Speaking Schedule and Summary
Gardening With Confidence’s ™ most requested speaker, Helen Yoest, shares her passion of gardening through her speaking engagements. Helen’s enthusiasm for the garden is contagious. After hearing Helen speak, you will be inspired, leaving with a desire to go out and try something new. She engages audiences with passion for anything in the garden.
Her power point presentations can be tailored towards a 20 minute, 40 minute, 1 hour or 2 hour presentation.
Contact Helen for fees and availability at Helen@GardeningWithConfidence.com
Part of the2010/2011 Garden Calendar Year Schedule
2/13/11 JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC
A WALK IN THE WINTER GARDEN - ADDING WINTER INTEREST TO YOUR GARDEN
Winter really is a wonderland even in the absence of snow. We are so fortunate in that we can garden year ’round. We have the weather and plant choice to add warmth to our winter landscapes. Adding fragrance, flowers, color, texture and form, will make your garden enjoyable every season of the year. The tiniest little flower in the winter would be lost in the summer sizzle, but in the winter, it brings hope and dreams and immediate enjoyment in an otherwise bleak season. After hearing Helen describe her winter garden, you will see winter in a whole new light.
1/19/11 Coley Forest North Garden Club, Raleigh, NC
WINTERSCAPES - ADDING WINTER INTEREST TO YOUR GARDEN
Winter really is a wonderland even in the absence of snow. We are so fortunate in that we can garden year ’round. We have the weather and plant choice to add warmth to our winter landscapes. Adding fragrance, flowers, color, texture and form, will make your garden enjoyable every season of the year. The tiniest little flower in the winter would be lost in the summer sizzle, but in the winter, it brings hope and dreams and immediate enjoyment in an otherwise bleak season. After hearing Helen describe her winter garden, you will see winter in a whole new light.
11/6/10 Tyron Palace, New Bern, NC
FALLSCAPES – ADDING FALL INTEREST TO YOUR GARDEN
Fall gardening seems to be the forgotten season, yet it is the best time to be in the garden to enjoy the sights, sounds, and colors. It is also the best time to prepare for the next growing season.
This presentation covers designing fall-scapes, suggesting plants and plant combinations to extend the growing season past first frost and tackles tasks to be done in the fall to tuck your garden in for the winter and how to add more WOW for your spring garden.
10/2/11 The Garden Hut, Fuquay-Varina, NC
CAROL STEIN’S GARDENERS FORUM “GARDENING WITH STYLE”
Creating focal points and enhancing outdoor living spaces using garden art and water features. Bring photos of areas in your garden that need a stylish makeover. Registration required. Personal consultations limited to the first 24 registrants. Call 919-552-0590.
10/6/10 Zebulon Garden Club, Zebulon, NC
MY LIFE AS A GARDEN SCOUT
If you ever desired to see you garden in a magazine or just admired the one who have, this talk takes the audience through the process that got them there. Learn some of what it takes; its not always what it seems. Do you have what they are looking for? When they are looking for it? And where they are looking for it? See how to get noticed and more. Once noticed, then what? Why not me?
9/18/11 Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Private tour
Join tour guide Helen Yoest along with Jan Little, director of education and public programs for Sarah P. Duke Gardens on a tour of three nationally recognized private gardens in Raleigh. The tour on Saturday, September 18 from 10AM to 4:30 PM will showcase the goals and challenges of each garden so you can take home ideas to use in our own garden. $$ Registar by calling 919-668-1707. More information is available at Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
GARDEN TALK SUMMARIES
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY – FACEBOOK-TWITTER-BLOG
What’s all this fuss about social media? Learn what social media is and how to network in this new way . As a industry, we tend to be lagging behind other businesses. Be one of the one’s climbing the curve. Close the gap in your understanding of how it works and how it can work for you.
BEYOND BUNNIES – ACCENTING YOUR GARDEN WITH ART
Accenting your garden with art is journey that begins with one piece. Adding garden art adds another level of interest and elevates the status of the garden. Learn placement of accents in the garden remembering that they are just that, accents. Learn when to expose a piece and when art should be tucked next to a plant only whispering for attention.
At any point in your gardening journey, a gardening coach is a helpful tool. Many come to us with dog-eared pages in magazines wanting a garden ‘Just like that.” The role of a gardening coach is to assist clients in having the garden they desire. This talk guides garden coaches in branding their business and how to go after target markets.
BUTTERFLY GARDENING – ATTRACTING BUTTERFLIES TO THE GARDEN
I view butterflies as a gift in the garden. In return, I give them a safe place to raise a family, bask in the sun, and visit often. Attracting butterflies to the garden is fun and easy to do. The rewards are innumerable. This presentation briefly discusses the lifecycle of the butterfly, highlights host and nectar plants and delights in the folly butterfly gardening leads. This presentation also brings awareness to the environment by providing a safe haven for butterflies and becoming a pesticide-free zone.
There is a great and deserving interest in container gardening. No doubt resulting from the diversity it offers and of course, as we all know, the best presents come in small packages. Container gardens can be enjoyed in a range of spaces from a small balcony, to a larger porch, deck, pool, window boxes and perennial beds. This talk will discuss design, plant choices and combinations and some time saving suggestions including products on the market to take the stress out of maintenance and keep container gardening enjoyable and rewarding.
Food, water, cover and places to raise our young. Sound familiar? The needs for a human family are the same for the wildlife raising their families. It is a simple to do and richly rewarding. Engaging children in this activity also teaches and aids our next generation of gardeners.
A Walk through your property will reveal what you may already have to provide a wildlife habitat. The National Wildlife Federation has a program to certify your backyard or community. The mission of the NWF is, “To inspire awareness to protect wildlife for our children’s future.” Whether you choose to certify your backyard or use this information as a tool to make our garden more wildlife friendly, you will not be disappointed with your contribution to the environment and creating a home for wildlife.
Vine are divine, adding charm, romance and intrigue to the garden. Vines also add maturity to the garden; an accomplished look only time can provide – without waiting years to achieve. Like an onion, a garden should look “finished” at first sight, and then slowly reveal layers of flavor. Hear suggestions of where to add another layer to places suc as porches, walls, steps, lampposts, and the mailbox. Learn how vines vine, best uses for sun and shade, and care and maintenance.
FALLSCAPES – ADDING FALL INTEREST TO YOUR GARDEN
Fall gardening seems to be the forgotten season, yet it is the best time to be in the garden to enjoy the sights, sounds, and colors. It is also the best time to prepare for the next growing season.
This presentation covers designing fall-scapes, suggesting plants and plant combinations to extend the growing season past first frost and tackles tasks to be done in the fall to tuck your garden in for the winter and how to add more WOW for your spring garden.
The secrets to natural holiday decorating are revealed. With some snips from the garden, gathering armfuls of greenery, branches, berries, pods and cones, to create natural, long lasting holiday decorations for your fireplace mantel, entrance door, table top, mailbox, lamppost and business signs. Helen’s designs have been seen in Southern Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Gardens, and Living in Style magazine.
If you ever desired to see you garden in a magazine or just admired the one who have, this talk takes the audience through the process that got them there. Learn some of what it takes; its not always what it seems. Do you have what they are looking for? When they are looking for it? And where they are looking for it? See how to get noticed and more. Once noticed, then what? Why not me?
As our communities grow larger and closer together, out privacy diminishes. Learn how to increase our privacy with hedgerows – using single or mixed species plantings. While doing so, you are creating a wildlife habitat for many birds and insects. Beautiful examples of privacy borders and their application are used. The care and maintenance of hedgerows are discussed, as well, as plant combinations and use.
LESSEN YOUR FOOTPRINT THROUGH SUSTAINABLE GARDENING
Wanting to lessen your footprint or just wanting to be practical, waterwise gardening is gaining a renewed interest. Waterwise gardening encompasses many basic concepts. Learning these basics on how to plan a waterwise garden, the right plant for the right place, and how to water properly, are just the beginning to designing a waterwise garden. This talk will also address the three main areas of waterwise gardening design featuring the Oasis, Transitional, and Xeric Zones, as well as, some plant recommendations for each zone.
WINTERSCAPES - ADDING WINTER INTEREST TO YOUR GARDEN
Winter really is a wonderland even in the absence of snow. We areso fortunate in that we can garden year ’round. We have the weather and plant choice to add warmth to our winter landscapes. Adding fragrance, flowers, color, texture and form, will make your garden enjoyable every season of the year. The tiniest little flower in the winter would be lost in the summer sizzle, but in the winter, it brings hope and dreams and immediate enjoyment in an otherwise bleak season. After hearing Helen describe her winter garden, you will see winter in a whole new light.
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