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  • Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3 – 36th Annual Perennial Plant Symposium

    The Perennial Plant Symposium is the only yearly symposium devoted entirely to perennials. This industry-focused conference brings together more than 500 professionals for networking, learning, and special events. The symposium moves to a different region each year, giving participants a unique experience and insight into the region’s perennial scene.

    This year’s symposium takes place at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, in the horticulturally vibrant Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina region. You can explore outstanding local gardens, visit vibrant retail garden centers, and tour innovative production facilities. You’ll also hear and engage with industry experts from around the world. Most importantly, you’ll spend time with the best in the industry.

    Registration is now open at http://ppa2018raleigh.com/register/  with early bird discount rates through June 15.  Customize your experience and maximize your time at the symposium with our range of registration options. The PPA 2018 Symposium E-Brochure is now available to download at http://ppa2018raleigh.com//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PPA_2018_Symposium_E-Brochure.pdf. This brochure provides attendees with a detailed overview of all the happenings and events throughout the symposium.  The symposium also welcomes perennial enthusiasts with a full day of Plant Talks on Monday, which are open to the general public and industry professionals.

    The roster of 20+ speakers includes:

    Patrick McMillan – Naturalist, author, educator, and creative force behind Emmy award-winning Expeditions with Patrick McMillan
    Fergus Garrett – Head Gardener, Great Dixter
    Richard Olsen – Director, United States National Arboretum
    Christian Kress – Founder, Sarastro-Stauden Nursery
    Ron Gagliardo – Manager, Horticultural Services, Amazon.com LLC
    Ann English – Program Manager, RainScapes Program in the Watershed Mmgt. Div. of the Montgomery County, MD Dept. of Environmental Protection
    Anne Spafford – Associate Professor of Landscape Design, North Carolina State University
    Richard Hartlage – Founding Principal/CEO, Land Morphology

    Tour sites include:

    JC Raulston Arboretum
    Sarah P. Duke Gardens
    Hoffman Nursery, Inc.
    Plant Delights Nursery & Juniper Level Botanic Garden
    Metrolina Greenhouses
    Niche Gardens
    North Carolina State Farmers’ Market
    Big Bloomers Flower Farm

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  • Thursday, December 8, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Webinar: Evaluating Conservation Landscape Design

    This Ecological Landscape Alliance on line presentation by Ann English on Thursday, December 8 from 7 – 8 pm will focus on evaluation of landscape design which includes environmental as well as aesthetic assessment. A Conservation Landscape can take many forms and can conform to standard aesthetic assessment while providing valuable ecosystem services, such as runoff reduction and pollinator support. The webinar will cover the key components of a conservation landscape, and how to create aesthetically pleasing landscape solutions that require fewer synthetic inputs while applying typical form, color, texture, concept analysis aspects of evaluation.

    Ann English, RLA, ASLA, LEED® AP BD+C is the Program Manager for the RainScapes Program in the Watershed Management Division of the Montgomery County, MD Department of Environmental Protection. The RainScapes program promotes and implements projects which reduce storm water runoff and improve water quality on properties within Montgomery County, MD. The County offers technical and financial assistance (in the form of RainScapes Rewards Rebates) to encourage property owners to implement eligible RainScapes techniques on their property and has developed a training program for professionals that has been used as a model for other jurisdictions and colleges. Her career spans private, non-profit and governmental sectors as well as several years teaching at two universities, with focus on plants, designing with plants and how they perform in the environment and she is the designer of the LID Center’s rain garden templates,(2007). She earned her BA in American History from U. Penn, a Master’s of Regional Planning from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s of Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia. Free for ELA members, $10 for nonmember.  See more at: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/webinar-evaluating-conservation-landscape-designs/#sthash.AJaWupoS.dpuf