| We offer a wide range of subjects and presentation materials for events including: Master Gardeners Butterfly Societies Flower and Garden Shows Libraries & Plant Nurseries Wildflower and Native Plant Societies Garden or Photography Clubs Nature Preserves and Parks Conservatories & Zoos Wildlife Conferences Our presentations can include the following for any age group: Interactive Power Point slide show * book signing and sales * live insects (seasonal) * how to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your pesticide-free garden * educational display setups * insect specimens for show and tell * question and answer session * tips on how to photograph insects in your own garden and in the wild * habitat conservation and wildlife interaction in healthy habitats * the life cycle stages of butterflies and other insects * identification of host and nectar plants and why they are so important * instructions on how to hand raise your own butterflies and insects for fun and education * the importance of focusing on native plantings to preserve and support our native insect populations. We customize our presentations for your event. |
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| Old Shows |
| 2006 Cincinnati Flower Show Coney Island |
| 2006 Loveland Spring Garden Party Loveland, Ohio elementary school |
| 2006 Art in the Garden Tour Mason, Ohio |
| 2006 Earthscapes Nursery Loveland, Ohio |
| 2006 Erlanger Library Erlanger, Ky |
| 2006 Farbach Werner Nature Preserve 3455 Poole Road (Ohio) |
| 2006 Highfield Discovery Garden Springfield Pike (Ohio) |
| Upcoming Shows |
| 2006 Cincinnati Wild Ones What a fun garden tour! |
| 2007 Wild Ones National Conference Mount St. John's campus~Dayton, Ohio |
| 2007 5th Annual Gardening Conference Crawford County Master Gardeners University of Illinois Extension |
| 2007 The Cincinnati Flower Show Coney Island |
| 2007 Erlanger Branch Library Erlanger, Ky |
| 2007 Book signing @ Barnes & Noble Newport on the Levee, Ky |
| 2007 Annual Butterfly Show Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2007 The Butterfly House Whitehouse, Ohio |
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| 2007 Ohio Lepidopterists Society Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio |
| 2008 Princeton High School Princeton, Indiana |
| 2008 South Eastern Reading Council Olney, Illinois |
| 2008 Clark County REMC ~ Sellersburg, IN Purdue Univ. Master Gardeners Advanced Training Workshop |
| 2008 Cox Arboretum Dayton, Ohio |
| 2008 Oaklyn Branch Library ~ Evansville, IN |
| 2008 Terrace Park Country Club ~ Milford, OH Butterfly presentation for members only |
| 2008 Books by the Banks Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati |
| 2008 The Compassionate Friends National Conference Sheraton Music City Hotel ~ Nashville, TN |
| 2009 Northern Kentucky Master Gardeners Alexandria, Ky |
| 2009 Midwest Native Plant Conference presented by Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones Dayton, Ohio |
| 2009 Tippecanoe County, Purdue University Master Gardeners ~ Garden Expo |
| 2010 Compassionate Friends Regional Conference Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, KY |
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| 2011 Wabash Valley Master Gardeners Spring Seminar Terre Haute, IN |
| No other shows for 2010 since we are busy writing our second book "The Secret Lives of Backyard BUGS" |
| 2011 Springhouse Gardens Nicholasville, KY |
| Jan. 28, 2012 Crawford County Master Gardeners "A Winter Day in the Garden" Conference Lincoln Trail College - Illinois |
| 2011 Compassionate Friends Regional Conference Frankfort, KY |
| 2011 Books by the Banks festival Duke Energy Center - Cincinnati, OH |
| Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve Cincinnati, OH |
| March 24, 2012 hosted by Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones |
| April 19 - 21, 2012 Midwest Homeschool Convention Duke Energy Center - Cincinnati, OH |
| March 10, 2012 "Pesticide-free gardening for butterflies" Madison County Master Gardeners Alexandria, Indiana |
| Learning Today to Care About Tomorrow |
| May 22, 2012 Walton Branch Library Walton, KY |
| April 17, 2012 Erlanger Branch Library Erlanger, Kentucky |
| April 25, 2012 Boone Co. Public Library Burlington, KY |
| June 5, 2012 Boone County Public Library Hebron, KY 41048 |
| June 16, 2012 Wild Birds Unlimited store Lexington, KY |
| June 9, 2012 Wilson Nurseries store Frankfort, KY |
| June 23, 2012 Campbell Co. Library Fort Thomas, KY |
| June 21, 2012 Boone County Public Library Walton, KY |
| June 2, 2012 The Blue Marble children's bookstore Ft. Thomas, KY |
| May 19, 2012 Krohn Conservatory butterfly show Cincinnati, OH |
| June 28, 2012 "Butterflies in your Backyard" Highland Cemetery Nature Trails Fort Mitchell, KY |
| May 14, 2012 Cincy Science Cafe Cincinnati, OH |
| June 2, 2012 Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 14, 2013 "Nature Photography" Cincinnati Women's Club |
| July 10, 2012 No. Ky. Montessori Center Crescent Springs, KY |
| Radio show interview WMKY "It's Great Outdoors" Carol Mundy Cincinnati, OH |
| July 15, 2012 Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve Cincinnati, OH |
| Colonial Heights Retirement Comm. Heights Building Florence, Kentucky |
| July 24, 2012 Colonial Heights Retirement Comm. Gardens Building Florence, Kentucky |
| Sept. 13, 2012 Cold Spring Library Cold Spring, Kentucky |
| July 9, 2012 Television interview "Living Dayton" show Channel 2 WDTN in Dayton, OH |
| July 12, 2012 Television interview "Good Day Columbus" show Fox 28 in Columbus, OH |
| July 16, 2012 Television interview Fox 19 in Cincinnati, OH |
| July 16, 2012 Joseph Beth book store Crestview Hills, KY |
| July 22, 2012 Television interview WLWT Morning News Channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH |
| July 30, 2012 Television interview ABC News Channel 36 in Lexington, KY |
| September 3, 2012 Television interview Channel 18 Lexington, KY |
| August 10, 2012 Maple Knoll Retirement Community "The Magic of Butterflies" Cincinnati, OH |
| July 21, 2012 Blue Marble Children's bookstore Fort Thomas, KY |
| Sept. 25, 2012 Village Garden Club Indian Hill, OH |
| August 25, 2012 Natural Bridge State Park "The Magic of Butterflies & Moths" Slade, KY 40376 |
| April 4 - 6, 2013 Duke Energy Center Midwest Homeschool Convention Cincinnati, OH |
| Sept. 1, 2012 North Bend State Park "Monarch Butterfly Festival" Cairo, West Virginia |
| Oct. 20, 2012 Kentucky Reading Association Lexington, KY |
| July 10, 2013 Butler Co. Master Gardeners Hamilton, OH |
| March 12, 2013 Western Wildlife Corridor Earth Connection Cincinnati, Ohio |
| May 20, 2013 Champaign Co. Master Gardeners University of Illinois extension Champaign, IL |
| July 26, 2013 5th annual Midwest Native Plant Conf. Bergamo Center Beavercreek, Ohio |
| February 9, 2013 "Curious Kids to Published Professionals" Cincinnati Nature Center |
| May 6, 2013 "Beautiful Bugs" Cincinnati Nature Center Milford, OH |
| April 18, 2013 Butterflies ! Elsmere Headstart school Elsmere, KY |
| August 3, 2013 Rockford, Illinois |
| "Wayne and Judy's presentation was such a wonderful experience for our students and teachers. Their presentation was hands-on and engaging as well as child-friendly. Their enthusiasm for nature and the outdoors is contagious, and I would highly recommend them for visits to other schools." Lisa Dieso, Associate Director Northern Kentucky Montessori Center |
| May 15, 2014 The Herb Society of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH |
| Sept. 11, 2013 Burlington, KY |
| Jan. 30, 2014 Federated Garden Clubs Cincinnati, OH |
| June 15, 2013 Butterfly Garden workshop Wilson Nurseries Frankfort, KY |
| June 10, 2013 Butterflies at VBS White Hall Baptist Church Richmond, Ky |
| Oct. 18, 2013 Kentucky Reading Association Lexington, KY |
| March 12, 2014 Fort Thomas Garden Club Fort Thomas, KY |
| March 11, 2014 Four Seasons Garden Club of Fairfield Fairfield Community Arts Center Fairfield, OH |
| Oct. 14, 2013 Springdale Garden Club Cincinnati, OH |
| May 15, 2015 National Garden Club Conference Louisville, KY |
| Feb. 15, 2014 Master Gardener Advanced Training Madison County Master Gardeners Alexandria, IN |
| June 16, 2014 Forest Park Garden Club Forest Park, OH |
| March 12, 2014 Parker Woods Montessori School Cincinnati, OH |
| May 17, 2014 Rush Co. Master Gardeners GARDEN FEST Rushville, IN |
| Cincinnati Hosta Society Montgomery, OH |
| May 15, 2014 Northern Ky Headstart school "Science Night" Elsmere, Ky |
| April 3, 2014 Northern Ky Headstart school Elsmere, Ky |
| Drop us a line if you would like to schedule us for a nature presentation, butterfly show-and-tell, or book signing *fees are determined on an individual basis, Negotiable honorarium plus travel costs judyburris@twc.com |
| November 11, 2014 Village Gardeners of Glendale Glendale, OH |
| June 16, 2015 Flowering Acres Garden Club Deer Park, OH |
| June 20, 2015 Beagle Ridge Herb Farm annual Lavender Thyme event Wytheville, VA |
| Jan. 29, 2015 Capital Area Master Gardeners Frankfort Council of Garden Clubs Frankfort, KY |
| May 16, 2015 Rush County Master Gardeners GARDEN FEST Rushville, IN |
| Sept. 15, 2016 The Garden Club of Marion WILDFLOWER WORKSHOP Matter Park Municipal Garden Marion, IN |
| July 24 - 25, 2015 Midwest Native Plant Conference Bergamo Center 4400 Shakertown Road Dayton, OH |
| Oct. 16, 2015 Indiana Master Naturalists Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Seymour, IN |
| June 24, 2015 Westside Neighborhood Association Summer School Butterfly Presentation Glen O. Swing and John G. Carlisle elementary schools Covington, KY |
| July 22, 2015 Westside Neighborhood Association Summer School Butterfly Release Glen O. Swing and John G. Carlisle elementary schools Covington, KY |
| August 21, 2015 "Pollinator Forum" 4949 Tealtown Road Milford, OH |
| The Butterfly Society of Virginia Virginia Beach, VA |
| Sept. 24, 2016 "Monarch butterfly day" Cool Creek Nature Center 2000 E. 151st Street Carmel, IN 46033 |
| Good Shepherd School and Grand Theater Frankfort, KY |
| Sept. 23, 2017 "Monarch Migration Day" Cool Creek Nature Center 2000 E. 151st Street Carmel, IN 46033 |
| Sept. 13, 2017 Petal and Stem Garden Club Hayes Arboretum 801 Elks Road Richmond, IN 47374 |
| August 11, 2018 The Garden Club of Marion Friends of the Gardens of Matter Park Butterfly Magic in the Meadow and ice cream social Matter Park Municipal Garden Marion, IN |
| Sept. 22, 2018 "Monarch Migration Day" Cool Creek Nature Center 2000 E. 151st Street Carmel, IN 46033 |
| Monday April 27, 2020 Petal and Stem Garden Club Holiday Inn 6000 National Road East Richmond, IN 47374 3:00 - 4:00pm |
| Saturday October 17, 2020 SW Indiana Master Gardener Association Fall Conference Old National Events Plaza 715 Locust Street Evansville, IN 47708 9:00am - 3:15pm |