Learn from expert green thumbs at the Ohio Valley Garden Conference on Oct. 20, featuring Paul James, host of HGTV’s “Gardening by the Yard.” The Southwestern Indiana Master Gardener Association is a nonprofit organization with more than 400 local gardening enthusiasts. Their conference is a way to support 22 gardens and education programs throughout the Evansville area, and to inform the public about modern gardening trends and techniques.
Six speakers will host sessions. Doug Parkinson, with the EuroAmerican Propagators, a company specializing in new and innovative plants, will discuss new varieties of plants for 2013, and Paul Bouseman, the botanical curator at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden, is speaking on “Outstanding Native Plants for Regional Landscapes.” In his session, HGTV personality James will share his vast knowledge of plants and gardening. Other sessions will discuss healing herbs, rose maintenance and care, and controlling difficult pests.
