Services
As an active speaker and educator, I can offer over 30 topics to your club or organization. If you don’t see one a desired topic, e-mail me and describe what you have in mind. I work for travel expenses and a $250 per diem. Email me at:hugh@whatgrowsthere.com for speaking or gardening inquiries.
Presentations
- Gardening Novelties
- Aristocrats of Mid-South Garden Shrubs
- Aristocrats of Mid-South Gardens
- Evolving Natives
- Our Native Plants in Trouble
- Plants that Attract Bees and Butterflies to Your Garden
- Ornamental Grasses
- Getting Rid of Pesky Weeds
- Annuals that beat the Heat and the Drought
10. Stepping into Ground Covers
11. Perennial Ground Covers for Difficult Garden Sites
12. The Ten Simple Steps of Pruning Trees and Shrubs
13. Capturing The Natural Pruning Look /Avoiding Meatballs and Buzzcuts
14. Overwintering Landscape Plants in Containers
15. Diehard Summer Annuals: Five Months of Carefree Color
16. Perennials for All Occasions
17. Weed-free Perennial Gardens
18. Made for the Shade – Creating a Woodland Garden
19. Made for the Shade Perennials
20. Forever Green – Referring to Conifers
21. Conifers for the South
22. Some Better Alternatives To ‘Bradford’ Pear in the Landscape
23. Viburnums -25 Great Choices
24. Winter-hardy Camellias
25. Hydrangea: Queen of the Summer Garden
26. Brightening Up the Late Summer/Fall Garden
27. Thirty of the Finest Shrubs for Your Garden
28. Great Native Trees and Shrubs
29. Trees that Measure-up to Today’s Residential Landscapes
30. Small Footprints: Trees and Shrubs with Vertical Form
31. Fillers/Space Savers –small temporary space-fillers
32. Set Your Sites (Sights) on Small Trees
33. Small Flowering Landscape Trees
34. Privacy Screening: Creating Green Fences
35. Fall/Winter Bloomers for Your Garden
36. Creating a Simple Backyard Propagation Bed
37. Beyond Hostas and Daylilies: 25 Perennials That Will Perk Up Store Sales
38. Mini-Hosta Showcase
39. WOW!! Plants
40. Awesome Trees
41. Magnificent Flowering Trees for Appalachian Gardens
42. Low Maintenance Perennials (see below)
43. Annuals for Tennessee Gardens
44. Growing Small Fruits
45. Pruning Trees and Shrubs
46. Pruning Trees and Shrubs –the short version
47. Interiorscaping: Easy Care Plants in Your Home
48. Vertical Accent Landscape Plants
