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  • Thursday, August 24, 8:15 am – 3:30 pm – Northeast Regional Perennial Plant Symposium

    The Northeast Regional Perennial Plant Symposium will take place at The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, on August 24. The Symposium is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Perennial Plant Association. An all-star cast of speakers will be featured. Andrew Brand will talk about Spectacular Native Plants: Beauty and Biodiversity of the Northeast. Marie Chieppo’s topic is Let Your Landscape Work for You: Designing for Resilience and Sustainability. Uli Lorimer takes on Spoiled for Choice: Becoming an Informed Consumer of Native Plants. John Magee’s talk is, appropriately, Let’s Talk About This. Complete biographies of all speakers and registration information may be found at www.masshort.org.

  • Thursday, October 18 – Saturday, October 20 – Gardener’s Study Weekend in the Brandywine Valley and Perennial Plant Symposium at Scott Arboretum

    Join Berkshire Botanical Garden staff members October 18 – 20 for a three-day study weekend in the Brandywine Valley of Pennsylvania. The cornerstone of this trip includes attendance to the Perennial Plant Conference held at the extraordinary Scott Arboretum located on the campus of Swarthmore College. Attended by professionals and avid home gardeners from the northeast and mid-Atlantic states, this conference is by far the most sophisticated, cutting edge gardening conference held on the East Coast. This three-day trip includes transportation, tours of exceptional gardens and admission to a world class gardening conference. There will be a bit of free time for relaxing and resting weary feet! The BBG staff is eager to share this wonderful gardening adventure with you.

    Included in the $1,075 cost:

    Motor coach transportation
    Attendance to the Fall Perennial Plant Conference at Swarthmore College
    Admission to Mt. Cuba Center, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA
    Overnight accommodation Thursday and Friday night.
    All breakfasts and lunches.

    Evening meals are on your own; a variety of different restaurants are located within walking distance of the hotel. The cost includes a $150 tax deductible donation to the Berkshire Botanical Garden. This trip is for Berkshire Botanical members only, so join now.

    Withdrawals: To withdraw your registration from a class, please contact us as soon as possible so we can make your space available to others. If you give us at least 7 days’ notice prior to the event, we will refund you less an administrative fee equaling 25% of the program cost. To register, visit https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/gardener%E2%80%99s-study-weekend-brandywine-valley-perennial-plant-symposium-scott-arboretum

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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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  • Wednesday, July 4 – Monday, July 9 – Thirtieth Perennial Plant Symposium

    The yearly Perennial Plant Symposium is the only annual symposium devoted entirely to perennials. It is also the oldest with the first symposium presented in 1983. The location changes each year. Enjoy learning about and observing perennials, gardens, and production facilities all across the USA and Canada. This summer the annual meeting of the Perennial Plant Association takes place in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference includes optional tours before and after the symposium, trips to public and private gardens, a trade show, and retail, grower, or designer’s talks and tours. Selected highlights include:

    July 4th: Optional walking horticultural tour of Boston, historical tour by bus of Boston, Lexington and Concord,  and fireworks cruise

    July 5th: Public Day Seminar Speakers

    Julie Merservy:  Home Outside – Creating the Landscape You Love

    Debra Knape: Good Enough To Eat – Designing Edible Landscapes

    David Culp:  Best of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

    Adrian Bloom:   Bloom’s Best Perennials and Grasses

    Roger Swain: Ace of Shovels: Finding the Perfect Garden Tool

    Laura Deeter: Bringing Your Perennials Up Right

    July 6th: Eleven fascinating presentations featuring growers, landscape designers, and retailers, plus Keynote by Julie Merservy:  Hearing the Stream With Open Eyes – The Evolution of a Designer

    July 7th: Morning Bench to Border Tours of Cavicchio Greenhouses, Stonegate Gardens, Russell’s Garden Center, Garden in the Woods, Weston Nursery, and Tower Hill Botanic Garden.

    Afternoon Divine by Design Garden Tours of four private gardens, Elm Bank (Massachusetts Horticultural Society), Weston Nursery, and Tower Hill Botanic Garden.

    July 8th – Trade Show and Sixteen Lectures on topics ranging from Biological Controls to New and Upcoming Coreopsis Cultivars to Container Gardening.

    July 9 – Optional Tour to garden centers and Newport gardens

    July 10 – Option Tour:  Journey to the Edge!  The Maine Event.  Visit five wholesale and retail growers in New Hampshire and Maine, and experience a lobster bake at the Coastal Maine Botanic Garden.

     

    Lectures, reception and the trade show will take place at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street. The room rate is: $129 for Single or $129 for Double.  Non Perennial Plant Association members are invited to register for the entire conference at non-member rates, or just for the public day on July 5th.  Registration information will be available at www.perennialplant.org.  This is a fabulous opportunity for our Boston area gardening community to participate in one of the nation’s premier horticultural events.