Marie can give programs to your group on a wide variety of topics. Shown below are some of the PowerPoint presentations that she has ready and is prepared to give at a moment's notice.
Programs about Gardening
Specific plants, plant families, or groups of plants: Aroids, Amaryllis, Bromeliads, Cacti and Succulents, Hydrangea, Gesneriads, Gingers, Ivy, Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Roses, Salvia, Schefflera, Viola, many others
Annuals for the Coastal South
Birds (Attracting to the Garden)
Bulbs and other Geophytes
Butterfly Gardening (Come on in, Butterfly)
Color Your Garden
Combination Plantings (Dish Gardens, Terrariums, Planters)
Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Practices
Exotic Invasives in North Florida, Central Florida, and the Deep South (A Profile of Garden Monsters)
Flowering Trees and Shrubs for the South
Friendly Natives and Exotic Monsters (Plants)
Garden Helpers, A Bevy of Friendly Critters
Groundcovers for the South
Herbs for the Coastal South
Landscaping Basics
Layering (and other Propagation Techniques)
Native Plants for the Southern Landscape
Native Substitutes for Exotic Invasive Plants
Perennials for the Coastal South
Recharge Your Garden Club
Salt Tolerant Plants
Seasonal Gardening (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)
So You're a Master Gardener (What is the Master Gardener's Responsibility?)
Taxonomy Unraveled
The Garden as a Healing Place
The Sensory Garden
What's in a Name? (Nomenclature)
Programs About Floral Design
Floral Design Types --Monobotanic, Parallel, New Designs, Table Designs, Panel Designs, Pot-et-Fleurs, others
Contrived Flowers, Pavè
Floral Design Styles (Traditional, Creative, Abstract)
Plants for the Floral Designer's Garden
How to Write a Great Flower Show Schedule
Programs about Writing
Voice (Active or Passive)
Breaking Into the Newspaper and Magazine Market
Parallelism
Presentation Basics (Basic presentation skills for a successful program)
What Came First, the Gardener or the Writer?
Write a Winning Book Proposal
Write it Right (Some commonly made grammar errors)
Speeches
Why Should Your Club Belong to National Garden Clubs?
Altruistic Giving
Costs: Local gardening groups: Gas, opportunity to sell books
Local non-gardening groups and distance travel: Expenses plus honorarium to be decided upon acceptance of invitation.