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Program Details
Arkansas Gardening School is a horticultural symposium for beginner home gardeners, featuring expert-led programs by horticulturists, garden designers, and landscape architects. Through interactive talks and Q&A sessions, participants will learn to create beautiful, sustainable, and successful gardens in the Ozarks.
This year’s event will give guests the option to choose between two sessions featuring different presentations, panelists and curriculum at each. Please bring materials if you would like to take notes.
9:00-9:05 - Introduction
9:05-9:10 - Keynote Speaker - Wild Birds Unlimited & Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
9:10-9:55 - Presentation - Butterflies of NWA
9:55-10:15 - Q&A - Gardening for Butterflies
10:15-11:00 - Presentation - Choosing, Planting and Maintaining a New Tree
11:00-11:20 - Q&A Session - Best Practices for a New Tree - John Scott & TBA
11:20-11:25 - Closing Statements - Thank You
11:25-12:15 - Bird Walk & Talk - Wild Birds Unlimited
2:00-2:05 - Introduction
2:05-2:10 - Keynote Speaker - White River Nursery & Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
2:10-2:55 - Presentation - Designing a Natural Garden
2:55-3:15 - Q&A - Landscaping with Natives
3:15-4:00 - Presentation - 365 Days of Vegetable Gardening
4:00-4:20 - Q&A Session - Planting and Harvesting Seasonally
4:20-4:25 - Closing Statements - Thank You
4:25-5:15 - Honeybee Walk & Talk - NWA Beekeepers Association