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"Diggin It" 2012 Spring Garden Festival

All events are indoors or under a tent so it promises to be an outstanding event, rain or shine!

Saturday, March 24

On March 24, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Diggin' It is the "go to" place for the answers to all your gardening questions. Brookgreen's horticulture staff will give talks, demonstrations, and advice on gardening in the coastal south region. Free with garden admission, guests will have a rare opportunity to get expert advice from Brookgreen’s horticulturists during the spring garden festival. “We receive a constant stream of questions about the gardens, “ said George Weich, Vice President of Horticulture and Conservation Areas, “and we try to answer as many as we can, but the festival provides a chance for our members and guests to get first-hand advice on how to have a first-rate garden.”

“We put considerable thought into the topics we plan to offer for the spring garden festival, said Bob Jewell, President and CEO, “and I believe we have an exceptional line-up of interests from how the gardens began and where we are going now, to how to decorate your home like Nights of a Thousand Candles or create a butterfly garden.”

Members and guests will have an entire day of programs and talks when you can interact with our horticulture staff and gain valuable information about gardening and conservation.

Lowcountry Center Auditorium

10 - 11 a.m.

Brookgreen’s Favorite Plants
Our favorite plants including natives, perennials, woodys, and annuals, and why native plants and heirlooms are so important
Speaker: Christine Todd, Curator of Plants and Greenhouse Manager

11 a.m. - 12 noon

The Butterfly and Brookgreen
Presentations on butterfly and wildlife gardening with examples from the children’s garden that features native butterflies and butterfly plants
Speaker: Christy Anouilh, Horticulturist

1 - 2 p.m.

The History of Horticulture at Brookgreen
When individual gardens were built, why they were built, who built them, and what design principles and plant materials were used
Speaker: Sara Millar, Director of Horticulture

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Dirt n Details
An overview of horticulture and conservation at Brookgreen
Speaker: George Weich, Vice President of Horticulture and Conservation Areas

Lowcountry Center Learning Lab I

10 – 11 a.m.
Planning a Successful Landscape
Speaker: Brad Fowler, Horticulturist

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Decorating with Lights; The Making of Nights of a Thousand Candles
The making of ‘Nights of a Thousand Candles’ a behind the scenes look into how we decorate for the holidays and recommendations for the home owner
Speaker: Jon McGann, Horticulturist

1 - 2 p.m.
Growing Heirloom Vegetables and Flowers
Speaker: Viki Richardson, Horticulturist

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Solving Problems in the Landscape
Speaker: Blake Wilson, Horticulturist

Demonstration Tent

10 – 11 a.m. & 1- 2 p.m.
Get Potted
Make your own 10”container using fillers, spillers, and thrillers or let us do it for you
Kandace Cavins, Tony Fuentes, Joe Snyder - Horticulturists
New This Year at Diggin' It!
Want some beautiful containers for your porch? Choose from a beautiful assortment of Thriller, Spiller & Filler container plants to create a burst of color and splendor on your porches and patios. Choose your container and then "do it yourself" or have one of our talented horticulture experts "do it for you"! Select from "thriller" centerpiece plants, foliage or flowering "fillers", and accentual "spiller" plants for an extra splash of color to tumble over the edge of your container. The 10” containers that we make during the demo will be for sale $30. There will also be some pre-made containers in decorative pots for sale that range in price from $30 to $75.

 

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Arboriculture at Brookgreen Gardens and in Your Yard
Demonstrates pruning technique on a 30 gallon Live Oak tree

1 - 2 p.m.

Demonstration of Tree Pruning Techniques

Todd Stephenson, Total Tree Care

All Day
Children’s Activity
Make your own miniature garden with the help of Brookgreen Staff
Marlene Short, Dick Lane - Horticulturists

Information Booths

Native Plant Society

Orchid Society

Lowcountry Herb Society

Master Gardeners

Audobon Society and River Keepers

Brookgreen’s Bee Keeper

Diggin' It is sponsored in part by