Seminar Schedule for April 26, 27, 28
FREE “HOW TO” HOME IMPROVEMENT SEMINARS
Seminars in the AG Building
Friday, April 26th, 2013
11:00 How to Pick a Contractor with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
12:00 Decorative Paint Finishes, The on Trend Faux Finishes with Debbie from Home Depot and 3TV’s Good Morning Arizona
1:00 How to Refinish your Cabinets with Cabinet Transformations by Rustoleum, No Sanding, No Priming with Debbie from Home Depot and 3TV’s Good Morning Arizona
2:00 Refinishing your Countertops with Countertop Transformations or a painted technique with Debbie from Home Depot and 3TV’s Good Morning Arizona
3:00 10 Things AZ Homeowners Do Wrong Most Often with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
4:00 Home Security with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
11:00 Home Security with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
1:00 Meet Drew and Jonathan Scott from HGTV’s Property Brothers and attend their seminar “Renos Done Right”
3:00 How to Pick a Contractor with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
4:00 10 Things AZ Homeowners Do Wrong Most Often with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
Sunday April 28rd, 2013
11:00 Meet Drew and Jonathan Scott from HGTV’s Property Brothers and attend their seminar “Realistic Real Estate”
1:00 How to Refinish your Cabinets with Cabinet Transformations by Rustoleum, No Sanding, No Priming with Debbie from Home Depot and 3TV’s Good Morning Arizona
2:00 Kitchen Planning, where to start? Debbie from Home Depot and 3TV’s Good Morning Arizona will show you what’s the best choice for you and your family!
3:00 Home Security with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
4:00 How to Pick a Contractor with Rosie on the House, from Arizona’s #1 Home Improvement Radio Show on 92.3 FM
FREE MASTER GARDENER SEMINARS
Seminars in the South Side of Exhibit Building
Friday, April 26, 2013
10:30 Citrus Selection and Care Debora Moritz
Come learn how to grow citrus successfully in your yard. Topics will include selection, planting, fertilizing, irrigation, pruning, frost damage, common pests, diseases, and nutrient deficiencies.
11:45 Agaves/Aloes and More Debora Moritz
Everything froze…what now? Debora will share some succulent solutions for your arid landscape challenges. There will be an overview of some of the huge array of alternatives provided by succulents and where to place them in your landscape. She will show you some striking plants that are easy to grow and are well adapted to our low desert environment.
1:00 Gardening in the Valley of the Sun Roylee Brown
Learn what is unique about our native soil and that it is not that bad, what amendments need to be added, and what you can plant every month.
2:15 Get your GRASS up and Going! Sharon Dewey
When spring comes to the low desert it is time to for you to help wake up your dormant bermudagrass lawn. We will cover how to water grass efficiently, the proper management methods of mowing, fertilizing, dethatching, aerating and other tips on how to be the green envy of your neighborhood by having a healthy, vibrant summer lawn. Includes a Low Desert Turf Guide handout.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
10:30 Lush Summer Gardening Pam Perry
E-e-w!!! Gardening in summer in Phoenix? People do that? Temperatures flirt with 117 degrees, nights won’t cool; fall seems far away. Summer gardeners grow lush, green productive oasis in the desert! And get a harvest to boot! Butterflies and hummingbirds visit. Eggplants rock, Armenian cukes hide among the foliage, melons sweeten summer mornings! Sweet potatoes grow an as ever expanding ground cover providing fresh greens and the promise of a fall harvest! Okra, the world’s most maligned vegetable provides lovely flowers each morning and you can eat okra. Basils ornament the garden, invite bees galore, and provide flavor to sweets and savories. Harvests of onions, garlic, and leeks make way for monsoon planted legumes and corn. Pam will share her secrets on how you too can grow and enjoy fresh, seasonal eating!
11:45 Composting Pam Perry
The greenest of the green, composting recycles nutrients and yard waste bringing the garden to full cycle. Learn the basics of backyard composting, how to reduce your contribution to the waste stream and how to generate the “black gold” gardener pays real money for!
1:00 Tree Selection, & Care Carl Rutherford
The following topics will be presented for homeowners: deciding on the right tree for you, selecting your tree at a nursery, planting & initial care, watering, caring for sick trees & frost damage.
2:15 Pruning Trees & Shrubs Carl Rutherford
This easy to understand presentation for home owners will cover: reasons to prune, general rules of pruning, specific techniques, subordination, frost damage, & common mistakes in pruning.
3:30 How to Get Rid of Bermudagrass Sharon Dewey
If you’re tired of mowing your lawn, NOW is a good time to get started with the process of removing it. Come and learn what to do, when, and how to effectively get rid of bermudagrass.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
10:30 Year Around Blooming Desert Adapted Plants Beth Rohlfs
Come and get to know what Desert Adapted Plants will bloom for you year around.
11:45 Salsa Gardening With Herbs & Tomatoes Lee Ann Aronson
This seminar will cover what herbs & tomatoes to grow, how to take care of them, and how to use them in salsa. Lee Ann will also share her recipe for a delicious Herb Salsa Verde Sauce that is good over fish, chicken, and red meat.
1:00 Designing for Small Spaces Jo Cook
Got a small space? There are lots of ways to think big when designing a small space. By mimicking nature we can get the most out of our small spaces. This talk will cover vegetable and herb gardens as well as design ideas for ornamental gardens.
2:15 Get your GRASS up and Going! Sharon Dewey
When spring comes to the low desert it is time to for you to help wake up your dormant bermudagrass lawn. We will cover how to water grass efficiently, the proper management methods of mowing, fertilizing dethatching, aerating and other tips on how to be the green envy of your neighborhood by having a healthy, vibrant summer lawn. Includes a Low Desert Turf Guide handout.
