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Steven Nikkila
Horticultural photographer since 1983
Professional gardener since 1983
Senior Instructor, Michigan School of Gardening, 1996- 2008
Columnist, Michigan Gardener magazine, since 2003
Author, published 2010
Columnist, What's Coming Up e-zine, since 2008
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Janet Macunovich
Garden designer, since 1981
Professional gardener, since 1981
Author, published 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003,
2010
Columnist, The Detroit News, 1993 - 2005
Featured columnist, Better Homes and Gardens, 1999 - 2004
Founder and Senior Instructor, Michigan School of Gardening 1996
- 2008
Radio Host, WXYT Detroit 1996-1997
Radio Host, WYUR Detroit 1998 - 1999
Columnist, Michigan Gardener magazine, since 1999
Columnist, What's Coming Up e-zine, since 2008
Michigan State University Master Gardener, since 1989
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Steven Nikkila
Steven
Nikkila has planted, maintained and photographed gardens and
landscapes since 1983 and is co-owner of Perennial Favorites, a
garden and landscape design firm.
His photographs illustrate many books, magazines, newspapers and
catalogues. Steven has taught courses on horticultural photography
and many other topics at Master Gardener conferences, Perennial
Plant Association symposia, community education organizations and
botanical gardens.
He served as a senior instructor for the Michigan School of
Gardening from 1996 to 2008. The school provided classes and a two
year horticultural curriculum to over 2,000 students in southeast
Michigan from 1996 to 2008. Steven received his degree in Landscape
Technology from Oakland Community College in 1989.
Steven can be reached at hortphoto@gmail.com or
248-681-7850.
Janet Macunovich
Janet is a
professional gardener, designer, author and educator. Known as "the
lady at the flower house, the one with no lawn" she began designing
for others in 1980, teaching a college garden design course in
1987, and published her first book in 1990.
In 1985 Janet establishedPerennial Favorites, a garden and
landscape design firm. In 1988 she expanded the business from
part-time to full-time.
Janet's formal education in gardening and design includes
hundreds of hours of seminars and workshops at botanical gardens
and educational institutions in several States. She has completed
the Michigan State University Extension gardening program and is
active in the community as an Advanced Master Gardener. She sees
education as a lifelong process and continues it for herself in
formal classes, industry seminars, Agriculture Department programs,
books, videotapes, articles, and discussions with students in her
classes.
Janet is a dynamic instructor and presenter. She offers talks
and classes, developing material to fit specific needs of
organizations, such as the Perennial Plant Association, Chicago
Botanic Gardens, Niagara Falls School of Horticulture Alumni and
the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association. Her classes cover
a wide range of topics, including Perennial Garden Design, Garden
Care, Rock Gardening, Landscape Design, and Controlling Pests and
Disease. She established The Michigan School of Gardening, where
she was a director and senior instructor. The school provided
classes and a two year horticultural curriculum to over 2,000
students in southeast Michigan from 1996 to 2008.
Janet can be reached at JMaxGarden@aol.com or 248-681-7850
For
examples of the coverage our talks receive, follow the links
below.
http://www.annarbor.com/home-garden/tips-for-a-mixed-flower-border/