Lorraine Ballato

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Overview

16 Mudry Farm Rd Brookfield, Connecticut 06804

I'm a plantaholic with the perfect job. I bring you the latest ideas and information about ornamentals and edibles with my trademark good humor, charm, and encyclopedic knowledge, creating talks that are both instructive and highly entertaining.

w: http://www.successfulselfwateringcontainers.com

e: successfulselfwaterers@msn.com

Additional Information

LORRAINE BALLATO'S UPCOMING GARDEN TALKS/CLASSES

Description

As a freelance garden communicator, I have been writing regular gardening columns for over 10 years, reaching more than 15,000 homes in northwest Connecticut. My writings include contributions to the section on "woodies" for the White Flower Farm Spring catalogs in addition to having my writing and photographs published regularly in Edible Nutmeg, Connecticut Gardener, and other horticultural publications.

As a professional horticulturist and Advanced Master Gardener, I have spoken on numerous gardening radio shows from Alaska to Connecticut. I'm an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden, in the Connecticut Master Gardener Program and have taught for The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut. I speak at flower shows, to civic groups and garden clubs, among other organizations. I'm known for my good humor, charm, and encyclopedic knowledge of ornamentals and edibles, creating talks that are both instructive and highly entertaining on a broad range of subjects which I tailor to each audience, using impressive images from a  sizable slide collection. I recently published a book, Successful Self Watering Containers: Converting Your Favorite Container to a Self-Waterer and am working on another book about hydrangeas.

The Connecticut garden that my husband and I have created is not only my laboratory but has been the subject of magazine articles and has been on several garden tours.

Topics

FOOLPROOF HYDRANGEAS

DESIGNING WITH SHRUBS: THE BACKBONE OF THE GARDEN

SAFE SOLUTIONS TO GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES

TROPICALS IN YOUR GARDEN

NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S ROSES

HOME GROWN HARVESTS

THE INS AND OUTS OF SELF WATERING CONTAINERS

“DEER PROOFING” YOUR GARDEN

LOW MAINTENANCE GARDENING

SHADY CHARACTERS

VEGETABLES CONTAINED