Proven Winners Grand Garden Show

There truly is nothing like the Grand Garden Show at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in northern Michigan. Combine a remarkable, first-rate garden symposium, with escorted tours of magnificent private gardens all taking place in an idyllic island setting with no cars (only horse-drawn carriages and bicycles) and POOF…. You have a one-of-a-kind experience.…

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Two Over-the-Top Flower Gardening Programs

Sunday, August 27 from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Exclusive kick-off seminar for The Grand Garden Show presented by Proven Winners. The program takes place at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Please join me for an inspirational class featuring two of my most popular presentations: Design Tips for High-Impact, Low-Maintenance Flower Gardens and Three…

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Grand Garden Class at The Grand Hotel

I am excited to be giving an exclusive how-to gardening class as the ‘opening act’ for the Proven Winners Grand Garden Show on Mackinac Island in northern Michigan.  I will be teaching ‘Designing a High-Impact, Low-Maintenance Flower Garden Featuring Remarkable Perennials, Flowering Shrubs and Annuals’ on Sunday, August 28 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at…

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Wildflowers of Mackinac Island

One of the most special experiences I had while on Mackinac Island was meeting two beautiful, exceptional women who I’ve ‘adopted’ as my daughters – Jill and Gabi (from the left – Jill, Kerry, Gabi). They are part of Jack Barnwell’s gifted landscape crew, helping to create magical landscapes on the island. Jill and Gabi have…

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