Come listen to some of the foremost garden experts in our area and the Southeast! The Sacred Heart Garden Festival has welcomed many garden experts over the years, offering visitors how-to demonstrations as well as tips and tricks to add more splendor to their own gardens.
We invite you to learn from their wealth of knowledge and experience through educational seminars and interactive demonstrations on many garden-related topics.
Please scroll down for the speaker schedules.
GARDEN FESTIVAL 2025 SPEAKERS
Friday April 25, 2025
Campbell Vaughn
Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent
10:15 AM: Replacing and Caring for Trees After Helene

Michael Siewert
Designer and Owner of Signature Interiors
12:00 PM: Spring Refresh of Your Outdoor and Indoor Spaces
Jeff Tilden
Landscape Designer
2:00 PM: Embracing the Sun in a Formerly Shady Garden
Stephanie Stuckey
Chair, Stuckey’s Corporation
4:00 PM: Grace in the Growing: Cultivating your Brand (and your Spirit)
Stuckey’s will have pop-up sampling of their delicious pecan products from 3:00- 4:00 under the Speaker’s Tent.
Saturday April 26, 2025
Gerald Stephens
Landscape Designer, VP of Nurseries Caroliniana
10:15 AM: Planting for Success in Recovering Gardens
Gerald will have books and plants to sell after his presentation.
Jenks Farmer
Garden Designer and Horticulturist
12:00 PM: Pros, Cons & Plants for Quick Summer Meadows
Jenks will have bulbs and plants to see after his presentation.
Marlena Bergeron, M.Ed.
Georgia Native Plant Society
2:00 PM: Going and Growing Native: Sustainable Landscaping and Avoiding Invasives
The GNPS will have an informational booth set up throughout the day.