Schedule
7:00
First shuttle leaves from Springfield Mall
7:30 – 8:50
Early Riser’s Tours of Scott Arboretum
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome
Claire Sawyers, Director, The Scott Arboretum
9:15 – 10:15
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Nan sinton
Are you blessed with “good bones” –great trees, glorious views – or is a neighbor’s swing set or scraggly hedge on your horizon? Nan’s solution to design dilemmas: beg, borrow or steal from a world of garden ideas and make them your own. Whether you find inspiration in art, nature, plants or other gardens, an artful re-mix can be totally right for your personal space.
10:15 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 11:30
Shade Perennials: Gems of Forest Floor
Gregg tepper
Gregg will discuss what “shade” really means, its variability, and the plants that thrive within this unique realm, including some of our lesser-known natives, sedges, ferns, and non-native perennials.
11:30 – 12:15
Change: The Passage of Time in the Garden
sydney Eddison
Change is among the least-discussed, yet most fascinating, aspects of gardening. Gardens change from hour to hour, day to day, season to season, year to year, and in special cases, over many years. How we address change is what gives each garden its unique character. Join Sydney on a journey through time as the Eddison garden evolves from 1961 to 2010.
12:15– 1:15
Lunch
Mini tours of Native Shade Perennials will be available from 12:40 - 1:10, limited to 120 people.
Leaders include Scott Arboretum gardeners:
Chuck Hinkle, Nicole Selby, Dale Nemec and Sheila Magee.
Please sign up on the registration form.
1:15– 2:00
Developing Perennial Plant Communities, "The Know Maintenance Approach"
Roy Diblik
Roy Diblik’s thoughtful approach to designing perennial plantings welcomes fresh contemporary styles and plant diversity integrated with responsible maintenance concerns. Using a selection of regionally dependable perennials, he will show how endless natural plant patterns may be constructed, relating each option to time and cost to maintain.
2:00– 2:30 Break
2:30– 3:15
Promising Perennials Forum
David Culp
Presenters: Eileen Boyle, Randy Heffner, Barbara Tiffany, and Carrie Wiles.
3:15 – 4:15
Good Planting in the Dixter Style
Fergus Garrett
Within the framework of the historic garden of Great Dixter, Fergus Garrett will analyze plant combinations using shape, color, texture, repetition, and multilayer planting for a long season with examples from hardy to exotic plants.
4:15
Afternoon Study Tour: Kemp Green Roof
Lars Rasmussen
Scott Arboretum Gardener
4:30 - 5:30
Happy Hour Reception
Mix and mingle with colleagues and horticultural
professionals. Beer, wine, and snacks will be served along with great conversation in the Wister Center. A $15 registration fee is required.
5:45
Last shuttle leaves for Springfield Mall.
