Wednesday, January 27, 2010 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM 

Theodore, Alabama  -  Visitors to Bellingrath Gardens and Home's Winter Wednesday program will meet Harvey Cotten, the Chief Operating Officer at Huntsville Botanical Gardens and one of the authors of the book, Easy Gardens for the South.  Cotten will explain how to create gorgeous gardens - the easy way!  The hour long program will be held in the Magnolia Cafe and begin at 10:30 a.m.  Reservations are requested.  

Cotten has lived and gardened in the south for his entire life. After completing his horticulture degree from Mississippi State University, he worked in both the landscaping and nursery business prior to his current  position at Huntsville Botanical Garden. Cotten has tested all of the plants in this book at the Garden, where he has extensive experience with all the latest cultivars. He serves as Director Emeritus of the Alabama Nurserymen s Association, and is on the board of the Horticulture Research Institute and the Alabama Invasive Plant Council. Cotton writes a weekly column for the Huntsville Times, and is a weekly guest on the Noonday News television show on the local ABC affiliate. 

Easy Gardens for the South is available for purchase in the Bellingrath Gift Shop.  

All Winter Wednesday programs are free for Members and $11 for non-members which includes Gardens admission for the day of the program.  There are additional charges to tour the Bellingrath Museum Home.