski Putting Your Garden to Bed
Greg Stack- Forcing Bulbs to Bloom

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