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Speaker Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. on the third TUESDAY of the month. Watch the schedule as we sometimes have to shift a week to accommodate a speaker's schedule or a holiday. Speaker meetings are open to the public.
Location
Speaker Meetings are at McElreath Hall at the Atlanta History Center. On occasion, we will be asked to park at the Swan House and walk to McElreath to accommodate parking for multiple events. This parking area can be reached from the Swan House (Slaton Drive) Entrance. Click here for complete directions to the Atlanta History Center and the Swan House (Slaton Drive) Entrance.
The Atlanta History Center Gardens provide a perfect setting for GPPA. The extensive gardens are beautiful in every season. Come early to meetings and stroll the Frank A. Smith Rhododendron Garden in the ravine in front of McElreath Hall. To get a preview of the other gardens at AHC go to their website at AHC Homes and Gardens.
Before the speaker meeting
During daylight saving time, members bring plants to sell/swap in the parking lot. Members also pass on gardening magazines and catalogs to others in an open swap. Lots of Master Gardeners are in the crowd to answer questions. Light refreshments are offered.
2012 Schedule of Speakers
Meetings are held at The Atlanta History Center, McElreath Hall
Social Hour 6:30-7:30 p.m., Speaker 7:30 p.m.
Open to the public. Reservations are not required.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
McElreath Hall
Atlanta History CenterTroy Marden, "Turn Up the Heat with Tropicals!"
Troy Marden is a plantsman and garden designer who has been a passionate plant lover all of his life. His 25-plus years of professional experience include time spent in nearly every facet of the industry, from nursery production and retail garden centers to stints at some of the country’s best known public gardens. He has been a co-host of Nashville Public Television’s hit gardening show, Volunteer Gardener, for 10 years and also writes regularly for some of the country’s top gardening magazines. A self-ordained foodie, Troy’s blog, Gardener Cook, has become popular with plant lovers and food lovers alike. His latest venture, which will launch in 2012, is a Garden Tour division of his business that will take other passionate gardeners on trips to some of the finest horticultural destinations in the U.S. and around the world. 2012 will also find Troy writing his first book, to be published by Timber Press in early 2013. You can find more information at www.troybmarden.com.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
McElreath Hall
Atlanta History Center"Growers Panel Discussion"
Tonight's discussion panel will be Tiffanny Jones of McMahan’s Nursery, Brian Morris of Glade Spring Nursery, and Dave Smith of Saul Nurseries. Prior to the meeting, members will be able to send in specific questions for the panel. Sara Henderson will moderate.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
McElreath Hall
Atlanta History CenterJim Fountain, "Topic to Be Announced"
Jim Fountain, Interim Superintendent of The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens (formerly known as the Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens)
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
McElreath Hall
Atlanta History CenterW. Gary Smith, "The Barbara Allen Memorial Lecture Speaker"
W. Gary Smith is the recipient of the American Horticultural Society’s Landscape Design Award. With more than 25 years in public garden design and master planning, W. Gary Smith has distinguished himself as a landscape architect who celebrates plants and the connections they offer between people and nature. Working almost exclusively in botanic gardens and arboreta, he strives to find ecologically sustainable ways of making gardens. His most recent projects include master planning and garden designs for the Southern Highlands Reserve; the Texas Arboretum at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Canter; and the conservatory gardens at the John A Sibley Horticultural Center at Callaway Gardens in Georgia.’ – American Gardener magazine
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
McElreath Hall
Atlanta History CenterJean Williams-Woodward, "Vexing Perennial Diseases"
Jean Williams-Woodward, Associate Professor, University of Georgia