Festival Features
Seminars and Demonstrations
Details about the 2011 Festival will be available at a later date. The following are details from the 2010 Festival.
FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS 2010 SEMINARS & DEMONSTRATIONS
All Seminars and Demonstrations are included with Admission ticket
Thursday, March 25
10:00 AM - "A Complete History of Camellias" - Charles Shirk, engineer/camellia enthusiast
11:00 AM - "Grow Beautiful Roses - All the Secrets" - Berney Malkove, rosarian
12:00 PM - "A New Look at Victory Gardens" Melanie Lobel, landscape designer, Zimlich's Patio & Garden
1:00 PM - "Lost Gardens of Mobile" - Tom McGehee, Bellingrath Gardens Museum director
2:00 PM - "Mobile's Mardi Gras - See What Mobile's Mardi Gras Season is About" L. Craig Roberts, architect, AIA
Friday, March 26
10:00 AM - "Lost Gardens of Mobile" - Tom McGehee, Bellingrath Gardens Museum director
11:00 AM - "Dazzle your Guests - Quick and Unique Tablescapes" LeNae Denson, Cleveland the Florist owner and floral designer
12:00 PM - "You Got Pots - Use Them - Beautiful Container Gardens" - Melanie Lobel, landscape designer, Zimlich's Patio & Garden
1:00 PM - "Proper Gardening Biomechanics for Injury Prevention" - Elise Partridge, ACE and AFAA certified personal trainer
2:00 PM - "History of Moible throught Architecture, - L. Craig Roberts, architect, AIA
Saturday, March 27
10:00 AM - "Garden Design for New and Experienced Gardeners with Expert Tips to Make It All Work" - Margaret Givhan, garden author
11:00 AM - "Hot New Plants and Captivating Combinations" - Tom McGehee, Bellingrath Gardens Museum director
12:00 PM - "Lost Gardens of Mobile" - Melanie Lobel, landscape designer, Zimlich's Patio & Garden
1:00 PM - "Gardening Caribbean Style" - Norman Winter, gardening author, columnist & lecturer, Festival Horticulturalist
2:00 PM - "Mobile's Mardi Gras - See What Mobile's Carnival Season is About" - L. Craig Roberts, architect, AIA
Sunday, March 28
10:00 AM - "Perfect Plants for Mobile Landscapes" - David Schmohl, horticulturalist/owner of Live Oak Landscape
11:00 AM - "Hot New Plants and Captivating Combinations" - Norman Winter, gardening author, columnist & lecturer Festival Horticulturalist
12:00 PM - "Growing Great Tomatoes" - John Olive, Director Ornamental Horticulture Research Center
1:00 PM - "Gardening Caribbean Style" - Norman Winter, gardening author, columnist & lecturer, Festival Horticulturalist
2:00 PM - "History of Mobile thrugh Architecture, Featuring Mobile's Historic Districts" - L. Craig Roberts, architect, AIA
Event Contact
Event Contact
Holle Briskman
Chair
251.470.9966
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