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September 11-13, 2026

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Alyssa Campo of FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company Houseplants From the Ground Up: Soil, Nutrition & Winter Care

2:00 PM

Alyssa Campo of FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company Houseplants From the Ground Up: Soil, Nutrition & Winter Care

Get a hands-on look at what's happening below the surface of our houseplants and how healthy soil can help support healthy plants through winter and beyond. Participants will explore:
• What houseplant roots need from their growing environment
• What different organic ingredients contribute to soils and potting mixes
• The relationship between soil, plant nutrition, and ongoing plant care
• How seasonal changes can affect plant growth and care needs
• Practical ways to keep indoor plants and their soil healthy through winter

Explore real soil and organic ingredient samples and learn how to recognize some of what's actually inside a bag of potting soil. Optional planting activity: If the host provides plants and containers, participants can put what they've learned into practice with a guided planting or repotting activity. Great for: Houseplant lovers, newer plant parents, apartment gardeners, and anyone curious about what's happening inside their houseplant's pot.

Alyssa Campo is the Rocky Mountain Regional Sales Representative for FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company and a soil and sustainable agriculture educator with more than 15 years of experience. Her work has taken her from farms and gardens to classrooms, community programs, and garden centers across diverse growing regions, giving her a uniquely practical perspective on how people learn to grow.

Throughout her career, Alyssa has worked hands-on to build and regenerate soils while helping others understand not just what to use in the garden, but why it works, so they can become more confident growers. She has a particular passion for making soil health, plant nutrition, and sustainable growing practices accessible to gardeners of all experience levels.

Today, Alyssa focuses that experience on the Mountain West, helping growers, retailers, and gardeners navigate challenging soils, dry conditions, elevation, and an often unpredictable growing environment.

Pet Fashion Show

3:00 PM

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

4:00 PM

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

Principle Interior Designer & Founder

Always involved in creative and artistic pursuits, Trish’s love of design goes back as far as she can remember.

Ready to follow her dreams after a long career in the military and as a teacher, Patricia returned to school for interior design in 2014.

Throughout her studies, she worked as the VA Rep for her school and interned at different design companies, which gave her the drive and confidence to start her own venture. While working full time for a commercial architecture & design firm, she made the decision to start TAB Interior Designs in 2016.

Within a few short months, her services at TAB Interior Designs were in such high demand that she had to expand her business to keep up.

Trish is excited to be able to accommodate all her clients’ needs with the level of attention and care they deserve.

Member IDS, ASID & NKBA

Saturday

Scott Jeffries of The Emerald Leaf, Some Like It Green & Front Range Gardens Houseplant 101

12:00 PM

Scott Jeffries of The Emerald Leaf, Some Like It Green & Front Range Gardens Houseplant 101

1) identify common houseplant pests and how to treat for them

2) understand light requirements for a variety of plants

3) learn helpful watering hints and techniques

4) answer any questions you might have"

Scott has been actively involved in the local houseplant industry for 23 years. In this time, he has built relationships with over 70 growers, potters and suppliers all across the country and internationally. During this time, he has gained in-depth knowledge of all genre of tropical foliage that are suitable for interior use. He has taught dozens of sessions for garden centers, florists, plant associations, and industry professionals

Owner of:

The Emerald Leaf – Wholesale business selling houseplants to florists, garden centers, nurseries, interiorscapers in 10 states since 2003.
Some Like It Green – Interiorscaper maintaining interior plants throughout the Denver metro area since 2004.
Front Range Gardens – Retail Garden Center since 2018. Home of the Rare Plant Party.

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

1:00 PM

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

Principle Interior Designer & Founder

Always involved in creative and artistic pursuits, Trish’s love of design goes back as far as she can remember.

Ready to follow her dreams after a long career in the military and as a teacher, Patricia returned to school for interior design in 2014.

Within a few short months, her services at TAB Interior Designs were in such high demand that she had to expand her business to keep up.

Trish is excited to be able to accommodate all her clients’ needs with the level of attention and care they deserve.

Member IDS, ASID & NKBA

Todd Lucero of The Bronze Petal The Art & Science of Aroid Care

2:00 PM

Todd Lucero of The Bronze Petal The Art & Science of Aroid Care

Todd Lucero is a horticulturist with over 35 years of experience, known for his disciplined approach to plant cultivation, rare species collection, and community-centered leadership in horticulture.

He grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he worked at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens under the guidance of the esteemed Shane Sith. In 2000, he relocated to Denver, Colorado, where he worked at Ocean Journey (now the Downtown Aquarium). There, he collaborated closely with the Life Sciences Department, beginning his work in the collection and study of rare and difficult-to-source aroid species, an area that would become a defining focus of his career.

Over the decades, Todd has built an extensive body of knowledge in horticulture, grounded in both field experience and global exploration. He has spent years traveling internationally in pursuit of rare plant species, working alongside growers and collectors across Thailand, China, Ecuador, Europe, and Africa. His work reflects a commitment not only to botanical rarity, but to preservation, education, and ecological awareness.

As the founder of The Bronze Petal, Todd's focus extends beyond plants themselves to the cultivation of community. He is deeply committed to fostering connection within Colorado's local community and advancing continued education and conservation efforts in horticulture. Through global partnerships and ongoing fieldwork, he continues to bridge cultures and ecosystems through plant life.

Erica Kalkofen 10 Things You Need to Know Before Remodeling

3:00 PM

Tate Griebel of The Emerald Leaf & Front Range Gardens Staging Plants

4:00pm

Shawn Martin of Flatirons Fire Heat Informative

12:00 PM

Scott Jeffries of The Emerald Leaf, Some Like It Green & Front Range Gardens Houseplant 101

1:00 PM

Scott Jeffries of The Emerald Leaf, Some Like It Green & Front Range Gardens Houseplant 101

1) identify common houseplant pests and how to treat for them

2) understand light requirements for a variety of plants

3) learn helpful watering hints and techniques

4) answer any questions you might have"

Owner of:

The Emerald Leaf – Wholesale business selling houseplants to florists, garden centers, nurseries, interiorscapers in 10 states since 2003.
Some Like It Green – Interiorscaper maintaining interior plants throughout the Denver metro area since 2004.
Front Range Gardens – Retail Garden Center since 2018. Home of the Rare Plant Party.

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

2:00 PM

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

Principle Interior Designer & Founder

Always involved in creative and artistic pursuits, Trish’s love of design goes back as far as she can remember.

Ready to follow her dreams after a long career in the military and as a teacher, Patricia returned to school for interior design in 2014.

Within a few short months, her services at TAB Interior Designs were in such high demand that she had to expand her business to keep up.

Trish is excited to be able to accommodate all her clients’ needs with the level of attention and care they deserve.

Member IDS, ASID & NKBA

Avery Meijer of Moxie Plants Carnivorous Plants - An Introduction

3:00 PM

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friday

Alyssa Campo of FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company Houseplants From the Ground Up: Soil, Nutrition & Winter Care

Pet Fashion Show

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

Saturday

Scott Jeffries of The Emerald Leaf, Some Like It Green & Front Range Gardens Houseplant 101

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

Todd Lucero of The Bronze Petal The Art & Science of Aroid Care

Erica Kalkofen 10 Things You Need to Know Before Remodeling

Tate Griebel of The Emerald Leaf & Front Range Gardens Staging Plants

Sunday

Shawn Martin of Flatirons Fire Heat Informative

Scott Jeffries of The Emerald Leaf, Some Like It Green & Front Range Gardens Houseplant 101

Trish Bonney of TAB Interior Designs Design, Build, Love: the Journey to your Perfect Space

Avery Meijer of Moxie Plants Carnivorous Plants - An Introduction