New Articles Added on:
10/22/2008

Book Signings and Lectures
by Monica Brandies

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Welcome to Gardens Florida

Monica Brandies has written eleven books, eight completely and three with three different co-authors. She has been gardening all her life, publishing since 1961.

Her articles appear weekly in the Brandon News (Florida) and are often seen in magazines such as Florida Gardening.

Monica Brandies has been gardening since she was a child. In college she studied horticulture and landscape design since she figured she wouldn't always have a farm. She went to the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, which became part of Temple University from which came her degree.

Monica has spoken to church groups, plant societies, garden clubs, and other groups in five states with talks that combine inspiration, entertainment, and information. She sells and signs books at speaking engagements.

Open Garden Time Again!

Everyone is invited to come and walk through my garden on Saturday, Nov. 1 and/or Nov.15, from 10 am until 1 pm at my home, 1508 Burning Tree Lane, in north Brandon. Come and bring a car or a bus full of friends. See what's new this year!

Don't bother bringing your shovels and snips this year! I will have cuttings and free plants prepared for you! See what we have to See and Share!

Talks cover such topics as:

Adjusting to Florida Gardening

Gardening in Two Places-for Snowbirds

Watersaving Gardening*

Landscaping with Tropicals Plants*

Growing and Using Herbs

Favorite Herbs for Florida

Edible Landscaping

Easy Gardening-Hints for Keeping it Painless

Butterfly Gardening

Easy Flower Arranging

Color in the Garden

Planting Privacy

Cuttings Gardens-Growing and

Using Flowers for Bouquets

Shade Gardening for Florida*

What to Plant Where: Lists Help

Propagating for Plentiful Plants

Xeriscaping with Native Plants

Readings:Bless You for the Gifts

*slides if desired