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This eye-opening presentation features frequent misunderstandings or errors made by well-intentioned gardeners. Topics include plant care, pruning flowering shrubs, smart plant selection (including avoiding enticing plants that will become nightmares!), garden myths, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden educator, author, design consultant and proprietor of Perennially Yours based in southern Maine. As an exceptionally popular educator and communicator, she has presented hundreds of lectures to thousands of gardeners in 23 states. In 2014 she received the Gold Medal award from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for \u201cExceptional teaching and writing that increases public enjoyment and appreciation of horticulture.\u201d Kerry Ann has written four gardening books, the most recent being The Budget Wise Gardener and The Right-Size Flower Garden. 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