CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Kerry Ann Mendez will be the guest speaker at C & A Trees’ spring seminar/workshop. Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 27.

Award-winning speaker, author, and garden designer Kerry Ann Mendez will be doing two presentations on Saturday, March 5, 2016 — one at 9:30 a.m. and one at 2:00 p.m.

Mendez’s hard cover book “The Right-Size Flower Garden: Simplify Your Outdoor Space,” will be available for advance purchase for $12.00 or $18.95 on the day of the seminar. Kerry will also be available to sign purchased books.

9:30 a.m. Seminar — Wildflower Garden Club

The cost for the morning seminar is $45.00 which includes a planter, seminar, and lunch. The morning seminar also features a Chinese & Mystery auction that day as well. Proceeds benefit the Wildflower Garden Club

2:00 p.m. Seminar/Workshop

The cost for the afternoon seminar is $40.00 which includes a hanging basket, seminar, and hors d’oeuvres.

C & A Trees cares for the planters & baskets that are planted that day until April 29th.

Tickets are available by calling 814-745-3232 or stopping by C & A Trees, 53 Tree Ln, Clarion, PA 16214.

About Kerry Ann Mendez
Kerry Ann Mendez, owner of Perennially Yours, is dedicated to teaching the art of low-maintenance perennial gardening and landscaping. As a garden consultant, designer, author and lecturer, she focuses on time-saving gardening techniques, workhorse plants and sustainable practices. She has been in numerous magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Garden Gate and Better Homes and Gardens’ Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living. Mendez was a featured guest on HGTV and hosted Capital News 9’s In the Garden television segment as well as info segments for Channel 13. Kerry Ann was awarded the 2014 Gold Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, an honorary medal presented to outstanding horticulturalists, plant innovators, and those who have made significant contributions to the enjoyment and appreciation of plants and the environment. In August 2015 she was elected as a Region I Director for the Garden Writers Association. As a presenter for Horticulture magazine’s 2010 and 2011 webinar series, her webinars attracted thousands of gardeners from around the country. Kerry Ann works at Estabrook’s Nursery in Kennebunk, Maine. Prior to that she was the Director of Marketing for Faddegon’s Nursery in Latham, NY. She has the unique privilege of being a national spokesperson for Proven Winners and Espoma. Kerry Ann is a self-taught gardener with over 25 years of experience and a ‘passionate perennialist’ that enjoys mixing humor with practical information. Kerry Ann’s first top-selling book, The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Top Ten Lists, was released in March 2010; followed by her second book, Top Ten Lists for Beautiful Shade Gardens-Seeing Your Way Out of the Dark in March 2011. Her newest book, The Right-Size Garden: Simplify Your Outdoor Space with Smart Design Solutions and Plant Choices, was released in February 2015. It provides time-tested solutions for time-pressed and aging gardeners. For more about Kerry Ann and her business Perennially Yours, visit www.pyours.com.