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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.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

 

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