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  • Friday, June 13, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern – Shade Gardening: Dazzling Plants and Design Tips, Online

    This illuminating American Horticultural Society lecture on June 13 at 2 pm, online, will put the spotlight on gorgeous, rugged plants (shrubs, trees, evergreens, perennials, vines, annuals, and bulbs) that shine in lower light. Many of these stars also work great in containers. Topics include assessing shade; modifying shade to allow more light; key design tips for maximizing color; solutions for dry shade; and gardening under trees.

    Kerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator, author, design consultant and proprietor of Perennially Yours based in southern Maine. As an exceptionally popular educator and communicator, she has presented hundreds of lectures to thousands of gardeners in 23 states. In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for “Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.” Kerry Ann has written four gardening books, the most recent being The Budget Wise Gardener and The Right-Size Flower Garden. In 2016 Kerry Ann started producing international gardening Webinars that have been enjoyed by thousands.

    REGISTER NOW $15 AHS members, $20 nonmembers.

  • Saturday, March 9, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon Eastern – Time-Saving, Mighty-Mite Shrubs that Outshine Perennials, Online

    This eye-opening March 9 virtual lecture focuses on remarkable shrubs for front to mid-border gardens, as well as their pruning requirements. These stunning beauties also are ideal for over-wintering in containers. With an outlook on flower gardening that has evolved over the decades. In addition to practicing the latest earth-friendly practices and incorporating more natives, let’s shift our focus from perennials to shrubs that provide months of radiant color but are far less maintenance. 

    Lecture will be recorded & CEU’s available.  $13.95. Registration information is available at www.masshort.org

    Kerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator, author, and design consultant based in southern Maine. In recent years she has presented over 500 lectures to more than 40,000 gardeners in 23 states and Canada. As a popular educator and communicator, she has received over 450 five-star reviews from her lecture audiences, which are available for review on the independent national website GreatGardenSpeakers.com. In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from Massachusetts Horticultural Society for “Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.” Her gardens have been featured in numerous magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Garden Gate, and Horticulture.

  • Saturday, February 24, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm Eastern – Dazzling Plants and Design Tips for Seeing Your Way Out of the Shade, Online

    This February 24 online illuminating, updated lecture will put the spotlight on gorgeous, rugged plants (shrubs & trees, evergreens, perennials, vines, annuals, and bulbs) that shine in lower light. Many of these stars also work great in containers. Topics include assessing shade; modifying shade to allow more light; key design tips for maximizing color; solutions for dry shade; and gardening under trees.

    Lecture (12 – 5) will be recorded & CEU’s available. $13.95. Registration information is found at www.masshort.org

    Kerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator, author, and design consultant based in southern Maine. In recent years she has presented over 500 lectures to more than 40,000 gardeners in 23 states and Canada. As a popular educator and communicator, she has received over 450 five-star reviews from her lecture audiences, which are available for review on the independent national website GreatGardenSpeakers.com. In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from Massachusetts Horticultural Society for “Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.” Her gardens have been featured in numerous magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Garden Gate, and Horticulture.

  • Wednesday, November 8, 10:00 am – Small Landscapes with BIG Attitude

    The Beacon Hill Garden Club has invited the Garden Club of the Back Bay to join them for a special program on November 8 at the Harvard Musical Association, 57A Chestnut Street in Boston. Kerry Ann Mendez will speak on Small Landscapes with BIG Attitude. This is a members only event. If you are not a member, consider joining the Garden Club of the Back Bay at https://bostonflora.com/

    Kerry Ann Mendez is dedicated to teaching the art of low-maintenance perennial gardening and landscaping.  As a garden designer, author, and lecturer, she focuses on time-saving gardening techniques, workhorse plants and sustainable practices.  She has been featured on HGTV and in numerous magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Garden Gate and Better Homes & Gardens.  Kerry Ann was awarded the 2014 Gold Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, an honorary medal presented to those who have made significant contributions to the enjoyment and appreciation of plants and the environment.  She has published four popular gardening books and also teaches national gardening Webinars that are enjoyed by thousands. In May 2018 she was hired as garden designer and consultant for Estabrook’s Nursery in Yarmouth and Kennebunk, ME.  For more about Kerry Ann, and her business Perennially Yours, visit pyours.com. RSVP HERE no later than Wednesday, November 1.

  • Saturday, September 30, 10:30 am – 11:30 am Eastern – Clever Design Tips for Everblooming, Low-Maintenance Gardens, Online

    This inspiring Berkshire Botanical Garden online lecture on September 30, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. will surprise you with creative, easy-to-implement strategies for extending the blooms of popular plants for weeks! Also showcased are time-saving design tips including distinctive plant combinations that provide unstoppable color spring through fall, as well as groundcover tapestries that smother weeds and delight pollinators. You will also learn valuable lessons from before and after design projects to avoid costly landscape mistakes.  

    Kerry Ann Mendez has over 25 years of professional and personal garden experience with special interest in low-maintenance gardening. Kerry Ann is a garden author and lecturer who incorporates humor, abundant excitement, knowledge, and above all a passion for low-maintenance garden and landscape design.

    $20 for BBG members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/clever-design-tips-everblooming-low-maintenance-gardens

  • Saturday, April 1, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon Eastern – Time Saving Sustainable Maintenance Strategies for Lush Flower Gardens, Online

    This info-packed Massachusetts Horticultural Society online lecture on April 1 from 11 – 12 covers seasonal maintenance tasks, including jump-starting gardens in spring and putting them to bed in the fall, as well as routine tasks such as watering and weeding. Topics include pruning; fertilizers; mulch; plant divisions; planet-friendly pest and disease practices; critter management and more. Most appropriate for gardeners in Hardiness Zones 3 – 7. 

    Instructor: Kerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator, author and design consultant based in southern Maine.  In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from Massachusetts Horticultural Society for “Exceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.” Her gardens have been featured in numerous magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Garden Gate and Horticulture. Kerry Ann’s gardens have been featured in many gardening magazines, including Fine Gardening, Garden Gate, Country Gardens, Horticulture and Better Homes and Gardens. In 2016 Kerry Ann started producing international gardening Webinars that have been enjoyed by thousands. She provides on-site and virtual garden design services for hundreds in Hardiness Zones 3-7.  $13.95. Register at www.masshort.org

  • Saturday, February 25, 11:00 am Eastern – Remarkable Natives for Beautiful, Planet-Friendly Gardens, Online

    There seems to be a misconception that natives are not as showy as non-native plants in the flower garden. Not true! This inspiring one-hour online lecture by noted gardener Kerry Ann Mendez on February 25 at 11 will open your eyes to dazzling specimens that attract accolades as well as pollinators. The presentation includes mail-order sources for natives (in addition to your local garden center!) Register here. The lecture will also be available for purchase if you can’t make the live presentation date. The cost is $13.95.

  • Saturday, January 21, 11:00 am Eastern – The Perennial Plant Collector’s Treasure Chest: Unusual, Easy-to-Grow Beauties and Where to Purchase Them, Online

    This colorful, one-hour talk by Kerry Ann Mendez on January 21 is for plantaholics seeking unusual and striking perennials that will have heads turning and onlookers mumbling “What is that?” As an avid collector, Kerry has walked many miles in her muck boots to find some unique plants that transform ho-hum gardens into eye-popping, extraordinary ones. The presentation includes sources for these plants. You’ll see eye-popping specimens for sunny and shady gardens, perennials with three seasons of riveting interest, uncommon plants that are a bonanza for pollinators, and mail order sources for these extraordinary beauties, if they are not in your local garden center. Register at https://pyours.com/perennial-plant-webinar/ $13.95.

  • Kerry Ann Mendez Webinars

    Garden educator Kerry Ann Mendez is excited to introduce a new education option to complement her popular gardening lectures to live audiences. The new Webinars (online seminars) enable her to teach gardeners right on their personal computer devices the art of high-impact, low maintenance, sustainable flower gardening and landscaping. It is a very convenient and affordable option offered to individual registrants only. It is not available for groups, however, as it is not intended to replace, but to supplement, her lectures to live audiences.

    Each live webinar’s registration fee is $12, and typically last for 60 minutes. Detailed lecture notes are available for printing to provide a permanent reference. Past webinars are available for purchase for $13.95. Topics include Radical Perennials: Nonstop Color! No-Fuss! Environmentally Responsible!, Inspired Design Lessons Learned from Magnificent Gardens in England, Canada, and the United States, Jaw-Dropping Flowering Shrubs: The New No-Fuss Glamour Plants, Captivating Flowering Vines, A Striking, Sustainable Flower Garden by Design, Beauty and the Beast: Bold and Fine Foliaged Plants Make Wonderful Dance Partners, Fascinating Plants for Shade Gardens, Twofer Perennials: Plants with Eye-Catching Flowers and Foliage, Powerhouse Perennials That Work Overtime … So You Don’t!, Not Your Grandma’s Hydrangeas: The Best Hydrangeas Plus Tried and Proven Tips for Growing Them, Designing Small Gardens with Big Attitudes! and Gardening Simplified: Budget-Wise and Time-Saving Tips for Sensational Gardens! All exclamation points are provided by Ms. Mendez.

    To purchase, visit https://pyours.com/webinars-kerry-ann-mendez/

  • Friday, April 12, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, and Saturday, April 13, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – The 15th Annual Great Gardens Symposium

    Friday, April 12, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, and Saturday, April 13, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – The 15th Annual Great Gardens Symposium

    The premier Great Gardens Symposium takes place on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the magnificent, world-class Woodstock Inn and Resort in Woodstock, Vermont. The symposium features:

    Five info-packed lectures led by nationally and regionally renowned professionals in their fields

    A Gardeners Marketplace with plant vendors, artisans, gardening gifts and products

    An exquisite setting – The Inn is cherished for its preservation of New England history, heritage, and elegance as well as farm-fresh food and an emphasis on conservation

    Terrific handouts, door prizes and garden gifts for everyone

    Special overnight room rates for symposium attendees at The Woodstock Inn and Resort

    An opportunity to connect with hundreds of gardeners from around the Northeast and beyond

    The 2019 symposium is sure to be another sellout like past symposiums! Friday’s Pre-Symposium program from 1 – 4 with Kerry Ann Mendez is $55, and Saturday’s 8 – 4 day, with presenters Matthew Benson, Annie White, Warren Leach, and Kerry Ann Mendez, is $98. Full descriptions of the lectures and registration may be found at https://pyours.com/symposium/

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