North Carolina
Master Gardener Conference
McKimmon Center, NC State University, Raleigh,
NC
October 8-10, 2007
Sponsored by:
Department of Horticultural Science |
NC Master Gardener Volunteer Association |
Master Gardeners in Wake, Durham and Johnston County Extension Centers |
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“Helping Gardeners Put Knowledge to Work” is the theme for the 2007 North Carolina Master Gardeners Conference. Join us for stimulating seminars, dynamic speakers, book signings, door prizes, banquets and exhibitors.
Check in Sunday night to participate in the optional full or half day Monday garden or campus bus tours. Enhance your gardening knowledge while attending lectures and concurrent sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Conclude the conference with a stop by Plant Delights Nursery’s Open House just for conference attendees.
This conference is packed with useful information, ideas, and experiences…. all designed towards “Helping Gardeners Put Knowledge to Work.” We look forward to seeing you in Raleigh!
| Sunday, October 7 | |
| 4:00 to 9:00 pm Registration at Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel for those going on all day Monday tours | |
| Monday, October 8 | |
| 7:00 am - 4:00 pm | Registration at Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel |
| 7:00 am to 8:00 am | Complimentary Breakfast, Holiday Inn - Brownstone Hotel, Hospitality Suite, sponsored by NCMGVA |
| 8:00 am- 5:00 pm | Wake County Garden Tour |
| 7:15 am - 5:00 pm | Orange/Durham County Garden Tour |
| 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Half Day Campus Tours |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Registration JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 5:00 pm to dark | Self Guided Tours JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 6:30 -7:30 pm | Pig Picking JC Raulston Arboretum |
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| Coming Soon |
Book Sale List |
| Silent Auction Items |
Conference Sponsors |
| Exhibitors |
| Door Prizes |
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| Tuesday, October 9 | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Complimentary Breakfast - Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel, Hospitality Suite, sponsored by NCMGVA |
| 7:00 - 9:00 am | Registration - Jane S. McKimmon Center |
| 8:30 - 8:35 am | Welcome |
| 8:35 - 9:30 am | British Gardens: What Americans Can Learn From Across the Pond, Bryce Lane |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | Break, Trade Show Open, Calendar Signing |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am | Tough Plants for Tough Times, Dr. Denny Werner |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Let's Mix it Up... Border Design, Pam Beck |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch, Greetings, Dr. Tom Melton |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Trade Show Open, Book Signing |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | The Truth About Home Garden Remedies, Dr. Jeff Gillman |
| 2:30 - 3:00 pm | Break, Trade Show Open, Book Signing |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm | Exciting New and Unusual Shrubs, Trees and Pernnials, Ted Stevens |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | The World is Getting Smaller ... and So is My Garden! Dr. Todd Lasseinge |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Break, Trade Show Open, Book Signing |
6:00 pm- until
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Banquet, NCMGVA Business Meeting |
We will have a book sale and signing
| Pam Beck Tues 1:00 pm |
| Jeff Gillman Tues 2:30 pm |
Tony Avent Tues 5:30 pm |
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| McKimmon Center: Take I-440 and I-40 to Gorman Street (Exit 295); McKimmon Center will be on your right, (just before Western Boulevard). Parking is free. |
| Weds. Oct. 10 | Choose From 15 Concurrent Sessions |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Complimentary Breakfast - Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel, Hospitality Suite, sponsored by NCMGVA |
| 7:00 - 8:30 am | Trade Show Open |
| 8:30 - 9:30 am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | Break, Trade Show Open, Book Signing |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:00 - 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch, Greetings Dr. Julia Kornegay, Trade Show Open |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| After the conclusion of the conference, you are invited to attend an open house at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanical Gardens 4:00 - 6:30 pm. The gardens contain over 6,000 different plant species and cultivars, of which 1,500 are woody and the rest perennials. Includes a man made grotto garden, southwestern garden, rock garden, bog garden, aquatic garden, and much more. You will be able to purchase plants. | |
| Additional Things to Do
Shopping:
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| Conference Tours |
| Choice from all day garden tours or half day campus tours on Monday |
| JC Raulston Arboretum: NC State University, 4301 Beryl Road (off Hillsborough Street and I-440 near State Fair grounds) Raleigh, NC 919-515-7641. An eight acre university research garden for testing new plants. Features include: white garden, bedding plant trails, perennial border, Japanese garden, rose garden, world class collection of redbuds, magnolias, styrax, junipers, vines, and shrubs. |
| Registration: |
| Fees include general sessions, lunch, pig-picking, banquet, and refreshments breaks |
| $115.00 Master Gardener - if postmarked before Sept 1, 2007; one day registration is also available. |
| Refund Policy: Requests for registration refunds will be honored if a written notification of cancellation is received on or before Sept 1, 2007. |
| Conference Hotel |
Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel, 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. Phone: 919-828-0811, 800-HOLIDAY. A block of rooms will be held at the rate of $79.00 plus tax. |
| Other Lodging Near NC State University: |
| Ramada Inn, 1520 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, 919-832-4100 |
Clarion Hotel 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, 919-832-0501 |
| Red Roof Inn, 1813 South Saunders St. Raleigh 919-833-6005 |
| Additional Lodging Information can be found at the Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau website. |
| Conference Contacts: |
| Erv Evans: Erv_Evans@ncsu.edu Phone: 919-515-5378 Bob Kellam: Bob_Kellam@msn.com Phone: 919-231-2827 |