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Marcia Carmichael Herbs: Yesterday’s Treasures, Today’s Pleasures
Vital to daily life for many cultures throughout history, herbs are still highly valued today. Marcia will discuss historic and modern uses of herbs.
Marcia is an Historic Gardener for Old World Wisconsin, the Midwest’s largest living history museum. She is owner of Sunshine Herbs & Flowers and has had firsthand experience propagating, nurturing and selling over 650 varieties of herbs and scented geraniums. She was “The Herb Lady” at the West Allis Farmers’ Market for 25 years, is a graduate of UW-Madison and a graduate of Henry Simmons School of Floral Design, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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Zannah Crowe Gardening for Birds and Butterflies
Horticulturist Zannah Crowe of Monches Farm will present a slide program featuring design considerations and plant selection for attracting birds & butterflies to the garden
Zanna Crowe is a Horticulturist from Monches Farm, Colgate, Wisconsin. She has a BS in Landscape Architecture from UW-Madison, with over 20 years experience as a professional horticulturist. She has been interested in gardening and the outdoors since childhood. She is an avid perennial gardener with special interest in daylilies. She is also a hobbyist photographer with several published photographs in national magazines. She is also a mom to two great kids and caregiver to a household full of furry, feathered and finned companion animals.
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Roy Diblik The “Know Maintenance” Perennial Garden
Placing perennials together relating to various naturalistic contemporary styles, relating the plantings to time and cost to maintain.
Roy Diblik is co-owner of Northwind Perennial Farm in Burlington, Wisconsin which was established in 1991. Northwind specializes in growing perennials, native plants and ornamental grasses as well as landscape design and installation. Northwind is also home to a unique garden shop and retail nursery located on a turn-of-the-century farm just 3 miles north of Lake Geneva in southeastern Wisconsin. Roy grows 400,000 plants of 360 different species each year. His focus is on producing hardy perennials with good garden value.
Roy has been growing plants for over 25 years. He enjoys incorporating perennials and native plants into residential, commercial and restoration projects. Roy has propagated over 140 prairie species and is currently focusing on woodland sedges that have diverse practical and ornamental landscape value.
Recently, Roy was the plant purchasing coordinator for the Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millennium Park; growing 11,000 of the plants at Northwind. He was also very involved in the installation of the garden. He recently designed and grew the plants for a garden for The Shedd Aquarium, and Art Institute in Chicago.
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Mark Dwyer "Plants for the Senses"
Mark will discuss the use of specific plants to appeal to the various senses. An emphasis will be made to suggest plants that have multiple sensory attributes.
Mark Dwyer has been the Director of Horticulture at Rotary Gardens for 9 years. Mark has a Bachelor’s in Landscape architecture from the University of Illinois (Champaign Urbana). He also has a Masters in Urban Forestry from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. He also has a background in residential landscape design, but personally enjoys growing, displaying and observing all types of plants.
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David Drake Wildlife Management in Your Yard
Wisconsin is home to a wonderful diversity of wildlife. While not all species may be able to, or want to live in your yard, there are ways to maximize wildlife habitat on your property, regardless of whether you live on a city block or the “back 40”.
David Drake is an extension wildlife specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He completed his Ph. D. in Forestry at North Carolina State University, received a Master’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. David’s research interests include wildlife management on private lands, wildlife damage management, suburban/urban wildlife, and wildlife policy. During time away from work, David enjoys sailing, fly-fishing, and spending time with his family.
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Lois Ehlert Children and Nature
Involving Children in Gardening - Using slides of art from my children’s books, I will comment on art, nature and gardening.
Lois Ehlert is the talented author and illustrator of many acclaimed books for young children. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and the Layton School of Art. She has also worked as an art teacher, free-lance illustrator, and designer. Her work has appeared in countless publications and has received numerous awards and honors.
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Cathi Garncarz Gardening With Arthritis
People with arthritis face challenges just trying to manage daily tasks. This program will provide a general overview of arthritis management and how to make gardening tasks easier and less painful.
Cathi is a 1973 graduate of Mt. Mary College with a BS in Occupational Therapy. She has been the staff occupational therapist with Columbia-St. Mary’s since 1975. She’s been affiliated with the Columbia Arthritis Center for over 30 years, treating individuals with arthritis, helping them to prevent deformities and lead more productive lives. She is also a past board member of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.
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Connie Goldman “Tending the Earth, Minding the Spirit"
"I’m fascinated by the rich inner world of the gardener. Although the conversation between gardeners most often is about the weather, new varieties of plants, protecting the garden from bugs and animals, I’ve had a far different kind of conversation with well over a hundred gardeners. I’ve talked with many about what thoughts and feelings grow in them when they have their hands in the dirt. No matter how small or simple, or how large or extravagant a particular garden happens to be, they share their thoughts and feelings of the sacred, mystical, spiritual and wonder of the earth and its offerings."
Connie Goldman was formerly on the staff of National Public Radio. She has, for 25 years, been established as an independent, non-profit educational producer. Her message on public radio, in print and in personal appearances is clear – make any time of life an opportunity for new learning, self-discovery, spiritual deepening, and continued growth. She has written several books; among them The Ageless Spirit and Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer. In interviews with gardeners of all ages in her book, Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit – The Healing Gifts of Gardening, she explores the rich inner world of the gardener. Their stories tell of inspiration, comfort, peace, insight and the joy of solitude in the garden.
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Bryan Gore Hybridized Antique Plants for Modern Landscape Design
Varieties of plants used in gardens 200 years ago have been hybridized to be hardier and disease resistant. That means today’s gardener can use wonderful plants with antique origins to create a “heritage garden”…most impressive with an older house that has been restored but equally eye-catching in a garden adjoining a modern-day building. Learn all about the choices available from Bryan Gore, international home and landscape designer whose own home and garden reflect his interests in “updated antiques.”
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Heidi Hornung Hands-on Demonstration on Container Gardening – Spring Through Fall
Demonstration of planning various types of planters with an array of plant material for year round.
Heidi is the Manager of Shady Lane Greenhouse and On-the-Balcony and the owner of Heidi Hornung, Landscape Architect. She has worked in the greenhouse and landscape industry for more than 20 years and gives presentations, classes and workshops.
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Brian Hudelson Rusts & Smuts & Powdery Mildews
Rusts & Smuts & Powdery Mildews, Oh My! plant diseases you can learn to love. Learn about common diseases on woody and herbaceous ornamentals.
Brian Hudelson is affectionately known as “Dr. Death” because of his love of plant diseases. Brian received his BS in Botany, Bacteriology and Molecular Biology, MS in Biometry and PhD in Plant Pathology from the UW-Madison. In 1998, he became the director of the Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic (PDDC). The PDDC, part of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Extension, provides expertise in diagnosing plant disease problems, and provides information on diseases and their control to a wide range of clientele throughout the state of Wisconsin. For more information on Brian and the PDDC, check out the PDDC website at http://pddc.wisc.edu.
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Lisa Johnson Beyond Garlic Mustard - New and Upcoming Invasive Plants
Lisa will cover ten new threats to various Midwest ecosystems, forests to prairies to wetlands. Will focus on species that are either here but in only a couple locations (that we know of!), those that are expanding their range and others spotted near the borders. She will have lifecycle and control info as well as ID features. 'Dirty dozen' on invasives.
Dane County UW-Extension Horticulture Educator since 2004, also commercial hort agent in Milwaukee County from 2000 – 2003. Undergrad in horticulture from UW-Madison, Masters in Ag communications.
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Donna Krischan The Art of Garden Photography
Learn how to use your camera (whether it is Point & Shoot or SLR, Film or Digital) to capture the beauty of gardens. Donna Krischan, a professional garden photographer whose images have appeared in numerous magazines, calendars, books and catalogs, will guide you through the process of creating beautiful images. She will share some of her slides and discuss the “Art of Garden Photography” including subject selection, lighting, sharpness/focus and composition. You will leave this seminar with numerous tips on how to improve your own photography. Your photography questions are encouraged.
Donna has been a professional garden photographer since 1995. Her images have appeared in numerous magazines, calendars and books. She is a frequent contributor to Birds & Blooms, Milwaukee Home and Fine Living and Northern Gardener magazines.
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Learn how to grow temperate carnivorous plants in your garden. Hear how to construct a container bog for growing carnivorous plants outdoors. The discussion will include types of plants available, selection guidelines, growing conditions, light and water, care and feeding, pest cures, and more.
Let Tom Krischan introduce you to carnivorous plants. Live homegrown plants will be on display. A PowerPoint presentation will demonstrate the beauty and variety of these plants. You will receive handouts and all of your questions will be answered. At the conclusion of the talk, there will be a drawing for a door prize. Perhaps you might be the lucky person that goes home with one of these plants.
Tom Krischan is a wandering botanist who writes stories about plants and plant people. His garden articles have appeared in Milwaukee Home, Northern Gardener, Chicagoland Gardening, Chicago Wilderness, Ponds, and Flower Gardens magazines. Tom grows carnivorous plants, ferns, and tends a 1 acre flower garden in Big Bend, Wisconsin. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Conservation and a Master’s Degree in Botany.
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Tom Krischan Ferns
Learn how to grow temperate ferns in your garden. Discover twelve native fern species and twelve exotic ferns for the garden. The discussion will include types of plants available, selection guidelines, growing conditions, light and water, care and feeding, pest cures, and more.
Let Tom Krischan introduce you to ferns. Live homegrown plants will be on display. A PowerPoint presentation will demonstrate the beauty and variety of these plants. You will receive handouts and all of your questions will be answered. At the conclusion of the talk, there will be a drawing for a door prize. Perhaps you might be the lucky person that goes home with one of these plants.
Tom Krischan is a wandering botanist who writes stories about plants and plant people. His garden articles have appeared in Milwaukee Home, Northern Gardener, Chicagoland Gardening, Chicago Wilderness, Ponds, and Flower Gardens magazines. Tom grows carnivorous plants, ferns, and tends a 1 acre flower garden in Big Bend, Wisconsin. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Conservation and a Master’s Degree in Botany.
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This workshop has been canceled.
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Lisa Lewis, CMT, RYT Yoga for Gardeners
Learn basic yoga stretches that can help relieve some of the physical strain of gardening. Come prepared to move and stretch!
Lisa Lewis is a Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) who has been studying and practicing Hatha yoga since 1995. She is certified as a yoga teacher by the Himalayan Institute where she also resided for 1-1/2 years. Lisa teaches classical Hatha yoga which emphasizes steady and relaxed postures along with natural diaphragmatic breathing and breath awareness. Visit her website for more information: www.Yogaawakenings.net
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Mike Maddox Wisconsin Youth Horticulture Program - Consolidating Youth Gardening Curriculum Suitable for the Midwest
Children's gardening programs offer educators a conduit to teach a variety of topics: science, math, reading, nutrition, and more! A search on the internet will reveal overwhelming amounts of curriculum and children's gardening ideas from across the nation -- with many ideas not applicable to our growing climate. In 2006, members of the UW-Extension Horticulture Team initiated a program to develop a Wisconsin/Upper Midwest appropriate program which meets teaching requirements of the Nutrition Education Program. This presentation will discuss our progress thus far of creating a simple, free program to be used by all who wish to use gardening as a tool in educating.
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Dr. Dan Mahr Growing Succulent Plants: Learning From Nature
There are many cacti and other succulents that can be grown successfully in the Midwest – many in containers and some outdoors. Explore how these unique plants survive in their native habitats and how this information can help you grow them at home.
Dan Mahr grew up in southern California and received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in zoology at San Diego State University. He received his Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of California, Riverside. He returned to San Diego state as a faculty member for three years before accepting an appointment in the Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has been on the faculty for over 28 years. He specializes in agricultural pest management in fruit crops and also in biological control.
Dan became interested in succulent plants early in life, and has been growing them for over 45 years, first in his native southern California, and for the past 28 years in Wisconsin. He has been a member of Cactus and Succulent Society of America for over 30 years and a member of the Board of Directors since 1997, where he co-chairs the Research Committee and chairs the Field Trips Committee. He was elected as a Fellow of the Society in 2003, and served as President in 2005-2006. He has been an invited speaker at numerous cactus and succulent conferences in the United States and abroad, including England and New Zealand. He has given over a dozen talks and workshops on growing cactus and succulents to Master Gardener groups in Wisconsin and Michigan. He has traveled extensively, visiting cactus and succulent plants in their native habitats in 15 countries.
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Dr. Susan Mahr “Tropical Treasures: Lessons in Horticulture, Biodiversity, Endemism, and More from Costa Rica”
Tours of Costa Rica have been offered for MGVs from the Midwest annually for several years. These trips offer the opportunity to learn about ecosystems different than our own and compare the ways plants (and animals) adapt to various environmental constraints. These lessons help us understand not only the ecology of rainforests and other tropical habitats, but often give us a different perspective on growing plants in our own temperate conditions.
Dr. Mahr is a Wisconsin State Master Gardener Program Coordinator, has led 3 MG trips to Costa Rica and visited additional areas of that tropical country. Formal education is in entomology, but she has a personal interest in tropical horticulture and grows many tropical plants in a greenhouse at home.
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Dr. Susan Mahr Rock Gardening
Learn about what a rock garden is, some general considerations for creating one, and some special plants to consider using in your rock garden.
Dr. Mahr is a Wisconsin State Master Gardener Program Coordinator, has led 3 MG trips to Costa Rica and visited additional areas of that tropical country. Formal education is in entomology, but she has a personal interest in tropical horticulture and grows many tropical plants in a greenhouse at home.
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Cathie Mann Phenology is NOT a Contagious Disease
Phenology is a science of observing and tracking changes that take place in plants, animals and insects as they develop and reflect changes in the natural environment. It is a very helpful method for managing a successful garden using integrated pest management. Cathie Mann is an experienced Master Gardener who will help you learn the basics of phenology and show you how to become an observant gardener and use your observations to create a better garden.
Cathie Mann is a Master Gardener and a Master Naturalist, and is a member of the Wisconsin Phenological Society Board. She has written fact sheets: XHT1085, X1086, 1087.
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Sharon Morrisey Rain Gardens: Where Do We Go From Here
The stormwater slogan “every drop counts” says rain gardens add up to a powerful part of the solution. Follow rain that falls on your yard and garden to harness its power.
Sharon has been Consumer Horticulture Agent, Milwaukee County UW-Extension for 16 years; educator and advisor to SEWMG’s and director of MGV training for Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. She has a Master of Science degree in Landscape Design; and is author of “Large Flowering Shrubs for the Midwest”, an Illinois Coop. Ext. service special publication.
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Melinda Myers Plant Doctor/Book Signing
This will be a question and answer session with audience participation. Ask questions regarding plant diseases and other problems, or any gardening question you may have. Melinda will also have several of her books available for signing.
Melinda Myers, best known for her gardener friendly and practical approach to gardening, has more than 25 years of horticulture experience in both hands-on and instructional settings. She has a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in horticulture from University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a certified arborist, and was a horticulture instructor with tenure at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
Outside the classroom, Melinda shares her expertise through a variety of media outlets. She has written 19 books, including Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening, the Birds & Blooms’ Ultimate Gardening Guide, and Jackson and Perkins’ Beautiful Roses Made Easy: Midwestern Edition. She hosts “Great Lakes Gardener,” seen on PBS stations throughout the United States, and “Melinda’s Garden Moments”, which air on network television stations throughout the country. She also appears regularly as a guest expert on various national and local television and radio shows. She also writes the twice monthly “Gardeners’ Questions” newspaper column and is a contributing editor and columnist for Birds & Blooms and Backyard Living magazines. In addition, she hosted “The Plant Doctor” radio program for over 20 years.
For her work, community service and media presence, Melinda has received recognition and numerous awards, including the 2003 Garden Globe Award for radio talent and the Quill and Trowel Award for her television work, both from the Garden Writers Association. She has also received the Garden Communicator’s Award from the American Nursery and Landscape Association, the Gold Leaf Award for Arbor Day from the International Society of Arboriculture, as well as the 2005 Honorary Life Membership Award from the Wisconsin Arborist Association.
For more information, please visit Myers’ web site www.melindamyers.com. The site features regularly updated garden tips, podcasts, a garden club, e-newsletter, books, appearance information, “Great Lakes Gardener” television schedule and more.
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Patti Nagai Japanese Gardening in the Midwest
The concepts behind Japanese gardens may seem incredibly foreign to Midwestern gardeners, but the elements are simple and easily adaptable to our Midwestern gardens. Are you looking for peaceful places in your garden? Patti Nagai will tell you a little about her experience in Japan and how the Japanese gardens in our area are so inspirational and educational.
Patricia Newton Nagai, PhD has worked for UW Extension - Racine County as the Horticulture Educator since April 1998, serving both consumers and producers of horticultural products. She obtained her Ph.D. from Cornell University with a major in Agronomy - Crop Physiology and minors in Plant Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Her MS and BS degrees were obtained from Mississippi State University in Horticulture, with emphasis on ornamental horticulture and vegetable crop physiology.
Patti previously was employed as a Senior Researcher with Japan Tobacco, Inc. in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan where she learned to appreciate and admire the style of Japanese gardening. She also worked a Post Doctoral Research Associate at Purdue University in the Horticulture Department studying environmental stress physiology. In addition, she has commercial horticulture experience in the interior plant maintenance industry where she trained technicians to maintain and grow office plants.
Her love of gardening and working with the public brought her to the current position as Horticulture Educator for Racine County. Patti coordinates and teaches the Master Gardener Volunteer program in Racine, provides educational programs to community groups on gardening and environmental issues, and worked as a team member in Green Works, a vocational training program for adults with disabilities. Her role as plant disease and insect diagnostician in the county office has kept her in touch with the vegetable and fruit industry in Racine County, as well as the nursery and greenhouse industry.
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James Neinhuis Vegetables and Renaissance Art
History of vegetables from Europe and how they have changed.
James Neinhuis is the “Vegetable Guy”. He grew up on a vegetable farm near Chicago and helped his father do everything on the farm including hauling the veggies into the south Waterstreet Market in Chicago. He was a hayseed of a kid, and later attended the University of Illinois, North Carolina State University and finally the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After finishing undergraduate school he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in Costa Rica. He worked in breeding and genetics as a post-doc in Cali, Columbia. Presently, he is the vegetable guy, and teaches and does research on snap beans, tomatoes, chili peppers and squash. He loves to cook and strongly advocates the adoption of the Chili Relleno as the official Wisconsin state vegetable dish.
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Jerry Nelson Lilies for the Season-Long Interest
Lilies extend the season beginning with the martagons in the late spring, asiatics next, then the aureliaons, trumpets, oriepets and orientols.
Jerry Nelson is a horticulturist for the Bruce Company in Milwaukee and has a B.S. in Horticulture from University of Minnesota. Jerry is a radio show host of the Garden Show on WRJN 1400 AM. He is an instructor for night classes at Parkside, Gateway Technical College. He is Past President of the Racine/Kenosha Master Gardeners. Interested in lots of plants. Started in Milwaukee with Melinda Myers . Former Garden Center owner, golf course superintendent.
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Phil Pellitteri Pollinator Problems – It is Not All Cell Phones
We will talk about problems affecting honey bees and other native pollinators.
Phil is a distinguished Faculty Associate with the U.W. Department of Entomology and has run the Insect Diagnostic Lab since 1978.
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Andrew Plasz Hardy Roses for Midwest Gardens
Anyone can grow good roses here if they pick the right varieties!! Shrub, species, old garden roses and miniatures all of which do well throughout the Midwest will be discussed. The best practices of the hybrid teas, floribundas and grandiflora will also be included.
Dr. Andrew Plasz is currently a member of three local rose societies and has been a member of the American rose Society since 1976. He is currently the President of the Gateway Rose Society of southeastern Wisconsin and is the immediate past president of the Northeastern Illinois Rose Society. He has served on four national ARS committees: Product Evaluation, 1985-1997 and 2000-2006, (Chairman, 1988-1991 and 2000-2003); Research, 1991-1994 and 2003-2006; Exhibitor’s 1989-1994, 2006 to present and Endorsement (corporate involvement), 1990-1994.
He contributed a regular column to the Rose Exhibitor’s Forum from 1989-1995 and has been the North Central Regional Coordinator for that publication from 1991-1994. He has been a consulting rosarian since 1983 and was named the Outstanding Consulting Rosarian for the Illinois-Indiana District in 1998. He is one of seventeen Master Rosarians in the Illinois-Indiana District and has served as treasurer for the Illinois-Indiana District since September, 2004. Andy has been an invited speaker to six national ARS conventions, sixteen district conventions in five different districts and has presented 190 programs on roses in ten states through 2006 and has 10 scheduled for 2007. He was the rose lecturer at the Chicago Botanic Garden from 1995-1997 and in 2004 served in the same capacity for the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
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Randy Powers Using Natives in Garden Concepts
A talk in three parts, part one is things that work. We then move on to things that don't work in native plantings and finally we will talk about grooming gardens.
Randy has a PhD in Biology and an MS in Botany & Zoology. He is owner and general manager of Prairie Future Seed Co., LLC. An ecological restoration company and state licensed nursery and seed company. He has published nine do-it-yourself guides for landowners interested in installing and maintaining natural areas and has 35 years of experience in photography.
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Tom Syverud International Small-Scale Garden Projects
Tom will discuss his involvement in small-scale vegetable projects through the US AID Farmer to Farmer program. Learn about what techniques have been used, low cost approaches to common disease and insect problems, and the people and countries.
Tom Syverud, UW Extension and Outreach Educator. After receiving his MS degree in soil science from UW Madison, Tom has worked for the University of Wisconsin in northern Wisconsin for over 30 years, first as Superintendent of the Ashland Agriculture Research Station and for the past 14 years as an Extension Agent. While at Ashland, he was responsible for agricultural and horticultural research projects. He managed the Station’s demonstration gardens and taught many gardening classes. He has also taught 20 Master Gardener classes in Ashland, Bayfield and Douglas Counties as well. After working on several international garden projects, he began part-time work as UW Extension’s International Liaison Agent, assisting other Extension Agents to gain international experience. In that role, he helped facilitate a year-long US AID project to ‘Helping Guyana Modernize Their Extension Services’. He has also worked with small-scale organic vegetable projection in Nicaragua, Kenya, Jamaica, Rwanda, Haiti and Guyana.
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Bob Tomesh Home and Garden Irrigation – Applying the Technology
Irrigation is the art of supplementing water as needed when weather doesn’t cooperate. For irrigation success it is important to understand your home’s soil environment and the home irrigation technologies available.
Dr. Robert Tomesh is a Horticulture Specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He is the education coordinator for the Wisconsin Master Gardener Program. In addition to the Master Gardener Program responsibilities he is also involved with new agent and volunteer education, the editor for the weekly Wisconsin Horticulture Update and participates with several demonstration research projects at the Wisconsin Agriculture Research Stations.
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Art van Zanten The Art of Bulbs
Design, selection, planting and forcing of flower bulbs.
Arthur V. van Zanten is founder and president of Holland Beauty Flower & Bulb Corporation, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Arthur is part of the fifth generation of a family that has been actively involved in the production and merchandising of flower bulbs.
In 1822 Rutgerd V. van Zanten tried growing the first flower bulbs on his vegetable arm in Hillegom, Holland. It was a challenge, but because of his persistence and love for plants, he was able to start a tradition that would continue until today. His son, Gerrit, continued the business and expanded the forms considerably. Gerrit’s son, Arend was one of the first salesmen to sell flower bulbs outside Holland. He traveled to all parts of the world including the Untied states and Russia to sell the bulbs.
Jan Herman, Arend’s son, continued the same business even through the difficulties of World War II. Soon after the war, his three sons, Arent, Pieter and Arthur, took over the business.
In 1975 Arthur moved to the United States and founded Holland Beauty Flower & Bulb Corporation.
Holland Beauty Corp. offers a complete line of over 300 varieties of Fall Bulbs and over 200 varieties of Spring Bulbs. The main geographical area that Holland Beauty supplies is the upper Mid-West. The clients include retail garden centers as well as landscape professionals. The corporate headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin along with a 50,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center.
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