Programs

		Lots of Pots: Designing Container Plantings Would you like to understand and apply the design elements behind beautifully designed container plantings? Gorgeous photos illustrate color, line, form, space, texture, and other factors that produce memorable pots. You too can create your own photo-worthy combinations without following someone else’s “recipes.” Click here for a list of Ray's speaking engagements on Lots of Pots.
		Coleus: Red-hot, Easy, and Versatile Forget those dumpy little plants taking up space in shady spots or languishing as cuttings in jelly jars. Modern coleus take center stage in containers and gardens and can take the place of shrubs, flowering plants, and groundcovers. Eye-popping photos illustrate their seductive qualities and provide inspiration for garden usage. Click here to go to the Coleus Society web site.
		Showplants: Taking the Blue Ribbon Have you ever wondered how exhibitors produce award-winning specimens for flower shows? Go behind the scenes with a winner of many top awards to learn how to grow, select, and groom plants for entry into your club show or a major flower show. Where feasible, the presenter will bring along some of his own showplants.
		The Philadelphia Flower Show: Celebrating More Than 175 Years Take an in-depth look at the biggest event of its kind in the world. Now more than 175 years old, the Philadelphia Flower Show attracts visitors and exhibitors eager to be a part of this exciting spectacle of horticulture and design. Archival photos and the presenter’s personal experiences bring the Show to you.
		Cacti and Other Succulents: Living Art Endlessly fascinating in their range of color and form, cacti and other succulents satisfy beginning gardeners with their easy-going nature and inspire seasoned gardeners to grow them into sculptural works of art. Learn the basics as well as the finer points that will enable you to produce your own masterpieces.
		Fall Color: Your Garden’s Last Big Display Do not go gentle into that good night of winter – make a colorful commotion before your garden takes a well-deserved rest. Enjoy the sumptuous and stimulating fall colors of trees and shrubs that bring the gardening season to a joyous conclusion and boldly take you and your garden into early winter.
		Rushing the Season: Forcing Hardy Bulbs for Late-winter Bloom (WORKSHOP) Get an early breath of spring by forcing daffodils, tulips, and other bulbs into bloom indoors. It’s easy when you know how. The presenter, winner of many top awards for bulbs at the Philadelphia Flower Show, shows how to care for pots of bulbs from preparation in fall to full glorious bloom in late winter.

Please note: I am also open to working with groups to custom-tailor programs to their needs, such as a propagation workshop. Also, it is possible to conduct programs and tours at Atlock Flower Farm in Somerset, NJ during the specific times when (for example) the tropical bedding plants or my amaryllis are at peak.