Wed. Oct. 1, 2008, 7:00 pm
Project Landscape: Find Your Inner Designer
The mission, should you choose to accept it? Create a brand new look for your home and garden. How do you begin? Spend the evening with Rob Scott learning the basic steps of planning, designing, and preparing a new landscape project. He’ll cover site measurement, design principles, and how to decide what it is you really want to accomplish with your project, whether it’s a new home or just time for a change.

Call to register at 937-426-0861.

Local gardener Jeanette Alexander recently won Best Of Show at the Montgomery County Fair for her Twist and Twirl coleus. She stopped by to tell us she purchased her starter plant at Knollwood this past spring, and raised it to be a winner! She also won several ribbons on cuttings of the Twist and Twirl.
Congratulations, Jeanette, and keep up the good gardening!

Next Up:
Survivor: Out-Back-Yard Challenge
Wed. Sept. 24, 2008 7:00 pm
Today’s “reward challenge”? Creating a backyard paradise with your budget intact. Make smart plant selections to get the most bang-for-your-buck; learn DIY lawn-care to keep the most dollars in your wallet; and complete simple projects to feed your tribe and improve your shelter. The payoff: a vacation spot in your own back yard.

Call (937)426-0861 to register!

We want to say Thank You! to Rich Pearson, Horticulturalist at Cox Arboretum Metro Park, for being a guest speaker at our seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 17. His advice on pruning is well worth hearing or reading!

If you haven't been out to Cox lately, don't miss the Garlic Festival going on Friday 9/26/08 through Sunday 9/28/08. It is a fragrant, tasty, educational, fun and free event for the whole family. Click here for more details.

The power is on, the water is on, and the SEMINAR IS ON!
See you tonight!
Next Up: Extreme Makeover: Fall Garden Edition
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 7:00
Well, maybe not extreme...but with a little “Nip & Tuck”, you can have a fresh new look for fall. We’ll move around Knollwood in groups to see easy ways to give your annual flower beds a facelift; how to make the most of your perennials through “surgical” division and pruning; and how to prepare your tropical plants for their winter vacation indoors. We'll be on our feet, inside and out, so dress appropriately!

Call 937 426 0861 to register, and checkout the full schedule of FREE seminars here. We've got lots to share with you.

EDITED 9/11/08: Now THAT was fun! Thanks to everyone who attended, our first fall seminar was a success. We presented and "judged" 30 great plants, and we think everyone left excited about some new things to try next year. At the end of the seminar, attendees were able to vote for their favorites. To see all the great plants presented, and the winners of the voting, click here. If you have any questions about these plants, or comments on the seminar, click post/read comments right below here, and let us know!...