Seminars & Events

If you enjoyed our seminars for 2011 seminars held in our ‘Educational Auditorium’ please attend our 2012 free seminars and events! Located adjacent to our Nursery the auditorium has room for over 150 attendees Remove -There is also a “Hands On” room with potting tables for demonstrations.

Sign up for the preferred customer program on our home page and we will send you notifications of upcoming seminars and events as well timely gardening tips and sales. Registration is not required. We hope you’ll be able to attend these informative seminars and events! For more information contact us at: 847-299-1300 or E-mail: wally@pesches.com

Seminars 2012

March 31, 2012 Saturday

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Shady Places
Pat Cain of Chesapeake Nursery our foremost supplier of azaleas, boxwoods, holly, and rhododendrons will discuss proper siting, soil preparation, and planting of these semi-shade plants. He will include the use of Japanese maples, groundcovers, perennials and other shady garden plants.

April 7, 2012 Saturday

9:00a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Filling Empty Spaces
Carter Nelson from Nelson Nursery, Genoa, Illinois will feature plant selection from his nursery .The collection offers mature trees and shrubs ready for delivery. Bring your photos of problem areas as well as measurements and Carter will help you make the right decision to enhance your landscape.

April 14, 2012 Saturday

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Facing Those Planting Challenges
Mike Mennenoh and Rich Bailey, Mariani Nursery Garden Prairie, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin
Offering a wide selection of both woody and herbaceous plants this team will show you the way to make the best use of your outdoor space. The selection of suitable, sustainable natural elements that are appropriate to the site can be utilized for property enhancement while insuring low maintenance.

April 21, 2012 Saturday

9:00 a.m. – 11:00a.m.
Solve Planting Problems, Increase Property Values with the Look of Professional Landscaping
Hugh Davis, local sales representative for Willoway Nurseries, will be available for open discussion and problem solving using trees and shrubs as well as perennial plants. Bring your photos, measurements, and ideas for Hugh to work with. Take photos of other landscaped areas that you admire and Hugh can identify those plants for use at your home.

April 28, 2012 Saturday

9:00 a.m.
Janie Grillo, Marketing Assistant, Midwest Groundcovers LLC, Illinois
Butterfly Alert! The monarch butterfly population is dwindling in our community. Our butterfly expect will discuss what can be done in our gardens to insure the growth of the population of these magnificent visitors. Learn what is needed to host multiple generations of the beautiful monarch and other species.

11:00a.m.
Richard Sierra, Hortech Earth Friendly Plants
Addressing our current concerns regarding the wide spread use of chemicals in plant production, Richard will present an “Earth Friendly” approach to organic, biological, sustainable practices that benefit rapid establishment and optimal survival of plant life. These growing practices provide safer to handle and easier on the earth products for the home and large scale projects.

All of the above are scheduled with the suppliers. We can add other fun events or programs for kids or other hands on projects.