ASK THE EXPERTS
April 2025
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Resident Bloom & Grow Member Experts
Katy Moss Warner – Professional Horticulturist and former Director of Disney Horticulture.
Van Donnan – Avid plantsman and plant tissue
culture pioneer.
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Ask the Experts is located in front of the Garden Theatre
in Zone 10
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Nurseries Donating Plants
Agri-Starts Apopka,
Moss Hill Foliage Apopka
Russell's Bromelaids Clermont
Sunshine Horiculture Apopka
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Saturday, April 5th, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am ,
Melissa Shepherd: Disney's Horticulture cast member, bedding plant expert.
Cindy Christmas: Owner of Landscape Builders, Inc.; avid gardener.
11:00 am - 1:00pm 1
Tom MacCubbin: Author, TV and Radio personality and for Orange County Extension Agent.
Dr Kirsten Pelz-Stelinki: Director of UF/IFAS Mid Florida Research & Education Center; really knows pests.
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Joe Cialone: Founding member of the National Horticulture Foundation; specialist in tropical plants.
Wes Parrish: Palm and Tree expert and avid gardener; former owner of Parrish Nursery in Parkland FL.
Kyle Kroeplin: Foliage plant expert; Owner of BWH Plant Co and Jungle Room, Orlando.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm
Kathrein Markle: Wekiwa Gardens owner and foliage plant expert.
Robert Bowden: Author and former Executive Director of Leu Gardens. Vegetable expert and avid gardener.
Sunday, April 6th, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 am
Patrice Ragusa: Landscape Architect and avid gardener.
Robby Pletcher: Valencia College Plant Science Lab Supervisor; avid edible plant gardener.
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Billy Butterfield: Ameriscapes owner and avid gardener.
Andy Kittsley: Former Urban Forester for the City of Orlando; Tree expert;
Jan Rahill: Former Manager in the Parks Division for the City of Orlando; avid gardener.
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Alan Shapiro: Bird Expert and Plant expert, former owner of Grandflora nursery.
Janice Crawford: Avid Gardener; UF Master Gardener, UF Master Naturalist for Coastal Systems.
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