Crimes Against Horticulture: When Bad Taste Meets Power Tools July 14, 2011

Compulsive Raking Disorder and Saturday Morning Syndrome – learn to detect early symptoms of these heinous crimes against horticulture with one of the nation’s funniest garden writers Billy Goodnick.

An award winning landscape architect as well as a widely admired author and educator, Goodnick brings his hip, West Coast message of sustainability to Fine Gardening Magazine as a contributing editor, column writer and blogger and hosts his own TV show, Garden Wise Guys.

Joined by local garden photographer and author Saxon Holt, Goodnick unleashes his offbeat humor and shock-and-awe tactics to teach you how to create beautiful, useful and sustainable gardens, explaining the simple steps garden lovers can use to boost their own design skills and grow a greener garden that’s easy on the eyes and gentle on the planet.

Official Website: http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org