Daily Archives: June 22, 2015

Tuesday, September 22 – Friday, September 25 – 2015 International Master Gardener Conference

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Join International Master Gardeners for the 2015 conference, Horticultural Horizons in the Heartland, on Tuesday, September 22 through Friday, September 25, at the Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Hear three keynote speakers, J. Schwanke on A Life Arranged Around Flowers, Mark Hirsch on That Tree, and Gary Oppenheimer on Ending the Waste of Food – From the Ground Up.  Travel through Nebraska and Iowa on ten terrific tours, including Missouri to the Foothills of the Rockies, Along the Oregon Trail, Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Missouri to Mississippi – A ‘Cruise’ from River to River.  Learn with Extension Master Gardeners from the United States, Canada, and South Korea in 81 available workshops.  For complete information visit http://mastergardener.unl.edu/imgc2015. Please note the conference coincides with Yom Kippur.

Wednesday, July 29 – Sunday, August 2 – Begonia Revolution New England 2015

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The American Begonia Society’s 2015 Annual Convention will take place at The Verve Crowne Plaza Boston-Natick, 1360 Worcester Road in Natick, Wednesday, July 29 – Sunday, August 12.  A variety of tours will be available to participants. On Wednesday, see the Harvard Glass Flowers and Marine Life Collection at the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the greenhouses of the Lyman Estate in Waltham. Thursday, travel to Logee’s Greenhouses in Danielson, Connecticut and the Roger Williams Botanical Center in Providence.  Friday features a tour of Tower Hill Botanic Garden.  In addition to travels, hear Mike Flaherty speak on Begonias of the Rich & Famous, Drew Norris on Growing Begonias Like African Violets, Randy Montes Kerr on Species Begonias for Every Home, Pablo Jourdan on Germplasm Research Update, Mark Tebbitt on Begonias of Andean South America, and Lloyd Traven on How to Bring Begonias to Market. Of course there will be a Judged Plant Show, a Boutique, and Plant Sales in addition to Luncheons and a Seafood Bake.  Complete information on registration and programs is available at http://www.begonias.org/events/2015%20Buxton/ABS_2015.pdf. 

If you wish to stay at the hotel, there are special room rates ($115 per night, plus taxes) if you book by June 29.