Take a look at my classes and reviews—let’s get growing! 🌱

As a garden speaker, I deliver dynamic, engaging talks grounded in USDA hardiness Zones 3–7. These conditions reflect much of the United States and even parts of northern Europe.

I offer a range of gardening talks built from years of hands-on experience, presented across the United States and virtually for audiences around the world. Gardeners well beyond my backyard have put these strategies to work with real success.

Curious where I’ve been—or where I’m headed next? Visit my Events page to see upcoming talks.

My Signature Gardening Classes

🐝 Pollinators

Herbs for the Butterflies

Growing herbs and supporting pollinators are more intertwined than you could imagine! You will learn how to match the herbs you grow to the butterflies you wish to attract. Both host and nectar plants are explored in this fascinating class.

Micro-Prairie Gardening

Have a positive impact on pollinators by creating a micro-prairie in your yard and incorporating native plants in your existing gardens. Learn how to get started, plant recommendations and more.

The Pollinator Garden: Simple Ways to Attract and Support Pollinators

Discover practical ways to attract pollinators to your garden and help them thrive. Learn why pollinators matter, how plant choices can make a big impact, and easy ways to add habitat that supports bees, butterflies and other beneficial wildlife. We’ll also cover helpful dos and don’ts for creating a pollinator-friendly garden that buzzes with life.

🌸 Flowers and ornamentals

Clematis: Queen of the Vines

Everything you need to know about growing clematis in your garden. From when to prune, where to grow and how to help them flourish, this class has you covered. Find out my secret fertilizing trick that you’ve likely found nowhere else.

Growing Glorious Geraniums

Geraniums have been one of the most popular plants in American gardens since Thomas Jefferson first brought them from France in 1786. Few plants come in the wide variety of vibrant colors as geraniums. Learn how to plant and care for these gems.

🥕 Vegetables

Grow It Yourself (GIY): Veggies 101

Join the worldwide trend to grow your food to know your food. Topics include soil basics, getting started with raised beds, ideas to expand the season to maximize your harvest plus an introduction to unique methods for vertical, succession and companion planting for growing your own veggies at home.

Vegetable Gardening for All Seasons

Explore proven strategies for maximizing results and extending your harvest, even in the coldest of climates. Learn how to start earlier, grow longer, plus-size your yield and, for some crops, carry them right on into the next growing season!

💡 Creative and budget-friendly

Cheap Tricks Gardening: ‘Cause You Don’t Need to Spend a Fortune for Fabulous

We’ll explore ideas for using flea market finds and found items in unique, beautiful, funky and whimsical ways in the garden. Then we’ll take it a step further and follow the seasons sharing cheap tricks to use in your garden all year round. This IS the class that inspired the book!

Container Gardens on the Cheap

Short on cash or just want to be a more frugal gardener? This class gives tips and tricks to economize everything from the container, the soil, the fertilizer, right through the spectacular plants you’ll grow, plus lots of ideas for expertly designing your unique creations.

What are students saying?

One of the best classes I’ve taken. Great energy from the instructor. 

Lisa’s enthusiasm is infectious! I’m motivated!!

Incredible, wonderful, my kind of gal! 

Lisa is a great presenter. She was informative, funny, helpful and experienced. Thank you!

Delightful speaker. I learned a lot and had a great time in this very upbeat class.

Lots of great tips. Best class of the day!

What are hosts saying?

The response to your seminars was wonderful. Thank you! I received many comments from attendees about how helpful your tips were and praise for the vast extent of your gardening knowledge. ~ Lisa, Official Spring Home Show, Peoria, IL

Lisa was a standout speaker at our show. Her wisdom resonated with the audience and her easy-going nature made her a pleasure to work with. We are excited to have her back in the future to cover more of her insightful topics. Don’t hesitate to book Lisa as a speaker for your next event! ~ Chris, Arrowhead Home & Builders Show, Duluth, MN

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