ASK THE EXPERTS
April 2024
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Resident Bloom & Grow Member Experts
Katy Moss Warner – Professional Horticulturist and former Director of Disney Horticulture.
Van Donnan – Avid plantsman and plant tissue
culture pioneer.
Booth Volunteers
Stephanie Jornd, Sophie Casey with Horizon High School Students
Kelly Carr from Eight Waves with West Orange High School Students
Ask the Experts is located in front of the Garden Theatre
in Zone 10
Nurseries Donating Plants
Agri-Starts Apopka,
Moss Hill Foliage Apopka
Russell's Bromelaids Clermont
Sunshine Horiculture Apopka
Saturday, April 6th, 2024
9:00 am - 11:00 am ,
Melissa Shepherd: Bedding plant expert and avid gardener; Disney’s Horticulture cast member.
Brooke Moffis: IFAS Lake County Extension Agent, avid gardener and author.
11:00 am - 1:00pm 1
Tom MacCubbin: Author, TV and Radio personality and for Orange County Extension Agent.
Wes Parrish: Palm and Tree expert and avid gardener; former owner of Parrish Nursery in Parkland FL.
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Kyle Kroeplin: Foliage plant expert; Owner of BWH Plant Co and Jungle Room, Orlando.
Janice Crawford: Avid Gardener; UF Master Gardener, UF Master Naturalist for Coastal Systems.
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Kathrein Markle: Wekiwa Gardens owner and foliage plant expert.
Alan Shapiro: Bird Expert and Plant expert, former owner of Grandflora nursery.
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 am
Patrice Ragusa: Landscape Architect and avid gardener.
Robert Bowden: Vegetable expert and avid gardener; author, former Executive Director of Leu Gardens.
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Billy Butterfield: Ameriscapes owner and avid gardener.
Andy Kittsley: Tree expert; former Urban Forester for the City of Orlando.
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Kelly Baumier: Avid Gardener; Director of Eco-Education Center at Magnolia Park. Maureen Henderson: President of Ground Effects Landscape Maintenance, Inc..
AVIAN RECONDITIONING CENTER
April 2024
And there is MORE! Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 2:00
THE AVIAN RECONDITIONING CENTER
This educational display will again feature live owls and other birds of prey, called raptors, and present important information about Florida’s native and migratory raptors. These unique presentations appeal to all ages. Check out their website at www.arc4raptors.org They will be at the festival both Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 2:00.