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2012 PERENNIAL PLANT SYMPOSIUM Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM The Inspired Gardener 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 fees: $69 GPPA and ABG Members / $79 Non-members $5 Pre-paid parking / $12 Boxed Lunch (register by February 17, 2012 for discounted parking) Registration Deadline: February 17, 2012 To register online: atlantabotanicalgarden.org Special Note on Receiving GPPA Member Discount ABG members will be automatically given the $10 discount at check out, but GPPA members who are not also ABG members will need to enter a coupon code. After GPPA members put the number of tickets they would like to purchase in their shopping cart and enter in the full name of the attendee(s), they will then Proceed to Checkout. This is the step where you will either need to log in to their existing ABG account or create a new ABG account. After logging in or creating a new ABG account, you will be taken to the check out screen. There is an option at the top of the check out screen that users can select if they have a coupon code to use. It will apply a $10 discount for each ticket purchased. You can access the GPPA coupon code in the Members Only section of the GPPA website, or get it from Karla via email at ktiev@bellsouth.net. To register by voice mail: (404) 876-5859 ext. 2558 To register by mail, click here to download the brochure / registration form. You can also see the event poster here, view Silent Auction items here, and read about this upcoming GPPA Event at: The Atlanta Botanical Garden Website THE INSPIRED GARDENER Winter finds most gardeners starved for spring – the season of new beginnings, a fresh opportunity to get the most out of our landscapes. As springtime approaches, immerse yourself in this full day of exciting garden inspiration. Come away with fresh ideas for making the garden of your dreams! This year’s featured speakers are Katy Moss Warner, Steve Brady, Shannon Pable, Norman Kent Johnson and Stephanie Cohen. Symposium Schedule     8:00 a.m. Check-in and Silent Auction bidding begins 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks 9:15 a.m. Beautiful Landscapes Presented by Katy Moss Warner   10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Easy-to-Grow Fruits Presented by Steve Brady   11:30 a.m. Cinderella Natives Presented by Shannon Pable   12:30 p.m. Lunch & Book-Signing 1:15 p.m. Silent Auction bidding closes 1:30 p.m. Other People's Gardens Presented by Norman Kent Johnson   2:30 p.m. The Nonstop Garden Presented by Stephanie Cohen   3:30 p.m. Symposium Concludes Retrieve Silent Auction Merchandise     Featured Speakers Katy Moss Warner Beautiful Landscapes: The Key to Healthy Communities For five years, Katy Moss Warner, dynamic presenter and President Emeritus of the American Horticultural Society, has been judging towns and cities for America in Bloom. She has witnessed first hand what happens when communities focus attention on their landscapes. The spirit of optimism and volunteerism reflect not only in the beauty of the community but also in its vitality. Communities with beautiful landscapes are the places where people want to live, work and play. Katy Moss Warner is currently President Emeritus of the American Horticultural Society (AHS), a national, non-profit, member-based organization with a bold vision of “making America a nation of gardeners, a land of gardens.” Katy served on the AHS Board of Directors from 1992 – 1998, served as Chair of the Board from 1998 – 2000 and then provided day-to-day leadership as President and CEO from 2002-2006. Prior to becoming AHS President, Katy was Director of Disney's Horticulture and Environmental Initiatives at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. With a team of nearly 700, she was responsible for the landscapes of four theme parks, 15 resort properties and over 70 miles of roads on the 30,000-acre property. For 25 years - from 1976 to 2000 - she provided the leadership necessary to ensure that Disney's horticultural traditions of beautiful gardens and environmental responsibility were sustained. She started the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Katy received the Agriculture Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Arizona, where she received a degree in landscape architecture in 1974. She was awarded the Longwood Fellowship in 1994 and the Loeb Fellowship in the Harvard School of Design in 2000. She has received numerous awards including the Torsanlorenzo International Prize for the Environment. In 2000, she received an Honorary Life Membership in the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association. Katy has traveled extensively hosting garden tours in Italy, England, Belgium, Czech Republic, Argentina, Morocco as well as many destinations within the USA. Katy has been featured in numerous books, newspaper and magazine articles. She co-authored the book “The Gardens of Walt Disney World Resort”. Katy Moss Warner has been actively involved with a number of professional and not-for-profit organizations. Currently, she serves on the Board of “America in Bloom’ and has been an AIB city judge since 2007. She judged international cities for Communities in Bloom in 2010. Steve Brady Easy-to-Grow Fruits After 30 years of working for the University of Georgia as the Cobb County Extension Agent, Steve Brady has a wide range of personal and research experience in fruit and vegetable production. Almost anyone can grow a variety of fresh fruits in their yards with proper planning, establishment, and care. Imagine fresh fruit ready to pick April through October. This can truly be edible landscaping. Steve Brady retired from the University of Georgia after 30 years as the Cobb County Extension Agent. He began his career as the Gwinnett County Agriculture/Horticulture Extension Agent where he worked for almost 20 years. He was the Superintendent of the Experiment Station “The Bamboo Farm” in Savannah for 3 years before moving to Cobb County. He finished out his Extension career in Cobb County as the Agricultural/Horticulture Agent. Steve has wide range of personal and research experience in fruit and vegetable production. Shannon Pable Cinderella Natives: Transforming Wild “Weeds” Into Residential Ornamentals Shannon Pable is a life-long artist and gardener with a love of wild edible and medicinal plants. She is a certified arborist and award-winning garden designer (owner of Shannon’s Garden Gallery), specializing in native plants, woodland designs and environmentally friendly landscape designs. Learn the tricks of how to incorporate native plants into the tidy residential landscape and some of the myths associated with natives. Shannon will also include a list of her favorite natives to use in sun and shade areas. Shannon Pable is a life-long artist and gardener, with a love of wild edible & medicinal plants. She is a certified arborist and award winning garden designer (Owner of Shannon’s Garden Gallery), specializing in native plants, woodland designs, and environmentally friendly landscape designs. Shannon is also a published writer, photographer, illustrator, and wilderness survival instructor. She currently writes for State By State Gardening (publishers of Georgia Gardening and 15 other state magazines). She continues to expand her knowledge and connect people to nature through her love of plants. Norman Kent Johnson Other People’s Gardens One of the hardest things about reworking an existing garden is the question, “Why?” Knowing how you will use your garden must play a role in defining the garden. Do you need to accommodate your dogs, children or more cars? Do you have horticultural challenges: too much shade, too much sun, or poor soil conditions? Or maybe the garden is simply tired and ready for a change. Whatever the case, the “why” must always precede the “what.” Renowned garden designer and author Norman Kent Johnson will guide you through thought processes for rethinking your garden to make it right for you. Norman Kent Johnson holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, where he is listed as the first Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Design. He also attended the Radcliff College Seminars in Garden History, Harvard University. He has served as: Garden Design Editor, Southern Living; Associate Editor, Landscape Architecture; and founding Editor, Garden Design magazines. He has written/co-authored: Trees and Shrubs, Oxmoor House; Garden Design, Simon and Schuster; and Everyday Flowers, Longstreet Press. His work as a garden designer in Mountain Brook, Alabama has been published, extensively; most recently in The Gardens of Norman Kent Johnson by Sherry Wilson and Mary Catherine Crowe. Three of his garden designs are also included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Public commissions include: A Garden for Southern Living, and The Abroms Rhododendron Species Garden, Birmingham Botanical Gardens; The Rector's Garden, Cathedral Church of the Advent; and the Sculpture Garden, Birmingham Museum of Art for the Red Mountain Garden Club. Norman is listed as a Recommended Speaker, Garden Club of America; Life Member, Garden Club of Alabama; and 17-time Favorite Teacher with the Landscape Design Study Program, National Garden Clubs, Inc. Stephanie Cohen The Nonstop Garden: Four-Season Design Gardeners seem to fall into two broad categories: Those who are growing more mature want to garden but encounter physical drawbacks; newer gardeners with very busy schedules trying to incorporate gardening as a passion and pleasure into their lifestyles. We all want year-round beauty, but in order to attain it we must work smarter not harder. This means making the most of the space and time you have. Join Stephanie Cohen, the “Perennial Diva” herself, in an adventure to get the dirt on nonstop gardening! Stephanie Cohen has taught herbaceous plants and perennial design at Temple University for over 20 years. She was the founder and Director of the Landscape Arboretum at Temple University, Ambler. She is a contributing editor for “Fine Gardening”, the advisory board for “Green Profit”, “Green Scene’ a publication for PHS, and a regional writer for the Blooms of Bressingham Plant Program, She also writes for “American Nurseryman”. She has received three awards from the Perennial Plant Association for design, as well as receiving their Service and Academic Award. She has received awards from Temple University, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and The American Nursery and Landscape Association for Garden Communicator of the Year 2000. In 2005 she became A fellow of Temple University Alumni Association, the highest award given to an alumna. She has lectured coast to coast, including Alaska. She has been on QVC TV as the “Perennial Diva.” She was featured on CN8 TV once a month on a gardening segment. She has written a book on design that was published in the spring of 2005 called THE PERENNIAL GARDENER’S DESIGN PRIMER published by Storey Press. It was their best seller for 2005. This book was chosen by The Garden Writer’s of America as the winner in the best overall book.(2005). It still is their top seller. She finished a book for 2007 called "Fallscaping". She has received the honor award from The Perennial Plant Association at their meeting in 2005 in Canada. She is the first woman to receive this award. Currently book three for Timber Press, called “The Non-Stop Garden” has been in the top twenty since it was published. She was written about in "Greenhouse Grower" (2008) as one of the 25 top people in a "Who's Who" in the perennial industry. To register online: atlantabotanicalgarden.org Special Note on Receiving GPPA Member Discount ABG members will be automatically given the $10 discount at check out, but GPPA members who are not also ABG members will need to enter a coupon code. After GPPA members put the number of tickets they would like to purchase in their shopping cart and enter in the full name of the attendee(s), they will then Proceed to Checkout. This is the step where you will either need to log in to their existing ABG account or create a new ABG account. After logging in or creating a new ABG account, you will be taken to the check out screen. There is an option at the top of the check out screen that users can select if they have a coupon code to use. It will apply a $10 discount for each ticket purchased. You can access the GPPA coupon code in the Members Only section of the GPPA website, or get it from Karla via email at ktiev@bellsouth.net. To register by voice mail: (404) 876-5859 ext. 2558 To register by mail, click here to download the brochure / registration form. Registration is Open for the Symposium until February 17, 2012 Silent Auction Items Berman Vase Bowl from Cooney Cat Ceramics Buddha from Casa Montano Gingko Vase (Ice Blue) from Lake Hartwell Pottery Liriope muscari Curly (3) Pitcher from Cooney Cat Ceramics Sibley Montano Face Fog and Dusk tables from Gardenmason Shawn Walls Japanese maple-leaf imprints in concrete with reclaimed cedar frames (being auctioned as a pair)