Agenda

10:30 AM

Jos Zamzow
Jos Zamzow
Co-CEO of Zamzows, Inc

Creating a beautiful yard and garden in the Treasure Valley is easier with a little understanding of what's going on in our unique soil. Armed with practical insight and local knowledge, you can craft stunning gardens that thrive in this beautiful valley. Join us for a lively and fun conversation about gardening and leave with some useful tips to share with your friends and family.

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12:00 PM

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Emily Larreau, Cody Williams, Marcia Hestead
Landscape Designers, Landscape architect. of FarWest Landscape & Garden Center inc.

The Design team will present Landscape design principles that help you get started with a landscape design for your project. The presentation will follow a recent landscape design done for a client with before and after photos. The last half of the presentation will include a Q & A session for your individual project. Bring your notebook the great information. Bring your questions for the FarWest Design team.

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1:30 PM

Teschia Tucakovic
Teschia Tucakovic
Interior Plant Designer of Blush and Branch
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3:00 PM

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Travis Kaeppner
Manager of Wild Birds Unlimited

Over the last 40 years, we have lost 3 billion song birds. In this session, we will teach you to help protect our birds and enhance your bird feeding experience right in your own backyard.

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4:30 PM

Bryan Fiedorczyk
Bryan Fiedorczyk
Region 10 Children’s Environmental Health and Healthy Schools Coordi of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

This presentation is meant to provide an overview of lead, potential sources of exposure in Idaho communities, and the impacts/effects of lead exposure with a focus on children’s health. We will discuss simple actions that can be taken to reduce potential lead exposure and lead poisoning, and the importance of testing children’s blood lead levels. This presentation was developed using the Lead Awareness in Indian Country: Keeping our Children Healthy! curriculum available at https://www.epa.gov/lead/tribal-lead-curriculum

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10:30 AM

Christopher Owings
Christopher Owings
Director of Sales of Zamzows

How to grow the best and healthiest tomatoes you can in our area while maintaining the health of your garden soils. We will cover different types of tomatoes and how to pick your favorite varieties that will satisfy your needs. How to plant, how to fertilize, how to prune, and how to ripen your fruit at the end of the season will all be covered in the seminar.

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12:00 PM

Dennis Fix
Dennis Fix
Owner of FarWest Landscape & Garden Center inc.

I will teach you how to grow your own Bodacious Blueberries here in the Treasure Valley. We will cover the facts and dispel the fiction on how this super fruit will thrive in your own yard. Bring your notepad and learn all my secrets for the most amazing Blueberries.

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1:30 PM

Jordan Risch
Jordan Risch
Owner of Jordan's Garden Center and Seasonal Market

This presentation will cover everything on how to design, shop, plant, water, and thrive in our harsh Idaho climate. It will also include a few money saving tips and tricks of the trade.

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3:00 PM

Joe Grienauer
Joe Grienauer
Owner of Emerald City Orchids

We'll cover basic cultural requirements for the most popular types. Water, fertilizer, climate and some pest and diseases solutions.

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4:30 PM

SWIDS
Southwest Idaho Dahlia Society

Our group is diverse in the fact that we have generational growers as well as first timers - Our presentation would be built around all facets of dahlia growers: The Newbies who are just getting introduced and want to learn more about soils and best practices.

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11:30 AM

Callie Zamzow
Callie Zamzow
Co-CEO of Zamzows Inc.

Don't miss this class on how you can keep your yard green, and your trees and gardens thriving by using the correct amount of water applied in the most efficient manner. Callie will share some easy tips that will not only save water but will also make your trees and lawns healthier, reduce weeds and totally eliminate fungus problems!

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1:00 PM

Jordan Risch
Jordan Risch
Owner of Jordan's Garden Center and Seasonal Market

This presentation will cover everything on how to design, shop, plant, water, and thrive in our harsh Idaho climate. It will also include a few money saving tips and tricks of the trade.

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2:30 PM

Jon White
Jon White
Professional Bonsai Artist of High Desert Bonsai / Boise Bonsai Society

We will cover the origins, timeline, styles and techniques used to craft these amazing trees. We will also cover or uncover some of the flaws, struggles or issues most people face when starting bonsai. This presentation is also interactive and will invite questions or comments form the audience to help clarify and craft an understanding of how to be successful with this amazing art form.

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