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Friday, March 20th 4 pm - 8 pm. Saturday, March 21st 9 am - 4 pm Sunday , March 22nd 11 am - 4 pm |
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Guest Speaker Jan Riggenbach Jan Riggenbach’s newspaper and magazine columns have been inspiring Midwest gardeners for more than 30 years. “Midwest Gardening,” Jan’s syndicated garden column, appears weekly in newspapers throughout the region, including the Fort Dodge Messenger. Jan is the author of “Midwest Gardener’s Handbook” and co-author (with Ann Lovejoy) of “Ortho’s All About Perennials.” Other book projects include the plant chapter of “Sunset Midwestern Landscaping,” plant writer for “HGTV Landscape Makeovers,” and the tree chapter of “Better Homes and Gardens New Garden Book.” Jan’s writings have also appeared in Midwest Living since the magazine’s beginning in 1987. Jan and her husband Don live on 30 acres at the eastern edge of the Loess Hills in southwest Iowa. About 3 acres are in gardens, where Jan grows hundreds of different flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables, and tests and photographs the plants and techniques that she writes about. The couple shares an interest in trees and shrubs and has more than 500 species. |
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