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11:00am Program- Erica will present some great ideas for holiday decorating culled from our 100 years of floral design used to decorate public buildings. Her photographs will be accompanied by real-life recreations that will be raffled off to enliven your holidays at home.

Lunch Menu: Regular lunch: Fresh fruit, top round beef, garlic mashed potatoes, honey glazed carrots.
Vegetarian lunch: Vegetable Lasagne.
Entree salad: Turkey Wrap (Sliced Turkey wrapped in a tortilla with lettuce, guacamole, bacon and tomato) served with pasta salad
Gluten free lunch: GF version of the regular lunch.

10:30am Registration

11:00am Program- Bobby J Ward will talk about Elizabeth Lawrence (1904 – 1985), often dubbed the Jane Austen of the gardening literary world. In 2004, “Horticulture” magazine considered Elizabeth Lawrence one of the most significant gardeners of the past 300 years and one of only three from the American South.

Lunch menu: Regular lunch: Classic caesar salad, herb baked flounder, rice pilaf, broccoli.
Vegetarian lunch: Vegan Buddah Bowl- mixed greens, quinoa, roasted sweet potatoes, toasted chickpeas, avocado, red radish, roasted red pepper, local pea shoots, and microgreens with Balsamic Dressing.
Entree salad: Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Parmesan Cheese, Croutons and Caesar Dressing.
Gluten free lunch: GF version of the regular lunch.

Registration 10:30am

11:00am Program- When it comes to creating a sustainable home landscape, much can be accomplished by doing less. In this presentation, Landscape Designer Dale Batchelor covers some basic conservation principles with examples from her own and clients’ gardens.

Lunch menu: Regular lunch: Mixed green salad, pecan crusted boneless pork cutlet, baked potato, vegetable medley.
Vegetarian lunch: Jumbo grilled marinated portobello mushroom, stuffed with spinach, red and yellow bell pepper, zucchini, and eggplant, topped with melted fresh mozzarella over Penne Pasta.
Entree salad: Mixed green salad with strawberries, chicken and balsamic dressing.
Gluten free lunch: GF version of the regular lunch.

10:30am Registration

11:00am Program- Steve will give a behind-the-scenes description of logistics and planning for floral events and shops, tracing all the steps involved from design ideas to event production.

10:30am Registration

11:00am Program- Landscape design has roots in classical fine arts training. Understanding the principles and elements of art theory helps with designing experience-rich, evocative landscapes, as does the practice of art. Join Preston Montague for a conversation about other lessons he learned for finding success in the garden through his work producing art throughout his life.

10:30am Registration

11:00am Program - Mike Dunn will explain how native plantings will bring a host of interesting creatures, large and small, to your property. By learning how and what to observe, you can get a peek into the fascinating lives of your wild neighbors.