Seminar Stage Schedules


The Home Stage


Featuring:

   

Nadia Geller | J Schwanke | Glenn Haege

 

Thursday, February 28
5:00 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient Bob Fegan, DTE Energy
6:00 PM Things Well Owners Should Know Rachel Hackett, West Michigan Environmental Action Council
7:00 PM Installing Ceramic Tile The Home Depot



Friday, February 29
3:00 PM Fun with Flowers & J J Schwanke, Floral Design Expert and WebTV Host 
4:00 PM Faux and other Specialty Painting Techniques Home Depot
5:00 PM Remodeling with Green Products that Save you Money Glenn Haege, America's Master Handyman, WTKG
6:00 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient Bob Fegan, DTE Energy
7:00 PM Installing Ceramic Tile Home Depot



Saturday, March 1
12:00 PM Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers: How to get the look on your own and for less! Nadia Geller, Interior Designer & TLC's "Home Made Simple" host
1:00 PM Fun with Flowers & J J Schwanke, Floral Design Expert and WebTV Host 
2:00 PM Your DTV Transition Source – WZZM 13  Derek Francis, WZZM News
3:00 PM Remodeling with Green Products that Save you Money Glenn Haege, America's Master Handyman, WTKG
4:00 PM Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers: How to get the look on your own and for less! Nadia Geller, Interior Designer & TLC's "Home Made Simple" host
5:00 PM Remodeling with Green Products that Save you Money Glenn Haege, America's Master Handyman, WTKG
6:00 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient Bob Fegan, DTE Energy
7:00 PM Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers: How to get the look on your own and for less! Nadia Geller, Interior Designer & TLC's "Home Made Simple" host
8:00 PM Faux and other Specialty Painting Techniques Home Depot



Sunday, March 2
Noon Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient Bob Fegan, DTE Energy
1:00 PM Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers: How to get the look on your own and for less! Nadia Geller, Interior Designer & TLC's "Home Made Simple" host
2:00 PM Fun with Flowers & J J Schwanke, Floral Design Expert and WebTV Host 
3:00 PM Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers: How to get the look on your own and for less! Nadia Geller, Interior Designer & TLC's "Home Made Simple" host
4:00 PM Septics 101 Rachel Hackett, West Michigan Environmental Action Council

 


The Standard Kitchens Cooking Stage


Featuring:


    

Chefs Angus Campbell & Robert Garlough of the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at GRCC


Thursday, February 28
5:00 PM California Tower Salad
7:00 PM Sweet Greens and Dried Fruits


Friday, February 29
2:00 PM Festive Flaming Spinach Salad
4:00 PM Classic Caesar Salad with Shrimp
6:00 PM California Tower Salad
8:00 PM Sweet Greens and Dried Fruits


Saturday, March 1
12:00 PM Classic Caesar Salad with Shrimp
2:00 PM California Tower Salad
4:00 PM Festive Flaming Spinach Salad
6:00 PM Sweet Greens and Dried Fruits
8:00 PM California Tower Salad


Sunday, March 2
1:00 PM Festive Flaming Spinach Salad
3:00 PM Classic Caesar Salad with Shrimp

 


The Garden Stage


Featuring:

Tracy DiSabato-Aust

 

Thursday, February 28

5:30 PM "Adding the Element of Water to Your Garden" Jack Huisman, Landscape Plus 

6:00 PM "Get More Enjoyment From Your Garden" Rebecca Finneran, MSU Extension Horticulture Educator

6:30 PM "12 of my favorite new shrubs for your landscape" Edward McKee, FMG&SP Manager of Outdoor Horticulture

7:00 PM "Tree Pruning for Dummies" Ryan Bose, Bartlett Tree Experts-Certified Arborist

7:30 PM "Proper Planting of Trees and Shrubs" Tim Guikema, Integrity Tree Services




Friday February 29


1:30 PM "Prune it Right!" John Stone, Michigan Certified Nurseryman Landscape Management Specialist

2:00 PM "Transplanting Mature Trees Pays Off!" Joel Skok, Forever Green Tree Transplanting

2:30 PM "Gardening for Butterflies" Gabe Vlasma, FMG&SP Horticulturist

3:00 PM "Growing Herbs Indoors" Hildegard Adkins,MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener, Midwest Michigan Herb Association 

3:30 PM "Making Safe Choices with Pesticides" John Stone, Michigan Certified Nurseryman Landscape Management Specialist

4:00 PM "Adding the Element of Water to Your Garden" Jack Huisman, Landscape Plus

4:30 PM "WOW Containers--Stepping Outside the Box" Koree Mabie, FMG&SP Horticulturist

5:00 PM  "Selecting the Right Plants for Your Water Garden" Don Apol

5:30 PM "Get More Enjoyment from Your Garden" Rebecca Finneran, MSU Extension Horticulture Educator

6:00 PM "Pruning Perennials - Part 1" KEYNOTE PRESENTER:Tracy Disabato-Aust

6:30 PM "LAWN-gevity!" Rick Vuyst, WZZM Green Thumb and WOOD 1300 AM Flowerland Host 

7:00 PM "10 Ways to Avoid Killing Trees" Nate Carey, Bartlett Tree Experts-Certified Arborist

7:30 PM "Composting to make your GardenBloom" Juliette Cowall, Editor, Grand Gardens Magazine 




Saturday, March 1


10:30 AM Birds of Prey Show Joe Rogers, Wildlife Recovery Association

11:30 AM "Landscaping is not Just Plants Anymore" Bruce DeWitt, Rosemont Nursery

12:00 PM "Installing Your Own Sprinkling System" Steve Korringa, Flier's Underground Sprinkling 

12:30 PM "LAWN-gevity!" Rick Vuyst, WZZM Green Thumb and WOOD 1300 AM Flowerland Host 

1:00 PM "Herbs for the Home Garden" Hildegard Adkins,MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener

1:30 PM "Gardening with Kids" Ian Warnock, FMG&SP Lead Horticulturist

2:00 PM "Perennials for Connoiseurs" Eric Nelson, Lincoln Nurseries

2:30 PM "Gardening with Herbs" Ron Lardie, Garden Center Manager, Knapp Valley Gardens

3:00 PM "Fertilizing the Right Way" Rachel Hackett - West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC)

3:30 PM "Raising Heirloom Vegetables in your Annual Beds" Oriana Bosma, FMG&SP Horticulturist

4:30 PM "Pruning Perennials - Part 2" KEYNOTE PRESENTER: Tracy Disabato-Aust

5:00 PM Birds of Prey Show Joe Rogers, Wild Life Recovery Association

6:00 AM "Garden Photography" Dave Kramer, Grand Gardens Magazine

6:30 PM "Ignorance is not Bliss When it Comes to Tree Care" Vic Foerster, West Michigan Tree 

7:00 PM "Garden Styles from Around the World" John Symczak, J. Mollema and Son, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener

7:30 PM "Ten Favorite Landscape Trees" Bill Drews, Woodland Tree




Sunday, March 2


11:30 AM Birds of Prey Show Joe Rogers, Wildlife Recovery Associaiton

12:30 PM "Terrariums and Table Top Gardens" Rose Allerding, FMG&SP Horticulturist

1:00 PM "Composting to make your GardenBloom" Juliette Cowall, Editor, Grand Gardens Magazine 

1:30 PM "Rock, Stone & Water - Beautiful Waterfalls" Glenn Jonker, Water's Edge Landscapes 

2:00 PM "A Different Take on Butterfly Gardening" Lucinda Grover, FMG&SP Horticulturist

2:30 PM "Garden Photography" Dave Kramer, Grand Gardens Magazine

3:00 PM Birds of Prey Show Joe Rogers, Wildlife Recovery Association