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SUMMARY:Spring Garden Symposium: Planting for All Seasons
DESCRIPTION:In Alabama, gardening is year round. Join us for the 6th annual Spring Garden Symposium to learn how every season contributes to the essence of the garden. This year’s keynote speaker is Jason Reeves, a research horticulturalist and curator with the West Tennessee Research and Education Center. Come prepared to leave with fresh ideas of how to enhance every season, whether it’s camellias and conifers in the winter, hostas of spring, summer edibles, or adding garden whimsy. Between presentations, explore the Sensory Garden and shop plant vendors and talented craftspeople.\n8:30 AM Doors Open, Registrant Check-in\n9:00 AM Welcome\n9:15 AM Dr. Charles C. Mitchell, Men’s Camellia Club of Auburn University – Camellias in the Winter Garden\n10:00 AM Bionca Lindsey, Owner, BCL Consulting LLC, Advanced Master Gardener – Let’s Learn About Hostas \n10:45 AM Garden Stretches with Betsy Smith \n11:00 AM Keynote Speaker – Jason Reeves, Horticulturalist from West TN AgResearch & Education Center – One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure\n12:00 PM Lunch Break & Vendor Shopping\n1:00 PM Bethany O’Rear, ACES Agent – Creating a Landscape that is Beautiful (and Tasty Too):\nAdding Edibles to your Garden Design!\n1:45 PM Garden Stretches with Betsy Smith \n2:00 PM Hayes Jackson, ACES Urban Extension Agent & LBG Liaison – Cool Conifers for Hot Climates \n3:00 PM Panel Discussion\nThe 6th annual Spring Garden Symposium is sponsored by the Bidikov Foundation and Calhoun County Master Gardeners.\nShop our Plant and Nature-inspired Vendors! Longleaf Botanical Gardens’ Greenhouse & Nursery, Tree Amigos, R & P CRAFTS, Cane Creek Greenhouse, The Plant Underground, Slightly Different Jewelry, Zen Art Glass, The Green Gorilla, Joy’s Woodworks, The Redbird Willow Farm, and Tea Kettle Bird Houses!\nComplimentary coffee available until 11:00 am. Box lunch included for pre-registrants. Payment due at registration. All registration fees support the growth of the Longleaf Botanical Gardens.\nRegistration: $45\nAM&G Members receive a $5 discount\nDay-of registration in-person only.\n
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