Fall 2026 topics
Friday, September 18 – 10am – Feeling Pestered: Pest Control in the Garden (AnnaLynn Buckner)
Friday, September 18 – 2pm – Gardening for Gold Finches (Bill Reynolds)
Saturday, September 19 – 10am – Elephant Ears in the Garden (Trevor Moss)
Saturday, September 19 – 2pm – Sun Garden Walk (Doug Ruhren)
Sunday, September 20 – 10am – The Dirt on Soil Amendments (Tony Avent)
Sunday, September 20 – 2pm – Grip it and Rip it: Living Mulch (Aaron Selby)
Friday, September 25 – 10am – Medicinal and Poisonous Plants (Trevor Moss)
Friday, September 25 – 2pm – Don't Hang Up Your Trowel Yet! Fall Planting Secrets (AnnaLynn Buckner)
Saturday, September 26 – 10am – Rare Plant Collection and Ex-situ Conservation (Tony Avent)
Saturday, September 26 – 2pm – Gardening for Butterflies (Bill Reynolds)
Sunday, September 27 – 10am – Shade Garden Walk (Doug Ruhren)
Sunday, September 27 – 2pm – Ornamental Fruits and Seeds (Ben Helde)
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 2026
Cacti and Drought Tolerant Plants (Abigail Almonte)
Foliage Plants for Shade (Ben Helde)
Plants to Attract Hummingbirds (Doug Ruhren)
Planting in Summer (Doug Ruhren)
Creating Shade in the Garden (Tony Avent)
Xeriscaping (Abigail Almonte)Rain Gardens and Water Management (Doug Ruhren)
Fragrant Flowers and Foliage (Ben Helde)
Rock Garden Design for Shade (Jeremy Schmidt)
Summer Garden Walk (Doug Ruhren)
Grip it and Rip it: Creating Firefly Habitat (Aaron Selby)