Conifers for Gardeners
A 1-Day Symposium on how to grow and use conifers in the mid-South
Saturday, February 27, 2010
8:30 – 5:00
Location: University of Tennessee Visitor Center and the UT Gardens, 2712 Neyland Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996
For directions: http://admissions.utk.edu/undergraduate/visit/directions.shtml <http://admissions.utk.edu/undergraduate/visit/directions.shtml>
American Conifer Society Members $40; UT Gardens Members $40; Non-members $45. Register on line at https://web.dii.utk.edu/agStore/pc-2709-2412-conifers-for-gardeners-symposium.aspx <https://web.dii.utk.edu/agStore/pc-2709-2412-conifers-for-gardeners-symposium.aspx> or call 865-974-8265.
Come and learn about some of the most beautiful and low maintenance plants you can have in your garden. The day includes educational seminars teaching you how to grow and design your garden with conifers combined with a guided walk through the UT Gardens conifer collection. This exciting symposium will conclude with an exclusive conifer plant sale of some of the most beautiful and choice selections for the mid-South.
§ Symposium includes lunch, education, tour and sale. 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
§ The UT Gardens are an official American Conifer Society Reference Garden
§ An ACS Reference Garden Grant provides funding in support of this symposium
§ For more information call 865-974-7972 or e-mail [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/ <http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/>
8:30 Welcome – Duane Ridenour
8:45 "Go Cone Crazy: A Craving for Conifers” - Flo Chaffin
9:45 Break
10:00 “Great Conifers Worth Knowing from the ACS West TN Reference Garden” - Jason Reeves
10:45 “Great Conifers Worth Knowing from the ACS East TN Reference Garden” – Andy Pulte
11:30 Buffet lunch
12:30 “Hiding From the Neighbors: Green Privacy Screening” – Hugh Conlon
1:15 “How To Use Conifers and Companion Plants in the Landscape” - Sue Hamilton
2:00 Break
2:15 Guided walk thru the UT Gardens Conifer Collection – Sue Hamilton, Andy Pulte, Jason Reeves and Duane Ridenour
3:00 Conifer Plant Sale
Optional on-your-own tours for Sunday to ACS members private gardens of Alan Solomon and Sue Hamilton
Susan L. Hamilton, Ed.D
UT Gardens Director
University of Tennessee
Department of Plant Sciences
RM 252 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg.
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4561
Telephone: 865-974-7324
FAX: 865-974-1947
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http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/
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