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2010 SYMPOSIUM Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Exuberant Garden: Creating Joyous Spaces A Symposium and Silent Auction Presented by the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Georgia Perennial Plant Association Held in Day Hall of the Atlanta Botanical Garden Registration fee $67(ABG/GPPA Members $57) Boxed Lunch $10 Prepaid Parking $5 (if registered before February 12) To register by voice mail: (404) 876-5859 ext. 2558 To register by mail, click here to download the registration form. Registration Deadline is February 23, 2010 You can also see the flyer or read about this upcoming GPPA Event at: The Atlanta Botanical Garden Website Click here to see photos from this successful GPPA event! THE EXUBERANT GARDEN is a place where the joy of creating a beautiful space mingles with the satisfaction of realizing the fruits of your labor. Both novice and experienced gardeners will discover new ways of thinking about garden style, form, ornament, and care. Come away with fresh, surprising and attainable ideas for making your enthusiastic gardening dreams come true. Gardening with exuberance is possible for everyone! Symposium Schedule     8:00 a.m. Check-in and Silent Auction bidding begins 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks 9:15 a.m. Cultivating a Sense of Place Claire Sawyers   10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Put "OOOs and AAAhs" Outdoors Ruth Baumgardener   11:30 a.m. Essentials of Garden Design Brooks Garcia   12:30 p.m. Lunch & Book-Signing 1:15 p.m. Silent Auction bidding closes 1:30 p.m. Perennial Care: What Really Counts Terry May   2:30 p.m. Joyful Color and Texture in Every Season Mildred Pinnell Fockele   3:30 p.m. Symposium Concludes, Retrieve Silent Auction Merchandise     Featured Speakers Claire Sawyers Cultivating a Sense of Place Claire Sawyers has been director of the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, regarded by some as 'the most beautiful campus in America,' since 1990. She grew up on a dairy farm in Missouri, and has worked in Japan, Belgium, and France. She holds Master's degrees from both Purdue University in horticulture and the University of Delaware where she was a Longwood Fellow. Her book, The Authentic Garden: Five Principles for Cultivating Place is in its second printing. Ruth Baumgardner Put "OOOs and AAAhs" Outdoors Ruth Baumgardner and her husband own Mouse Creek (Nursery) Perennial Farm, in Riceville, Tennessee, which specializes in growing more than 800 varieties of hardy herbaceous perennials and a large selection of herbs and unusual annuals. She is past president of the Perennial Plant Association and a regular contributor to the Tennessee Gardener magazine. Brooks Garcia Essentials of Garden Design Brooks Garcia, a native of Atlanta, has been gardening for almost 35 years. After graduating the University of Georgia with a Bachelor's of Landscape Architecture, he studied classical garden design in Europe. He is the principal designer of Fine Gardens, a garden design firm established in 1989 that specializes in custom residential gardens. His garden has been featured in Garden Design and Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles and on HGTV's, 'A Gardener's Diary'. Terry May Perennial Care: What Really Counts Terry May is the founder of Horticulture Inc., which specializes in landscape design, installation and consulting, with an emphasis on low maintenance and high impact landscapes. Terry received his Bachelor's in horticulture from the University of Georgia and a Master's in horticulture from Washington State University, with a focus on plant physiology. Terry is known as Atlanta's pruning guru. Mildred Pinnell Fockele Joyful Color and Texture in Every Season Mildred Pinnell Fockele lives in Gainesville, Georgia, where her well-maintained home collector's garden features strong woodland elements and innovative plant combinations. She has worked at the Atlanta Botanical Garden since 1986 where she is Horticulture Director. Mildred also oversees the development of Gainesville's 185-acre Smithgall Woodland Garden, complete with greenhouse and field nursery. To register by voice mail: (404) 876-5859 ext. 2558 Registration is Open for the Symposium