New for Spring: Gardening Seminars Sponsored by Walker Farm in Vermont
Springtime, Garden Dreaming: Garden Design by Michaela Harlow, Stonework by Dan Snow
It’s been a maddeningly cold and dreary late March here in New England, and like many green-thumbs, I am beginning to feel more than a touch of cabin fever. I want to get out and get going in my garden! But with wintry temperatures and heavy snow-cover, I find myself searching elsewhere for springtime inspiration.
 Sweet, Springtime Inspiration for this Year’s Garden Designs in the Greenhouses at Walker Farm in Dummerston Vermont
One of the highlights of March’s calendar is my annual visit to beautiful Walker Farm in nearby Dummerston, Vermont to help plan their springtime gardening seminar schedule (see listing of this year’s events below). And as usual, after we settled upon our dates and topics, Karen Manix took me on a delightful walking tour of the farm’s gloriously verdant greenhouses; currently filled to bursting with the promise of a new season ahead. My winter-weary eyes lit up at the sight of perky pansies, exotic tropicals, jewel-like succulents and the latest in annual delights for this season’s artful container and bedding combinations. What a great a great antidote to late winter’s dirty snowbanks and grit-coated walkways! Got a case of the mud-season blahs? Come join us for some springtime inspiration, laughs and professional horticultural and garden design tips. This year’s offerings include something for every gardener; from the vegetable grower to budding orchardist, to the perennial design enthusiast and container gardening connoisseur.
 Select, Plant and Grow a Backyard Orchard All Your Own with Help from Scott Farm’s Orchardist and Manager, Zeke Goodband. See Seminar Schedule Below for Details
 Learn to Design and Maintain Beautiful Perennial Gardens, Or How to Use and Place Your Containers in Creative Ways, See My List of Design and Maintenance Offerings Below
 Build a Great Vegetable Garden from the Ground Up with Professional Tips from Organic Farmer, Jack Manix
Spring 2014 Workshop / Seminar Schedule:
Free Spring Garden Seminars at Walker Farm, Dummerston, Vermont
These are popular weekend events & space is limited to 30 people per seminar. Please call or email Walker Farm to reserve your seat in advance
April 12th, 2014 – 10amÂ
“Spring Forward: Get Your Mixed Border in Tip-Top Shape with Professional Pruning & Perennial Maintenance Tipsâ€
Garden Designer Michaela Harlow
April 19th, 2014 – 10am Â
“Building a Better Vegetable Garden from the Ground Upâ€
 Jack Manix, Organic Farmer and Owner of Walker Farm
April 26, 2013 – 10amÂ
“Do-It-Yourself Garden Design for Non-Stop Colorâ€
Garden Designer Michaela Harlow
May 3rd –Â 10amÂ
“Fruit Trees: Selecting, Growing and Pruning Varieties for a Home Orchardâ€
Ezekiel Goodband, Orchardist and Manager of Scott Farm
May 10th – 10amÂ
“Raspberries, Blueberries and Strawberries, Oh My: Creating and Maintaining the Berry Patch of Your Dreamsâ€
Jack Manix, Organic Farmer and Owner of Walker Farm & Ezekiel Goodband, Orchardist and Manager of Scott Farm
May 17th, 2013 – 10amÂ
“Pots in the Garden: Designing, Planting and Placing Seasonal Containers in the Gardenâ€
Garden Designer Michaela Harlow
 Succulent Containers are a Low-Water, Low-Maintenance, High-Impact Choice for Busy Gardeners
And Walker Farm’s Selection of Unusual Succulents is the Best in I’ve Seen in New England
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