How Not to Plant Woodies
Presented by Janet Macunovich
Join us as Janet teaches us about the Dos and Don'ts of planting woody species, include removal of the packaging the tree or shrub comes in, width and depth of hole to dig, handling of the root system in prep for planting and attention to the ridge on the tree trunk that indicates the level of the soil around the trunk.
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities! Doors open at 7:30, and the presentation starts at 8 pm. This is a half hour later than our normal start time!
About Janet Macunovich
Janet is a professional gardener, designer, author and educator. Known as "the lady at the flower house, the one with no lawn" she began designing for others in 1980, teaching a college garden design course in 1987, and published her first book in 1990.
In 1985 Janet establishedPerennial Favorites, a garden and landscape design firm. In 1988 she expanded the business from part-time to full-time.
Janet's formal education in gardening and design includes hundreds of hours of seminars and workshops at botanical gardens and educational institutions in several States. She has completed the Michigan State University Extension gardening program and is active in the community as an Advanced Master Gardener. She sees education as a lifelong process and continues it for herself in formal classes, industry seminars, Agriculture Department programs, books, videotapes, articles, and discussions with students in her classes.
Janet is a dynamic instructor and presenter. She offers talks and classes, developing material to fit specific needs of organizations, such as the Perennial Plant Association, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Niagara Falls School of Horticulture Alumni and the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association. Her classes cover a wide range of topics, including Perennial Garden Design, Garden Care, Rock Gardening, Landscape Design, and Controlling Pests and Disease. She established The Michigan School of Gardening, where she was a director and senior instructor. The school provided classes and a two year horticultural curriculum to over 2,000 students in southeast Michigan from 1996 to 2008.