FREE “HOW TO” HOME IMPROVEMENT SEMINARS
Enjoy the Free Home Improvement Seminars at the Home Show. We have brought together the experts from various fields to help you with your home improvement needs! Attend any of these free seminars in the AG Building.
Seminars In the South East Corner of the AG Building
Friday, April 27th, 2012
11am: Tips for a Functional Landscape Design with Gary Petterson from Gardeners Eden Landscaping and Gardeners World Nursery
So many things to think about, where to start? Correct plant placement yields a great microclimate for your outdoor living as well as saving energy on heating and cooling your home. Plan an outdoor kitchen or garden for fresh veggies. Learn how to avoid costly mistakes with these tips and handouts from the expert.
12pm: Solar Electric Simplified with Ken Choate and Corey Garrison from Southface Solar Electric
What is solar? How does it work? What are the options? How much money can it really save?
1pm: How to Stay Organized with Eric Marshall from Modern Closets
Tips on staying or getting organized.
2pm: Grow your own Veggies with Gary “the Gardener” Petterson from Gardener’s Eden Landscaping and Gardeners World Nursery
Garden primer and container garden sample. Learn everything you need to know to harvest at home and save $$. Gary Petterson actually grows a garden and has developed great products at Gardener’s World that make it easy to be successful in your garden.
3pm: Solar PV 101: Eliminate Your Electric Bills with Keith Rowley of Solar Electric Systems & Products
Get the inside scoop to eliminate or reduce your electric costs-before the real heat starts!
4pm: Water Filtration Simplified with Steve from Direct Buy
Learn the differences between water filtration, water softeners and reverse osmosis.
5pm: Thinking of Adding More Insulation? What is the Sweater Effect? With Brad Lindsay from Horizon Energy Systems
Is traditional insulation the way to go? What actually works to save you money and what doesn’t.
Saturday, April 28th, 2012
11am: Learn the Latest Solar Thermal Technologies with Michael Chung, from Heliocol (Sun + Water = Fun)
Find out about the New SUN XTREME Panels that can heat your Pool for FREE by the Sun, almost year round! And find out about latest APS & SRP incentives, State and Federal Tax credits that apply to Solar Pool and Solar Hot Water Heating! Proper Solar Design, Price Ranges, Net Costs will be some of the things discussed during this short Solar Thermal Seminar.
12pm: Kitchen & Bathroom Designs of the Future with Praveen Puranam from Custom Creative Marble & Granite
Design trends and styles.
1pm: Landscape Maintenance How To: with Gary “the Gardener” Petterson from Gardener’s Eden Landscaping and Gardeners World Nursery
Do it yourself or hire it done? Learn valuable information from the hands on expert on how much to water to save $$, set your time clock, fertilizing, plant care & pruning.
2pm: Cut through the Confusion of Remodeling with Mark Dixon CR, CKD, CKBR from Legacy Design Build Remodeling
Deciding to remodel your home can be a decision fraught with a myriad of choices. Are there ways to ease the stresses of making such a decision? Is remodeling always the right decision? How can I avoid making a bad decision? Join us for a fast paced, honest, and impactful discussion.
3pm: Home Security 101 with Paul Brooke of Titan Alarm
Understanding the newest technology for complete home automation and cellular equipment. How to shop for security systems and what they can and can’t do.
4pm: What to Know About Artificial Grass with Joe Matoskey of EasyTurf by Sunburst Landscaping
Buying artificial grass for your yard. Drainage, pets, fading, warranty, etc.
5pm: Home Sealing and Termite Protection with Stu Keenan and Lee Maglanoc from KyKo Pest Prevention
What is it and how does it work?
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
11am: Year Round Blooming Plants with Beth Rohls of Vox Landscaping
Learn the different types of desert-adopted plants, trees, and shrubs, and how to plant for year round bloom.
12pm: Value Driven Decision Making with Andrew Forman from Legacy Design Build Remodeling
With the economy in its current state people are always wanting to know what gets them the best bang for their buck, best return on investment, and what are the best functional and material choices.
1pm: Sun or Shade: You Choose with Solara Open/Close Patio Cover with Gary Petterson from Gardeners Eden Landscaping and Gardeners World Nursery
Learn how to save energy $$ and enjoy your yard year round with sun or shade at your fingertips with a Solara open/close patio cover or choose a standard patio cover for your shade.
2pm: How To GO Solar With Little or No Money Out of Pocket with Mary Jambon of REC Solar
How solar works, how to size a solar system, how to lower your electric bill. Q&A about solar electric systems and new solar lease programs that make it possible for you to reduce what you pay for electric with no money upfront.
3pm: Lose Weight Naturally with Ronnie and Patti Cueras from Plexus Worldwide/Plexus Slim
Learn the Plexus way of loosing weight. Safe and Diabetic Friendly!
FREE MASTER GARDENER SEMINARS
Friday, April 27, 2012
10:30 Citrus Selection & Care by Debora Moritz
Best Practices for success with citrus in the low desert: selection, planting, watering, fertilization, pruning, and pest management
11:45 Agaves. Aloes, and More by Debora Moritz
Debora will share succulent solutions for your arid landscape challenges. It will be an overview of some of the huge array of alternatives provided by succulents in your landscape. Consider some striking plants that are easy to grow and will adapt to our low desert environment.
1:00 Warm Season Gardening by Doreen Pollack
There is still time to get in your summer vegetable garden…such as peppers, eggplant, cucumbers and more. You will learn how to be successful and how to keep them alive during the summer.
2:15 Confessions of a Failed Desert Gardener… by Jim MacKenzie
who later achieved modest success and will share what newcomers to desert gardening need to know about sunlight, precipitation, temperatures, humidity, plant, tree and shrub choice, vegetables and the joy of the desert-adapted plants.
3:30 How to Water Your Desert Yard by Beth Rohlfs
Learn how to properly water outdoor trees, shrubs, and lawns to keep them healthy and beautiful by using water efficiently. You will receive a copy of the Landscape Watering by the Numbers: A Guide for the Arizona Desert.
4:45 Spring Green-up for Bermudagrass and by Sharon Dewey
Summer Lawn Care
When spring comes to the low desert it is time to wake-up your dormant bermudagrass lawn. Learn the proper methods of mowing, fertilizing, dethatching, aerating and other tips on how to have a healthy, happy summer lawn with less water.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
10:30 Container Gardening by Cherie Czaplicki
Come and learn how to create a container garden with healthy, beautiful plants all year long. Get the secrets to the best soil mix for successfully growing flowers and vegetables in pots, what type of pot to use, design techniques, and other cool tips.
11:45 Composting by Carolyn Chard
Learn the basics of back yard composting, how to reduce your contributions to the waste stream and how to generate the “black gold” the gardener pays real money for.
1:00 Cacti & Succulents in Your Garden by Cherie Czaplicki
Enjoy the many forms, colors, flowers, textures and sizes of drought tolerant succulents and cacti native to our deserts and from around the world in pots and in the ground. Learn planting and care instructions in this vibrant talk.
2:15 Beginning Gardening by Roylee Brown
Learn what is unique about our native soil and that they are not that bad, what amendments need to be added, and what you can plant every month.
3:30 Year Around Blooming Desert Adapted Plants by Beth Rohls
Get to know what the Desert Adapted Plants that will bloom for you year around.
4:45 Spring Green-up for Bermudagrass and Summer by Sharon Dewey
Lawn Care
When spring comes to the low desert it is time to wake-up your dormant bermudagrass lawn. Learn the proper methods of mowing, fertilizing, detaching, aerating and other tips on how to have a healthy, happy summer lawn with less water
Sunday, April 29, 2012
10:30 Fruit & Nut Trees; Selection & Care by Debora Moritz
Best practices for success with fruit (including citrus) and nut trees in the low desert: selection, planting, watering, fertilization, pruning and pest management. Bring questions about your gardens and landscape.
11:45 Plants that Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies by Debora Moritz
Hummingbirds and butterflies add beauty and interest to any backyard setting. Arizona gardeners can see more varieties than anywhere else. Learn how to attract these dazzlers year round by providing for their food and shelter needs in a desert friendly landscape. Basics of plant selection and garden design will be covered.
1:00 Soil, Sun & Water: Preparing soil for by Lee Ann Aronson
Late Spring & Summer Gardens
Come learn about our native soil and what needs to be added and not to have a successful garden: the relationship of the soil, sun and water to plants will also be covered.
2:15 It’s a Herb, Herb! by Olivett Aviso
A play on words to allow levity into the sometimes emotional subject of herb gardening in Arizona. Subjects covered include goals of the gardener and their impact on plants and location of the garden; what herbs to plant and how to take care them.
3:30 Spring Green-up for Bermudagrass and by Sharon Dewey
Summer Lawn Care
When spring comes to the low desert it is time to wake-up your dormant bermudagrass lawn. Learn the proper methods of mowing, fertilizing, detaching, aerating and other tips on how to have a healthy, happy summer lawn with less water.
