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.