Home Hardware gardening expert, Mark Cullen will be at JL’s Home Hardware Building Centre at a weekend-long event to share his top tips for cultivating a dream lawn and gardening with an environmentally responsible approach. The meet and greet will take place on May 16 from 11am to 1pm.
Cullen, billed as Canada’s best known gardener, author and broadcaster, will also be on hand to answer any lawn and gardening questions.
“As we enter our 30th year in business, we are always looking for new ways to help our community,” said JL’s Home Hardware Building Centre dealer-owner, Andre Belisle. “We’re excited to have Mark Cullen join our very own gardening experts to provide our family of Home Hardware customer’s greater insight into how to care for their gardens.”
As a spokesperson and horticultural consultant to Home Hardware, Cullen has spent years speaking to everyday Canadians about their gardens and has synthesized his experiences into his latest publication.
The Guelph Firefighter Calendar models will also be on site for a barbecue and educational session on summer safety tips. Proceeds from the barbecue will be going to the pediatrics department of the Guelph General Hospital.
Representatives from sponsor Premiere Tech will be on hand to answer questions and provide advice about their fertilizer, soil and seed products.
Free bags of soil will be given to the first 100 customers and mascot Pro-Mix Myke will be at the event to entertain the children.