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
Perennials at RHS Wisley: Past, Present, and Future
DAvid Jewell
David will focus on three distinct perennial borders at the Royal Horticultural Society garden Wisley: the mixed border (past), the Piet Oudolf border (present), and Tom Stuart Smith landscape and prairie plantings (future), featuring an overview of their different styles of management and plant content and association.
10:15 – 10:45
Break: Book Sale and Signing
10:45 – 11:30
Gardens Filled with Passion
Carol Reese
Carol will inspire you to create a quirky, fabulous garden that accommodates your plant collecting addiction, and the fascinating creatures of the natural world as well. Her images will feature gorgeous plant combinations and unusual structures… and we will learn that yes, natives and exotics can all be part of the ecologically sensitive landscape. We will dig a little deeper into the sex life of the garden to discover details of some bizarre and amusing pollination techniques.
11:30 – 12:30
On the Wild Side - An Experiment in New Naturalism
Keith Wiley
This presentation takes a look at the treasure trove of gardening ideas to be found in nature, from right under our noses to far-flung corners of the globe. By allowing our observations of natural landscapes to inform our plantings, Keith believes we can loosen the strait-jacket that long-established horticultural practices impose, allowing the enormous creative potential, latent within most of us, the freedom to express itself.
12:30– 1:30
Lunch
1:30– 2:15
Concurrent Sessions :
Choose ONE of the following three options:
Understanding Green Roofs: Benefits, Design, Applications and Potentail for Perennials Market
Jeff Jabco
Green roofs represent relatively new technology in urban/suburban areas in the United States. They are designed to control storm water, save energy and reduce air conditioning costs, reduce urban heat island effects and provide a beautiful garden on the roof. Green roofs may be installed on residential or commercial buildings, and their use has had an impact on nurseries supplying perennials suitable for them. Jeff will discuss this technology and how it has been applied at Swarthmore College, where there are two green roofs and two more in the planning stages.
Bringing Your Perennials up Right
Laura Deeter
Lazy (floppy) teens, aggressive toddlers and poor performers: are your “babies” not living up to their potential? Learn some parenting “tips and tricks” for perennials of all ages in this fun and lighthearted romp through perennial garden maintenance.
Tour: Perennials for Color and Texture in the Fall Garden
Sue Stark, Lars Rasmussen, and Dale Nemec
Scott Arboretum Gardeners (limit of 90 participants)
2:15– 2:45 Break
2:45– 3:15
Promising Perennials Forum
David Culp
Moderator Presenters: Robert Herald, Chuck Hinkle, Angela Palmer, Kevin Staso, Gregg Tepper
3:15 – 4:15
Plant-Driven Design: Honoring Plants, Place and Spirit
scott ogden and lauren springer ogden
Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden believe that putting plants first makes a garden emotionally resonant and worthy of the name “garden.” Challenging design orthodoxy and current garden trends that result in static landscapes, over-designed plant installations, or mere outdoor living spaces, they explore marrying plantsmanship and design without sacrificing one to the other. We will see how making plants the starting point of design creates enduringly beautiful, ecologically intelligent gardens where we rediscover and invite a powerful primordial connection between person, plants and place. The concepts, ideas, and practices presented empower gardeners to design, and designers to plant.
4:15
Afternoon Study Tour: Green Roofs of Swarthmore College
Nicole lewis , Sheila Magee, and susan mcginley
Scott Arboretum Gardeners
4:30 - 5:30
Happy Hour Reception
new feature!
Mix and mingle with colleagues and horticultural
professionals.
5:45
Last shuttle leaves for Springfield Mall.