During the 3 days The Independent Garden Center Trade Show is open we will be focusing on 12 different categories. These categories are designed to give you the full experience of touring the exhibitors that are on the IGC Trade Show Floor. 1. Pottery       Tuesday 8/16 2-4 P.M. 2. New Plants       Tuesday 8/16 4-6 P.M. 3. Clothing : Make A Fashion Statement     In The Garden       Tuesday 8/16 6 - 7:30 P.M. 4. Perennials and Flowers       Wednesday 8/17 10A.M. - Noon 5. Soils / Organics & NewThings That Make     Plants Grow Better       Wednesday 8/17 1-2:30 P.M. 6. Gadgets For The Gardening    Consumer      Wedensday 8/17 2:30- 4 P.M 7. Wildlife       Wednesday 8/17 4-5 P.M. 8. Things That Bring Water,Movement &     Life Into The Garden       Wednesday 8/17 5-6 P.M. 9. Edibles, Cooking and Canning       Thursday 8/18 10 -11 P.M. 10. Vertical & Small Spaces         Thursday 8/18 noon - 1 p.m. 11. Colors for 2012         Thursday 8/18 1-2 P.M. 12. That Is AWESOME.... and I Saw It At       IGC Show 2011         Tuesday - Thursday 8/16 -8/18

The list of communicators featured below are professionals who will be on location sharing from Navy Pier / Chicago at The IGC Trade Show Floor during the event.

 

Barbara Wise of bwisegardening.com

Joe Lamp'l of Growing A Greener World

Mike Nowak @MikeNow of The Mike Nowak Show

P.Allen Smith @PAllenSmith of P.Allen Smith Garden Home

Maria DeVries @dotcomposter of The Saline Stone and Thistle Garden Club

Susan Appleget Hurst @cakeinthegarden of Gardening Today Radio

Mimi San Pedro @mimisp of Hortus/P Allen Smith Co.

Shirley Bovshow of Garden Center T.V.

Kate Copsey @katycopsey of American Home Grown Veggie Radio Show

Stacy Tornio of Birds & Bloom Magazine

Ramon Gonzalo of http://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.com

Kerrie & Carol @SeedKeeperCo of SeedKeeper Company

Stacey Hirvela of @gardenStacey

Suzi McCoy @SuziMcCoyGMG of Garden Media Group

Robin Horton of Urbans Garden Web

Barbara Pintozzi of Wildlife Gardening

Janit Calvo of @JanitC

Mike & Lisa Wadeof @BBBSeed

Bill McCurry of McCurry Associates

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp of Hoosier Gardener

Laura Hayden of @DurableGardener

Shawna Coronado of The Naked Gardener

Kylee Baumle of Our Little Acre

Linda Tyson of Garden Girl

Arlena Schott @greenblessings of Garden Wise Living T.V.

LaManda Joy of The Yarden

Chris Tidrick of @fromthesoil

Laura Hayden of @DurableGardener

Pam Wasson @MonroviaKat

Ron Wilson @ingardenwilson of 55KRC The Talk Station

Steve Bender @grumpy_gardener of Southern Living Magazine

Rashmi Primlani of ThePrimlankitchen.com

Bren Haas @TheGardenChat

Below is the list of communicators who will not be at the show but covering the event on their networks across the country.

 

Mort White of The Magic Garden Radio

Katie Elzer-Peters @gardenofwords

Monica Milla of @gardenfaerie

Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith of BigBlendMagazines.com

Niki Jabbour of The Year Round Veggie Gardener

Jenny Petersonof Peterson Garden Design

Daniiel Gasteiger @cityslipper of Small Kitchen Gardening

Helen Yoest of Gardening with Confience

Kathy Cropp Radio Host of Garden How To Horticulture :The Art & Science of Smart Gardening

Andrea Ridout of Ask Andrea Radio 1190 A.M. Dallas - Ft. Worth

Christy Beatty @MessinaWildlife

Jayme Jenkins @aHaModernLiving

Doug Green @douggreen of SGF Publications

Growing A Greener World @GGWTV

Mike Lieberman @CanarsieBK of Urban Organic Gardener

Teresa Byington of The Garden Diary

Martha Becton of The Soil Toil

Nick Federoff @nickfederoff of ThingsGreen.com

Billy Goodnick @gardenwiseguy of Fine Gardening and EHow

Pat Fitzgerald @PatFitzGerald Horticulturist, Nurseryman and Plant Breeder. Owner - Ireland

Claudia Groth 1190KEX "Garden Doctor"

Susan Cohan @SusanCohan

Chris VanCleave of RedneckRosarian.com

Bridget Frischer @StarkBrosCares

Janice Person of Janiceperson.com

Jeanvoonna Chapman @jchapstk

Carolyn Binder @CowlickCottage

Isabel Foodie of FamilyFoodie.com

Annie Haven @GreeanSoil of manuretea. com

Nicky Fabbrini @DirtandMartinis of DirtandMartinis.com

Amy Jeanroy @HerbGardens of About.com

Joe Ruggiero @JoeRuggiero of HGTV Homes Across America

Isabel Foodie of FamilyFoodie.com

 

 

 

 

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