Perennial Plant Conference 2007

The University of Connecticut is sponsoring the annual "Perennial Plant Conference.” The conference will be held at the Lewis B. Rome Commons on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus on Thursday, March 8, 2007. 

This all-day educational conference will address a wide range of topics focusing on herbaceous perennial production, landscape design and retail marketing. Topics were selected to appeal to nursery and greenhouse producers, retail garden centers, and professional landscapers and designers. Two concurrent educational sessions will feature nationally recognized speakers from both industry and academia.  

The speakers featured at the conference will include:

·                    Dan Hinkley, from Heronmedia in Indianola, WA who will be speaking on New and Exciting Perennials.  Dan will also be speaking on Finding New Plants and Getting Them to Market.

·                    C. Colston Burrell from Native Landscape Design and Restoration in Free Union, VA will be speaking on Native Plants and Ecological Design: Myths and Realities.  In a second presentation, he will discuss GOOD BONES: Creating a Framework for the Garden. 

·                    Jim Ault from the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL will discuss False Lupines, Lilies and Coneflowers, Oh My! Breeding New Garden Plants.

·                    Bridget Behe from Michigan State University in MI will be speaking on Marketing to the Next Generation of Potential Gardeners.

·                    Brad Roeller from the Institute of Ecosystems Studies in Millbrook, NY will be discussing Organic Materials in the Landscape.

·                    Sharon Douglas from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, CT will be speaking on Managing Diseases of Perennials in the Landscape.

·                    Robert Herman, from the Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, CT will discuss Garden Design and Plant Selection by Habitat.

·                    Steven Frowine from Natural Wonders in New Hartford, CT will be speaking on Offering Customers the Plants They Want at a Profit!

 

A pre-registration fee of $80 per person is due by March 1st.  If post marked after March 1st the fee is $90.00 per person. Please make checks payable to the University of Connecticut and send to:

Mark Brand
Extension Specialist, Nursery Crops
Department of Plant Science, Unit-4067
University of Connecticut
1376 Storrs Road
Storrs, CT 06269-4067

Included in the cost of admission: an information packet, lunch, morning & afternoon snacks, free-parking and an opportunity to purchase books on herbaceous perennials of interest to professional horticulturists.

Two pesticide recertification credits will be offered for attendees from CT, RI, MA, ME, NH, and VT (pending state approval).

For more information contact Dr. Mark Brand at 860-486-2930, email: mark.brand@uconn.edu, or visit our web site at http://www.hort.uconn.edu/2007ppc/

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