April 1, 2006 Green Thumbs Gardeners Fair
Held at Olentangy Liberty High School,
3584 Home Road, Powell, OH  43065
8:30-4:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: 
Pat Stone, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul

OVER 45 VENDORS IN "THE MARKETPLACE"
HUGE RAFFLE
ENTERTAINMENT
LUNCH AVAILABLE

                   2006 Sponsors

Cedarbrook Garden Center
Hill Stone Company
 The Hill Stone Company - Galena, Ohio - This Place Rocks!

Ciminello's Garden Center
Price Barnes Organics

Buehlers Ace Hardware
Delaware Bank and Trust
Foertmeyer and Sons Greenhouse
Huntington National Bank
Oakland Nursery

            2006 GREEN THUMBS CLASS SCHEDULE

Doors open at 8:30 am

9:15 to 10:15 
Fun with Scarecrows- Wendy Caldwell, Delaware Cty.Master Gardener
The Art of Ikebana - Mary Scheer, Master Gardener Intern
Delightful Daylilies - Mitch Lynd, Lynds Fruit Farm
Organic Gardening - Christa Hein - Stratford Ecological Center
New and Underused Plant Material - Hilary Shapiro, Greenscapes Landscape

10:45 pm - 12:00 Noon
                         Keynote Speaker:  Pat Stone
     "THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD"

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Botanical Gardens of Ohio - Susan Liechty, Delaware Cty.Master Gardener
Rain Gardens - Shannon Brewster, Urban Wild
Ohio Invasives - Cory Skundal, Franklin County Master Gardener
ABC's of Roses - Brian Burley, Central Ohio Rose Society
Container Magic - Mark Foertmeyer - Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse

3:00pm - 4:00pm 
Pet Friendly Gardening - Ann Wennberg, Delawere Cty.Master Gardener
Cutting Gardens - Diane Daily, Harlem Garden Club
Proper Planting Techniques - Bill Gerhardt, Greenscapes Landscaping
Small Trees for Small Spaces - Fred Hower "The Ohio Nurseryman"
 
 
 

THE HISTORY OF GREEN THUMBS
The 2005 Green Thumbs events keynote speaker was Denise Adams, author of Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Plants, 1640-1940

The 2004 Green Thumbs events keynote speaker was Debra Knapke of Columbus. 

The 2003 Green Thumbs  event featured keynote speaker Tracy DiSabato Aust of Sunbury, Ohio. 

The 2002 Green Thumbs event featured Felder Rushing. 
The 2001 Green Thumbs welcomed Denny McKeown as our first time keynote speaker.

Thank you Delaware County for all your support.  See you next year.
 

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