Get your gardening questions answered by the masters at Camp Jordan expo

Professionals at every booth will answer garden questions ranging from landscaping and using native plants to how to draw butterflies to your yard at Master Your Garden Expo.
Professionals at every booth will answer garden questions ranging from landscaping and using native plants to how to draw butterflies to your yard at Master Your Garden Expo.

If you go

› What: Master Your Garden Expo› Where: Camp Jordan Arena, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway, East Ridge› When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 8; 10 a..-5 p.m. Sunday, April 9› Admission: $5 ages 13 and up› For more information: www.mghc.org

photo Browse dozens of vendors who will sell plants, tools and garden art at Master Your Expo in Camp Jordan Arena.

A two-day expo devoted to spring spruce-ups in gardens, yards and landscaping is set for Saturday and Sunday, April 8-9, in Camp Jordan Arena.

Master Gardeners of Hamilton County, in partnership with University of Tennessee Extension, are sponsoring their fifth annual Master Your Garden Expo. The expo brings together an array of exhibits, demonstrations, educational activities and vendors in one convenient location. It offers something to interest first-time gardeners to experienced planters.

"Our goal is to bring the latest gardening information to the Chattanooga community," says Carol Mathews, expo chairwoman. "In past years, people attending have stayed for hours partaking of our numerous and varied offerings. Many have gone home with something beautiful and lasting for their own gardens."

Need some new tools? The expo has them.

Want to learn which hydrangeas will grow best in a yard with lots of sun? Check out Sunday's 12:30 p.m. seminar, one of 17 being presented by experts on Saturday and Sunday.

Got a question about why you had problems growing tomatoes last summer? Ask one of the pros manning vendors booths.

Special guests at the expo will be speakers Patricia Lanza, author of "Lasagna Gardening," and botanical artist Linda Fraser. Lanza will explain lasagna gardening on Saturday at 2 p.m.; Fraser speaks on plants of the Bible on Sunday at 2:15 p.m.

There will be ongoing live demonstrations both days on proper mulching, raised-bed gardening, rain barrels, therapeutic gardening, straw-bale gardening, and insects and butterflies.

Master Gardeners members will staff a question-and-answer booth, "Ask a Master Gardener," taking questions from visitors, as well as providing their expert advice on trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, vegetable and herb gardening, landscaping, mulching and composting.

There are even hands-on activities for budding gardeners ages 2 to 12.

If it grows, the Master Gardeners have got it covered at the Master Your Garden Expo.

Workshop Schedule

SaturdayClassroom A› 11:30 a.m. Small Trees For Your Yard, by Tom Stebbins› 1 p.m. Conifers, by Jeff Harvey› 2:30 p.m. Where Have All the Monarchs Gone, by Ann Brown› 4 p.m. Daylilies, by Peggy DyerClassroom B› 11 a.m. Bluebirds, by Carlton Mathes› 12:30 p.m. Vegetable Gardening, by Katie Bishop› 2 p.m. Lasagna Gardening, by Patricia Lanza› 3:30 p.m. Reap It and Keep It, by Mike Nocks› 5 p.m. Straw Bale Gardening, by Robbie SummerourSundayClassroom A› 11:15 a.m. Crepe Murder - Fixing the Damage, by John Nessle› 12:45 p.m. Roses, by Jeff Garrett› 2:15 p.m. Plants of the Bible, by Linda Fraser› 3:45 p.m. The Art of Kokedama, by Taylor BatesClassroom B› 11 a.m. Vegetable Gardening, by Katie Bishop› 12:30 p.m. Hydrangeas, by Carol Mathews› 2 p.m. Fertilizer: What, Where, When, by Clayton Beaty› 3:30 p.m. Container Gardening, by Karen Webster

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