Julie Bawden-Davis

Fairy Gardening

Learn how to create a fairy garden that would attract Thumbelina herself from the author of Fairy Gardening: Creating Your Own Magical Miniature Garden. Fairy gardens are enjoying an astonishing surge in popularity and now you can make your own enchanting miniature landscapes, complete with pint-sized accessories, diminutive plants and quaint fairy figures. Book signing following presentation.

Indoor Gardening the Organic Way

Learn the secrets to creating a breathtaking indoor garden paradise that impresses visitors and makes your home a healthier place to be from the author of Indoor Gardening the Organic Way: How to Create a Natural and Sustaining Environment for Your Houseplants. Speech covers everything from feeding houseplants a gourmet organic feast, to eco-friendly ways to handle pests and diseases. Book signing following presentation.

Decorating Your Home With Houseplants

One of the great advantages of houseplants is how good they make your home look. Indoor plants are great decorator pieces. Remember how carefully you matched your paint and wallpaper to your window coverings and other décor? Learn how to go a step further and decorate with houseplants from the author of Houseplants & Indoor Gardening: Decorating Your Home with Houseplants. Book signing following presentation.

Create Your Own Flower Garden Paradise in 10 Easy Steps

Flower gardening is one of the most popular forms of gardening—who doesn’t love flowers?  This comprehensive talk by the author of Reader's Digest Flower Gardening shares the secrets for creating a lush, colorful landscape. Learn about flowering favorites, cutting gardens, fragrant selections, planting flowers in containers, and much more. Book signing following presentation.

The Strawberry Story-How to Grow Great Berries Year-Round  in Southern California

Learn the secrets to growing mouth-watering strawberries year-round right in your own backyard from the author of TheStrawberry Story: How to Grow Great Berries Year-Round in Southern California. Topics covered include the best strawberry types for Southern California, in-ground and container culture, care and maintenance, harvesting and much more. Book signing following presentation.

Salad Greens/Edible Flower Growing Class & Tasting

Taste how sensational and easy homegrown salad greens can be. Learn to grow gourmet salad ingredients such as microgreens, cilantro, specialty lettuces, arugula, Asian greens and edible flowers like nasturtiums. Enjoy a salad/edible flower tasting. Edible flowers and salad green plants available at the presentation.

Heirloom Tomato Growing Class & Tasting (Spring or Winter)

Learn the secrets to growing delicious heirloom tomatoes. Spring/summer and fall/winter classes available, with classes offering heirloom tomatoes according to the season. Class includes information on various heirloom favorites like Brandywine, Marianna’s Peace and Black Krim, as well as planting, care and harvesting tips. Enjoy an heirloom tomato tasting. Tomato plants available at the presentation.

Herbal Tea Growing Class & Tasting

Learn the secrets for growing and brewing your own herbal teas. Speech includes information about herbal tea plants and how to grow and harvest them. You'll enjoy the relaxing effects of aromatic, flavorful herbal teas. Tea plants available at the presentation.

Butterfly Gardening

Enjoy colorful winged visitors floating around your garden? Speech shares how to attract butterflies to the garden, including what larval and nectar plants to include and how to provide ideal conditions. Butterfly plants available at the presentation.