Crafting Cool & Creative Containers Across America, container gardening is HUGE, and this hands-on presentation teaches homeowners everything they need to know to create their own dazzling container arrangements. Renegade Gardener Don Engebretson calls containers “the throw pillows of exterior design” and encourages gardeners to think outside the box when it comes to not only the overall materials used in arrangements, but in their placement and use. In this hands-on demonstration, Don will teach viewers how to use containers as singles and in groups, how to plant containers for maximum, season-long impact, plus share his ideas on creative ways to use containers throughout the landscape. Through an exclusive agreement, Proven Winners Nursery, the number-one selling plant brand in America, ships in 60 colorful annuals, blooming perennials and ornamental grasses free of charge for Don’s use at the show. Yes, you can include container giveaways a part of the program!

Yes You Can! Landscape Design for Homeowners What’s more DIY than gardening? Except homeowners discover that planting a shrub is one thing; creating a professional, functional design plan for their property is another. This new presentation was created by Don as a result of consumer demand. “I want to landscape my own yard but don’t know the steps, or where to begin,” is something Don has heard a thousand times. Don takes your audience through every step of the design process and instills in them the knowledge and confidence they need to create the beautiful yard, garden, and overall landscape they have always wanted.

Design Secrets to a Beautiful Yard & Garden What makes a garden beautiful? Why is it that some gardens look pleasant, while others take your breath away? Why does the landscaping surrounding one home look perfunctory, while that of another makes the pulse drop and the spirit soar? These are the questions landscape designer and writer Don Engebretson has asked himself during his years as Field Editor and garden scout for Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Engebretson believes he has discovered the answer—five design principles that are always present in America’s finest private residential gardens.