SEMINARS

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All seminars to take place in the large seminar room unless otherwise noted. Large seminar room is located to the left of the concession stand.

Thursday, March 13, 2026

11:00 am

Spread Beauty with Flowers
Dorothy Julius, Along Gardens Path

Noon

Do or Don’ts of Pruning in your Home Landscape
Steve Sypniewski, Lifetime CNLP

1:00 pm

Sustainable Lawns in Five Steps
Vicky Jancef, SUNY Niagara

2:00 pm

Sustainable Container Gardening
Kathleen Contrino, CW Native Botanika

3:00 pm

Native Habitat for Butterflies and Caterpillars
David O’Donnell, Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm

4:00 pm

Growing Bamboo: Taming the Dragon
Clark Janson, CNLP, The Barefoot Gardener

Friday, March 13, 2026

11:00 am

Water Features for the Homeowner
Jacob Rybak, Northwood Waterscapes

Noon

House Plant Propagation
Johanna C. Dominguez, Put A Plant on It

1:00 pm

Spring Garden Maintenance
Lyn Chimera, Lessons in Nature

2:00 pm

Native Grasses
Ken Parker, CNLP, Masterson’s Garden Center

3:00 pm

Plants to Never Grow in Your Garden
Carol Ann Harlos, Master Gardener  

4:00 pm

Growing Roses Organically
Steve Styn, Consulting Rosarian

5:00 pm

Buffalo Style: Creating Quirky One-of-a-Kind Gardens That Break All the Rules
Jim Charlier, JCharlier Design

Saturday, March 14, 2026

11:00 am

Health Tips for Your Landscape Plants
Steve Sypniewski, Lifetime CNLP

Noon

So, You Want Landscaping Lighting
Phil Colarusso, Luminated Landscapes

1:00 pm

Gardening on a Dime in Less Time
Lyn Chimera, Lessons in Nature

2:00 pm

House Plant Care
Julie Hughes, CNLP, McKinley HS Horticulture Dept.

3:00 pm

Large Trees for Large Spaces
Tom Draves, Drave’s Arboretum

4:00 pm

Cut Flower Gardening – Perennials and Annuals
Tom Mitchell, SUNY Niagara

5:00 pm

Build a Bed, Fix the Soil, and Get Growing
Sally Cunningham, Author

Sunday, March 15, 2026

11:00 am

My Garden with Conifers
Barbara Evans, Master Gardener

Noon

Tips to Make Garden Maintenance Easier
Tom Mitchell, SUNY Niagara

1:00 pm

Unkillable Plants
Nora Saintz, CNLP, Gardenette

2:00 pm

Plant Installation 101
David Clark, CNLP, Horticulture Speaker

3:00 pm

Growing Cannabis and How to Turn the Plant into Medicine
Melissa Moore, CNLP, SUNY Niagara

The letters CNLP after a speaker’s name indicate that he or she is a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional