SOUTHERN LIVING GARDEN EXPERT LEADS SEMINARS

Southern Living garden specialist Bill Slack will be in Cape Girardeau today.

Slack, an authority on home landscape and garden design, will conduct three shows on lawn care during the Southern Living/Lowe's Lawn & Garden Seminar at the store, 3440 Lowe's Drive.

A special lawn and garden stage will be provided by Southern Living.

Slack will present three stage shows today:

-- Fall planting for color, 10 a.m.

-- Fall lawn care, 1 p.m.

-- Landscaping with trees and shrubs, 3 p.m.

The shows are designed for a wide audience, including novices and seasoned gardeners.

Slack will be available for questions following each seminar.

"We're not here just to show the audience what we've done," said Slack. "We want to teach them what they can do. With the right blend of three ingredients -- planning, implementation and maintenance -- anyone can have a beautiful landscape."

Slack has been named top extension landscape architect in the U.S. by the American Society of Landscape Architects.

He was an extension landscape architect at the University of Georgia for 13 years. He earned his bachelor of science degree from the State University of New York and completed his master's degree in landscape architecture at the University of Georgia.

Additional weekend seminars will be held at Lowe's Sunday:

-- Home safety and security, by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Officers will be at Lowe's from noon to 4 p.m. to answer questions.

-- Fall painting tips by Enterprise Paints, 2 p.m.

-- Winterizing your garden pond by Little Giant Pump Co., 1 p.m.