DATES & TOPICS

January 12 COTTAGE GARDENS FOR FLORIDA Teresa Watkins, Landscape Designer, Horticulturist, and Author,

January 19 REIMAGINE YOUR PLANT PALETTE-USING CARIBBEAN SPECIES Isabel Soto, Project Manager, Naples Botanical Garden

January 26 THE BEAUTY OF BEGONIAS Liz Chehayl, Curator of Collections at Naples Botanical Garden

February 2 COLOR & DIVERSITY IN THE FLORIDA GARDEN Chris Gilbert, Master Gardener Volunteer, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County

February 9 CONCEPTS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN Brent Jeansonne, Retired Commercial Horticultural Agent

February 16 EXPAND YOUR PLANT COLLECTION WITH PROPAGATION Elizabeth Beans, Assistant Horticultural Director, Naples Botanical Garden

February 23 HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN-GROWING THE SALSA SALAD Bob Cook, Florida Horticulture Professional, FNGLA

March 2 LITTORAL PLANTINGS – BEAUTIFYING THE PONDS Mike Sweeney, Advanced Aquatics, Business Development Director

March 9 A NATURALIST VISITS CUBA : BROMELIADS AND OTHER PLANTS Dennis Cathart, Author, Naturalist, Adventurer, Owner Tropiflora Nursery