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Garden Festival April 18
A series of lectures is scheduled, and vendors will offer live plants and products such as pottery, primitive wood wares, food items, and herbal products. Lunch will also be available. The lecture schedule: 9 - 10 a.m.
“Herbal Paths to Wellness and Healing” by Sue Cosgrove, a Master Gardener from Millstone, W.Va., in the Theater. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. “Making Healing Salves for Garden Hands” by Melissa Dennison, a Master Gardener from Clem, W.Va., in the North Briefing Room. “Design Concepts for the Healing Garden” by Tim Forren, landscape architect and owner of Forren Soil in Charleston, in the Theater.
“Gardening: One Archaeologist’s Perspective” by Andrea Keller, cultural program coordinator with the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex, in the North Briefing Room. “Dirt Therapy for the Soul” by Debby Meadows of Meadowflower Greenhouse in Farmington, W.Va., in the Theater. 1 - 2 p.m. “Gardening with Birds” by Scott Shalaway, a certified wildlife biologist and nature writer, in the Theater. Shalaway writes a weekly newspaper column that appears in more than 20 newspapers, including The Charleston Gazette. --- Cincinnati
Flower Show,
A lecture series featuring national experts and free “Ask the Experts” sessions will be held. Admission ranges from $14 to $25. No tickets will be available at the gate, so must be ordered online. For more information, directions or tickets, visit http://www.cincyflowershow.com/index.asp
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The 2009 Garden Festival of West Virginia will take place Saturday April 18 at the Cultural Center, on the State Capitol Grounds, in Charleston, W.Va. Admission is free and the festival runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The 20th annual Cincinnati Flower Show will be April 18-26 at a new location -- Symmes Township Park, 11600 North Lebanon Road in Symmes Township, Ohio.
This internationally acclaimed event features a Grand Marquee, bursting with dozens of glorious gardens and plant collections; Creative Containers, an inspiring display of miniature gardens; Window BoxGardens, featuring charming vignettes fromserene shade combinations to full-sun dazzlers; Artists’ Studio, a venue for regional artists to demonstrate and sell their works; DramaticTable Settings, which 
combines incredible floral centerpieces with opulent accents; Professional Floristry, featuring dozens of cutting-edge, contemporary and classic arrangements; and Amateur Flower Show, from incredible miniatures to striking vignettes and outstanding horticultural specimens.