Download Sharon Lovejoy Guest Speaker at San Diego Botanic Garden

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/17/2014
SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN
230 QUAIL GARDENS DR. ENCINITAS CA, 92007
760-436-3036
SDBGARDEN.ORG
Sharon Lovejoy: Award winning, bestselling author and illustrator visits San Diego Botanic
Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden is pleased to have Sharon Lovejoy as a guest speaker at their spring
Plant sale from March 15 - 16, 2014, 9 am - 5 pm, featuring, Herb Festival, Plant Sale,
Tomatomania!®, and Bromeliad Bonanza. The weekend will now also feature a fun and
interactive Kidzone with petting zoo and pony rides. Sharon Lovejoy shares San Diego Botanic
Garden’s mission and passions, making her a perfect fit for this outstanding event. Her passion for
the natural world guided her to become an award-winning nature, gardening, and children’s book
author and watercolor illustrator. Sharon Lovejoy will be speaking Saturday and Sunday at 1:00
pm.
Sharon’s speaking topics at the Spring Plant Sale will be:
Secrets of a Good Natured Gardener (and Garden): It’s all about team work, and in this
program, the “team” is a hard working host of critters, herbs, edibles, and native plants.
Author Sharon Lovejoy will introduce you to some often overlooked and under-appreciated
garden workers who can help transform your soil and yard into a verdant and bountiful
landscape.
Contain Your Creativity (in pots, that is): Gorgeous containers brimming with plants are
the quick change artists of your garden. They’ll add color, flavor, and scent to even the
most boring area. Join author Sharon Lovejoy as she leads you down the pathway to create
small theme gardens in bountiful containers. Harvest ideas for a mini herb garden, a
hummingbird haven, a tea garden, knot garden, beneficial insects medley, gourmet’s
delight, Italian dinner bowl, succulent mosaic, window boxes, and more.
As a graduate with Distinction in the Field of Art from San Diego State University, Sharon
successfully combined her training in art with her love of botany and natural science. She worked
as a docent naturalist for the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History and for the Smithsonian
Institution in the lagoons of Baja, California.
Sharon Lovejoy is an award winning, bestselling author and illustrator of ten books including
Trowel & Error: Over 700 Shorts, Tips, and Remedies for the Gardener, My First Bird Book &
Bird Feeder, Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars, and gardening classics Sunflower Houses and
Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots,
In addition to her own books, Sharon contributed to The Herb Drying Handbook, Potpourri &
Fragrant Crafts, and The Herb Tea Book.
For thirteen years, Sharon was a contributing editor for Country Living Gardener magazine with a
regular feature column, “Heart’s Ease,” named after the herb business and gardens she founded in
Cambria, California. Sharon has been a lifelong and passionate herb gardener and served as
President of the International Herb Association.
Sharon’s debut novel Running out of Night will be released in November 2014 by Delacorte Press,
the literary imprint of Penguin Random House. Look for the March 2014 issue of This Old House
magazine for an article about her vintage kitchen remodel in her home in San Luis Obispo. Learn
more about Sharon at www.sharonlovejoy.com."
In addition to Sharon’s presentations at the Spring Plant Sale, there will be on-going speakers on
garden and herb-related topics, and guided tours of the Herb Garden. Event highlights include:
Herb Festival Marketplace, the A-Z Herbs information booth, the SDBG Spring Plant Sale with a
variety of vendors, and Tomatomania® with tomatoes and lectures on culture and care of
tomatoes. The Bromeliad Bonanza, another popular draw will have experts on hand to answer
questions and provide advice on growing and caring for these interesting plants. Plus, be sure to
visit the ALL NEW: Kidzone. Kidzone at the Garden will delight your youngster with a petting
zoo, crafts, activities with plants and herbs, pony rides, and more.
For details on speakers, vendors, coupons and more, visit SDBGarden.org
Cost: Free with admission or membership (additional fees for petting zoo and pony rides)
For more information please contact
Jodie Wiebusch
Marketing and PR Manager
[email protected]