Some of the biggest draws at the annual Southern Spring Home & Garden Show are the experts and celebrity guests who take the stage. Along with landscaped gardens,  designer rooms and exhibits, recognized experts in their fields are a part of the appeal.

“We have such a great lineup of personalities,” said Mardee Woodward, the show’s manager. “Our guests really enjoy learning from the best – and the opportunity to meet and ask questions of national authorities. But we’ve got plenty of great local talent, too.”

Every hour during every day of the show, an expert will be on the stage to instruct guests .

A few topics to be covered are composting, attracting butterflies, gardening with children, decorating tips that take kids and pets into consideration.

Special guests include:

J Schwanke, a fourth-generation florist whose website, uBloom.com, offers flower aficionados 24/7 access to the colorful world of arranged flowers. He’s written two books on flower arranging – Fun with Flowers: Your Guide to Selecting, Arranging and Enjoying Beautiful Flower and Bloom 365 – The Essential Guide to Arranging Flowers Every Day. (Feb. 26 and 27 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.)
Bishopville, S.C.’s Pearl Fryar has put his small town on the map. In 1984, Fryar had just hoped to win “Yard of the Month” when he began pruning his shrubs into distinctive shapes. He won but also won the hearts of gardeners everywhere, thanks to a magical lawn that looks like it was created by Edward Scissorhands.

The focus of the documentary, A Man Named Pearl, still tends his three-acre garden himself and welcomes visitors to drop by year-round.(Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.)

Before Atlanta-based Chip Wade was the contractor of HGTV’s Curb Appeal: The Block, Showdown, Design Star and Elbow Room, he was a mechanical engineer, carpenter, designer and home builder. Now, he gets to use both his skill with a saw and comfort in front of the camera to bring his know-how to DIYers everywhere. (March 5 and 6 at 1:30 p.m.)

Joe Lamp’l (a.k.a. joe gardener) produces and hosts the award-winning PBS series, Growing a Greener World and previously hosted Fresh from the Garden on the DIY Network. In 2011, The American Horticultural Society gave Lamp’l its B.Y. Morrison Communication Award, which recognizes effective and inspirational communication through print, radio, TV and online media. In both 2012 and 2014, the Garden Writers Association named Lamp’l Best On-Air Talent for Television. (March 6 at 11:30 a.m.)