GARDEN LECTURES & EVENTS

 

Cindy Funes, an award-winning container designer, is passionate about "all things" container gardening. As a certified professional horticulturist and owner of Garden Revelry, she has been coaching, designing, installing, and maintaining stunning container gardens in the Pacific Northwest since 2008.  Her expertise caters to both homeowners and professionals alike.

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Meet Cindy

Cindy’s love for container gardening extends beyond her professional work. She’s an avid container gardener herself, finding joy in nurturing both people and plants. Her expertise isn’t confined to private consultations; she generously shares her knowledge with garden clubs, small groups, and large audiences lecturing at both the regional and national level. Whether virtually or in person, Cindy empowers both seasoned and newbie gardeners to explore their creative selves and cultivate container gardens with curiosity and delight.

As an engaging speaker, Cindy has appeared in several podcasts, live interviews, and articles. Her blog posts, videos, and classes are treasure troves of pro tips, infused with vibrant visuals and best practices to help gardeners become more accomplished in container gardening, transforming their gardening experience from a chore into pure joy.

Living in Seattle and gardening in Zone 8B with her dog Tucker, Cindy brings over 20 years of experience and education in horticulture, with a special focus on container gardening.

For a list of current lecture topics, email info@gardenrevelry.com.

Garden Revelry Owner and her nursery dog
An overflowing modern arrangement of plants in a large modern concrete container.

PRESENTATION TOPICS

  • Contained Brilliance: How to Container Garden like a Pro
  • Essential Container Gardening Tools and Plant Care
  • A Container for All Seasons: Container Gardening Designs that Transport through the Seasons
  • For Industry Only: Pricing and Managing the Seasons
  • For Industry Only: Pricing for Profitability

Perhaps You've Seen Me... Past Events

VIRTUAL

Pricing and Managing the Seasons; Digging In Gathering Power Circle,  Winter of 2022, 2023, 2024

The Process Driven Designer Podcast; Kismet Design Episode #57 April, 2024

Spoken Garden Interview October 2023

Spoken Garden Interview May 2023

IN PERSON

Finding Profitability in Container Garden Design: Nuggets for Maximizing Your Container Gardening Business Earning Potential, Cultivate, Ohio, July 2021

Container Gardening 101: How to Container Garden like a Pro, Northwest Flower & Garden Festival, February, 2022

Essential Container Gardening Tools and Plant Care, Seattle Garden Club, Fall, 2022

A Container for All Seasons, Container Gardening Designs that Transport Through the Seasons, Northwest Flower & Garden Festival, February 2023

Container Gardening Wars, Northwest Flower and Garden Festival, February, 2023 

 

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