Endless Summer will host Twitter garden party

Endless Sumer and Bailey Nurseries will host a Twitter garden party on March 31 from 2 to 3 p.m. Central. A panel of experts from around the country will be answering consumer gardening questions. Participants will be tweeting on what’s new and what works, covering everything from starting a basic herb garden to creating spectacular color containers.

“Our goal is to spread the message that gardening is fun and easy to do,” said Jonathan Pedersen, brand development manager at Bailey Nurseries. “Twitter gives us a great format to share advice and ideas. It allows us to reach both experienced and new gardeners, and hear about their interests and activities.”

The event, sponsored by the Endless Summer Collection, will feature prizes and advice for the consumers who participate. To be eligible to win, consumers simply RSVP and take part in the Twitter Party using the hashtag #GardenParty. Prizes include: A $100 gift card to a local garden center, Endless Summer hydrangeas, Mud garden gloves and more.

The panel of experts includes:

Justin W. Hancock @GardeningJustin – Senior Garden Editor for BHG.com, the Better Homes and Gardens Web site. A Certified Professional Horticulturist, Justin is a die-hard gardener who loves plants. Justin is also co-owner of Loki’s Garden Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Steve Bender @grumpy_gardener – Senior Writer for Southern Living, award winning author of “Passalong Plants” and “Callaway Gardens -- Legacy Of A Dream”, and editor of the best-selling “Southern Living Garden Book.” Steve gardens in Hoover, Ala.

Debra Prinzing @dkprinzing--Debra is a Los Angeles-based garden and design writer. She is the author of five books, including "Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways," and "The Abundant Garden." Debra's articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Garden Design, Metropolitan Home, Sunset, Better Homes & Gardens, Pacific Horticulture, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, Cottage Living, and Fine Gardening magazines, among others

Helen Yoest @HelenYoest
Helen is a garden coach and writer based in Raleigh, N.C. She’s written for many garden and style magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Nature’s Garden, Fine Gardening, and Carolina Gardening.

Michelle Gervais @Michelle_at_FG
Michelle is an associate editor at Fine Gardening magazine. She gardens with her husband and 4-year-old daughter in New Milford, Conn., and is obsessed with container gardening, plants of any kind, and garden design.

Event host:
Sommer Poquette @greenmom--Sommer is a mom who’s trying her very best to be some shade of green every single day. Like most moms, she wears many hats - mother of two young children, wife, educator, green entrepreneur, humanitarian, enthusiastic social media fanatic and blogger. She started Green & Clean Mom as a way to reach out to other moms and to learn about ways to be more Eco-savvy.

For more information on the Twitter Garden Party or to RSVP visit: http://greenandcleanmom.org/twitter-garden-party/