Past Programs

1/26/2014 Winter Garden Forum

•  Alan Branhagen Director of Horticulture, Powell Gardens,  "Favorite Plants for the Winter Landscape"

•  Kerry Meyer, Regional Representative, Proven Winners,  "What is new for Spring"

1/25/2015 Winter Garden Forum

•  Chris Starbuck,  Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri, 'Gardening in the shade with native trees and shrubs'

•  Gale Roberts,  Master Gardener, Overland Park, Kansas,  "Gardening in the Monet Style"

1/31/2016 Winter Garden Forum

•  Alice Longfellow, Owner of Longfellow's Nursery, "Adding edibles to the ornamental landscape"

•  Ann Wakeman, Owner of Rock Post Wildflowers, "What to plant and what not to plant to attract birds to your garden"

1/29/2017 Winter Garden Forum

•  Tim Moloney, University of Missouri, “Principles of Landscape Design”

•  Jeff Oberhaus, Owner of Vintage Hill Farm, “Something Different for the Garden”

1/28/2018 Winter Garden Forum

•  Bill Ruppert, Volunteer for Missouri Prairie Foundation/Grow Native! and Manager-Owner, St. Louis Office of National Nursery Products, "Growing and Caring for Natives in the Home Garden"

•  Kerry Meyer, Program Director for Proven Winners, "Plants for the Senses"

1/27/2019 Winter Garden Forum

•  Victoria Hatfield, wallflower design, St. Louis, "Shade for Days: A Study of Robust Perennials Made for Missouri Shade"

•  Tanner Jones, Helmi's Gardens, Columbia, "Successful Four-Season Container Design: A Guide to Containers for Tough Missouri Landscapes"

1/26/2020 Winter Garden Forum

•  Jenna Rozum, Horticulture manager and Display designer at the University of Missouri and the Mizzou Botanic Garden, "Tried-and-True Annual and Tropical Plants for Missouri Gardens.” 

•  Robert Balek, Extension Horticulture Field Specialist in the University of Missouri’s Southwest Region, “Current Trends in Landscaping.”

1/31/2021 Winter Garden Forum

• Carrie Hargrove, Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, “Starting Vegetable Plants Indoors"

• Jim Quinn, Retired Horticulture Specialist with MU Extension, “Best Practices for Growing Tomatoes in Your Home Garden"

1/30/2022 Winter Garden Forum

• Kelly McGowan, MU Extension Field Specialist, “Growing Lavender in Missouri"

• Matthew Dolan, Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, “Growing Fruit Trees"

2/05/2023 Winter Garden Forum

• John Graham, Callaway Fields, “Shrubs for All Seasons"

• Saxton Brown, Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, “Small-space vegetable gardens"

1/28/2024 Winter Garden Forum

• Emily Gustafson, Missouri Prairie Foundation, “Four Seasons of Native Plants in the Home Landscape"

• Tim Moloney, MU Plant Science and Technology, “Trees in Residential Home Landscapes"

2/2/2025 Winter Garden Forum

• Rosalee Knipp, Missouri State Entomologist, "Plant Pests on the Horizon" 

• Debi Kelly, Field Specialist in Horticulture and State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator, "Tulips: From Discovery to Today"