Frank Hyman
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Overview
Durham, North Carolina 27701Gardens shouldn't be boring and neither should garden programs. Frank is entertaining, inspiring and knowledgeable. His slideshows feature beautiful plants and easy techniques. Frank's writing is in Horticulture, Urban Farm, Fine Gardening and NYT.
w: Liberated Gardener blog--because it's easier to enjoy your
garden if you're not enslaved by it.
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Description
Evaluation comments from recent programs for the Virginia Horticultural Foundation:
"Great speaker, learned quite a lot. Bring him back!"
"Fun & Sparky! Loved it! Thanks!"
"Excellent talk from lovely, informed speaker."
"Again, 2nd day in a row I have had the pleasure of listening and learning from Frank. By far the best speaker in 3 yrs. I have been coming. Learned a lot!"
Frank has spoken on gardening for:
* Duke Gardens in Durham
* JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh
* Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill
* UNC-Greensboro
* Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC
* Carolina Farm Stewardship Assoc. annual meeting
* Organic Growers School in Asheville, NC
* McLaughlin Garden (voted prettiest public garden in Maine)
* Virginia Horticultural Foundation in Va. Beach.
And for garden clubs in Charlotte, Roxboro, Durham, Oxford, Treyburn, Fearrington and Chapel Hill.
His stories and photos about gardening have appeared in Horticulture, Carolina Gardener, Urban Farm, Hobby Farm Home, Backyard Poultry and Fine Gardening magazine.
In his youth, Frank picked oranges in Spain, worked on tomato farms as an IPM scout, worked on a cattle farm and was an organic farmer, growing tomatoes for restaurants and natural food stores. He studied horticulture and design at NC State University.
He has co-founded three community gardens and recently worked with his wife on two organic farms in Provence.
Frank is an award-winning designer who has created beautiful and sustainable gardens in Durham for 19 years as the owner of Cottage Garden Landscaping. In addition to hundreds of gardens created for homeowners, Frank has also created gardens for city parks, group homes, elementary schools (edible gardens and playgrounds), a senior center, a farmer’s market, restaurants and offices. He’s created gardens that are dramatic, colorful, edible, fragrant, drought-hardy, deer-resistant, low-maintenance, organic and just plain pretty.
Frank gardens with his wife, Chris, in downtown Durham, NC at Bayleaf Cottage.
Topics
The only thing I like better than gardening is talking about gardening. I can do both on-site/hands-on workshops or indoor slideshows. Can provide my own LCD projector, laptop and screen if necessary. Programs can be tailored to your time constraints. My rates are negotiable and I love to travel.
Program Topics (more details at the bottom of this page of my website)
* Five Deer-Resistant Gardens
* Flowers with Fragrance Year Round
* Not Under the Tuscan Sun: Growing Mediterranean Plants in the South
* Liberated Gardeners Get More Done: Saving Your Planet, Your Time, Your Budget and Your Back
* Spring Wildflowers: Trilliums, Trout Lilies, Mayapples and More
* Cool-Season Vegetable Gardening: Less Drought, Bugs and Weeds
* Putting a Green Roof on a Doghouse
* Perennial Vegetables: Asparagus, Artichokes ,Fiddlehead Ferns and More
* Organic Insect Management: Fewer Bugs With Less Work
* Attracting Birds, Native Bees and Butterflies to Your Garden
* Moss: The Lawn With No Mower
* Contain Your Enthusiasm With Pots
* Tomato Growing Secrets Revealed
Locations
Within an hour's drive of Durham, NC 27701 there's no charge for expenses. I can travel farther than that if my expenses are covered.
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Audience Reviews
Deer Resistant Gardens
Lisa Wimpfheimer from NC - 07/15/2011 07:51:03
Frank made an excellent presentation on both deer exclusion methods and least preferred plants. Knowledgable and well spoken, I highly recommend him as a presenter.
Speaker for OLLI at Duke
Lise Jenkins from Durham, NC - 05/15/2011 12:07:35
Frank spoke to our class about how green spaces evolved in Durham. He took us on a journey from the 1700s to present. His expert knowledge and easy presentation skills made his session educational and fun. I will definitely seek Frank out as a speaker again.
Practical + Knowledgeable
Dawn Alleman from Virginia Beach, VA - 02/18/2011 09:37:18
Frank was a speaker for the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course, and he really hit the target with our professional audience. He gave 2 talks: Deer Resistant Landscapes & Evergreen Herbs for Landscape Use. Our audiences can see through a speaker that is speaking from actual experience and one that is gleaning knowledge from articles and internet posts. Frank is the former and we plan to use him again in future years.
