Schedule:

Tuesday, March 2 - Symposium Morning

8:00 - 9:00 am        Registration (Coffee & Refreshments)

                                 Location: Knobloch Campus Center

9:00 - 9:15 am        Welcome

9:15 - 10:30 am       W. Gary Smith

                                  Aging Gracefully: Designing a Southern Garden 
                                  for Your Lifetime

10:30- 11:00 am      Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15 am     Allan Armitage
                                  So You Think You Like Plants: annuals,
                                  perennials, bulbs, and vines that will feed your
                                  habit

12:15 - 1:45 pm       Lunch at Vail Commons

1:00 pm                    Optional Tour of College Arboretum
(Meet at the front entrance of Vail Commons)

1:00 - 1:45 pm         Book Signing and Book and Plant Sale in 
                                  Atrium   
                                            

 Afternoon Workshops

1:45 - 2:45 pm       1)  William Welch
                                      Rediscovering the Wealth: Heirloom Plants for
                                      the Southern Garden

                             2)  Robin Ripley
                                      The Artful Vegetable Garden

                             3)  Pam Baggett
                                      Planting Words, Cultivating Thoughts: How to
                                     Grow a Garden Diary

3:00 - 4:00 pm       4)  William Welch
                                     Buried Treasures: Heirloom Bulbs for Every
                                    Season

                             5)  Robin Ripley

         The Artful Vegetable Garden

 6)  Pam Baggett
          Planting Words, Cultivating THoughts: How to
          Grow a Garden Diary

4:00 pm                Gathering in the Atrium
Talk with speakers, book and plant sale