Spring 2026 topics
Friday, July 10 – 10am – Cacti and Drought Tolerant Plants (Abigail Almonte)
Saturday, July 11 – 10am – Foliage Plants for Shade (Ben Helde)
Saturday, July 11 – 11am – Plants to Attract Hummingbirds (Doug Ruhren)
Sunday, July 12 – 10am – Planting in Summer (Doug Ruhren)
Sunday, July 12 – 11am – Creating Shade in the Garden (Tony Avent)
Friday, July 17 – 10am – Xeriscaping (Abigail Almonte)
Saturday, July 18 – 10am – Rain Gardens and Water Management (Doug Ruhren)
Saturday, July 18 – 11am – Fragrant Flowers and Foliage (Ben Helde)
Sunday, July 19 – 10am – Summer Garden Walk (Doug Ruhren)
Sunday, July 19 – 11am – Grip it and Rip it (Aaron Selby)
Past topics
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Winter 2026
Dr. Prepper - Preparations for Spring (Doug Ruhren)
Hellebores in the Garden (Tony Avent)
Containers for Year Round Interest (Kevin Stephens)
Doug’s Winter Highlights (Doug Ruhren)
Evergreen Shrubs for Winter Interest (Tony Avent)
Dividing Evergreen Perennials like Heuchera (Aaron Selby)
Spring Ephemerals (Ben Helde)
Zone Pushers! (Tony Avent)
Companion Planting with Bulbs (Doug Ruhren)
Doug’s Winter Highlights (Doug Ruhren)
New Introductions from the Garden (Aaron Selby)
The Fragrant Winter Garden (Doug Ruhren)
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Spring 2026
Tough, Timeless, Baptisia (Abi Almonte)
Shade Garden Walk with Doug (Doug Ruhren)
Container Gardening with Succulents (Kevin Stephens)
Can I Eat This? Edible Plants in the Garden (Trevor Moss)
40 Years of JLBG Plant Introductions (Tony Avent)
Grip It and Rip It: Dividing Hosta & Ferns (Aaron Selby)
Hidden Flower Treasure Hunt (Ben Helde)
Sun Garden Walk with Doug (Doug Ruhren)
Behind the Waterfall: Water Features at JLBG (Tony Avent)
Hardy Aroids: Exotic Flowers & Foliage (Ben Helde)
Growing Cold Hardy Agaves (Tony Avent)
Grip It and Rip It: Dividing Iris & Bog Plants (Aaron Selby)
Rain Gardens, Bogs, and Fens (Kevin Stephens)
Sun Garden Walk with Doug (Doug Ruhren)
Tree-mendous Tales: Trees of JLBG (Abi Almonte)
Hidden Gems of the Crevice Garden (Ben Helde)
Establishing Hardy Tropicals (Doug Ruhren)
Grip It and Rip It: Pollinator Plants (Aaron Selby)
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Summer 2025
Agave & Mangave Breeding (Zac Hill)
Understanding and Managing Weeds (Tony Avent)
High Light Container Gardening (Kevin Stephens)
Summer Garden Maintenance (Dustin Loyd)
Summer Bloomers – Sun Garden Mini-Tour (Doug Ruhren)
The Pollinator Parade (Bill Reynolds)
Dividing Herbaceous Perennials (Doug Ruhren)
Low Light Container Gardening (Kevin Stephens)
Summer Garden Maintenance (Dustin Loyd)
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Fall 2025
Cold Hardy Corpse Flowers (Tony Avent)
Capture Your Garden - Cell Phone Photography (Milo Bateman)
Ornamental Grasses for Fall (Doug Ruhren)
The Best Green Mulch (Trevor Moss)
Best Plants for Fall (Aaron Selby)
Mini Fall Garden Tour (Doug
Ruhren)Fall Blooming Bulbs (Tony Avent)
Capture Your Garden - Cell Phone Photography (Milo Bateman)
Gardening for Butterflies - Food & Nectar Sources (Bill Reynolds)
You Look Fern-tastic! Ferns in the Fall Garden (Doug Ruhren)
Mini Fall Garden Tour (Doug Ruhren)
Principles of Garden Design (Doug Ruhren)