Schedule:
Tuesday, March 6 - Symposium
8:00 - 9:00 am Registration (Coffee & Refreshments)
9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome
9:10 - 10:10 am Andrea Wulf
Founding Gardeners, The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the
Shaping of the American Nation
10:10 - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:30 am David Howard
My Gardening Life
11:30 - 12:30pm Bill Thomas
Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden in the Making
12:45 - 1:45pm Lunch at Vail Commons
Optional Tour of College Arboretum
(Meet at the front entrance of Vail Commons)
1:45 - 2:00pm Book Signing and Book and Plant Sale in Atrium
2:00 - 3:00 pm Sean Hogan
Who'd a Thunk? New and Exciting Plants form Near and Far
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:15 pm Workshops
1) Andrea Sprott (SprinkleRoom)
Knowledge is Flower Power: Unearthing an Educational Sanctuary
2) Dr. Larry Mellichamp (Duke Hall)
Unusual Southeastern Natives for Your Plant Palette
3) Tiz Johnston (Smith 900 Room)
A Southern Gardener's Top Picks for Year Round Appeal
4:15 pm Post Symposium gathering in Atrium
Talk with speakers, book and plant sales
Note: Book and plant sales and book signing will occur during breaks, after lunch, and at the end of the symposium.
