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Advanced
Master Gardener Training
Talley Student Center, NC State University, Raleigh,
NC
May 7-8, 2003
Sponsored by: NC State University,
Department of Horticultural Science,
NC Master Gardeners, NC Cooperative Extension Service
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We hope you will join us
in learning about new plants and new gardening techniques while increasing
your environmental awareness. In both the general sessions and the concurret
sessions, you will have an opportuinity to experience new ideas and well-known
speakers, as well as, explore your own specific interests. We
look forward to seeing you in Raleigh!
| Monday May 20 |
| 12:00- 1:30 |
Lunch - Exhibits Open |
| 1:30 - 2:30 |
New and Exciting Plants - Nicholas Staddon, Monrovia
Nursery |
| 2:30 - 3:30 |
Annuals and Tender Perennials: Perfect Plants for
the Attention Deficit Gardener! - Bob Lyons |
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Break - Exhibits Open |
| 4:00 - 4:15 |
Master Gardener Spotlight - Tom Glasgow, Craven County
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| 4:15 - 5:15 |
Christmas from July to December: Plants that Keep
Giving Summer Through Fall - Todd Lasseigne |
| 5:15 - 6:30 |
Dinner- Exhibits Open |
| 6:00 - 9:00 |
Tour JC Raulston Arboretum |
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| Tuesday May 21 |
8:00 - 8:30
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Refreshments, Exhibits Open |
| 8:30 - 9:20 |
Concurrent Sessions |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Break - Exhibits Open |
| 10:00 - 10:50 |
Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Concurrent Sessions |
| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch - Exhibits Open |
| 1:30 - 2:20 |
Concurrent Sessions |
| 2:30 - 3:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
State Meetings |
| 4:00 - 5:00 |
Break and Exhibits Open |
| 4:30 - Until |
Tour/Plants Sale/Pig Picking at Juniper Level Botanical
Garden and Plants Delight Nursery |
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We will have a book sale and signing.
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| Exhibits/Trade Show |
| Monday: |
12:00 -1:30, 3:30 - 4:00, 5:15 - 6:30 |
| Tuesday: |
8:00 - 8:30, 9: 30 -10:00, 12:00 - 1:30, 4:00 - 5:00 |
| Wednesday: |
8:00 - 8:30, 9:30 - 10:00, 12:00 - 1:30, 4:00-5:00 |
| We are currently recruiting vendors for the trade
show. If interested in renting a space please contact Emily_Revels@ncsu.edu
or Karen_Neill@ncsu.edu.
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| May Weather: Average maximum temperature is
78F and the average low is 55F. |
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Diseases of Ornamental Plants: Dr. Tom Creswell will lead
this session. Tom is director of the NC State University Plant
Disease and Insect Clinic where he diagnosis hundreds of diseases
of ornamental plants.
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| Conference Tours |
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Raulston Arboretum: NC State University, 4301 Beryl Road
(off Hillsborough Street and I 440 near State Fair grounds), Raleigh,
NC 919-515-7641. A University research garden (8 acres) 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.
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| Refund Policy:
Requests for registration refunds will be honored if a written notification
of cancellation is received on or before May 4, 2003. A $25.00 processing
fee will be deducted from all refunded registration fees. |
| Registration: |
| Fees includes general sessions, lunch, pig-picking and refreshments
breaks |
| $ 45.00 Master Gardener (if postmarked before May 1, 2003) |
| Registration Form: HTML PDF |
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| Housing |
Ramada Inn, 1520 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh.
Phone: 800-441-4709, 919-832-4100. A block of rooms will be held
at the rate of $64.00. Free continental breakfast.
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| Other Lodging Near NC State University: |
Brownstone Hotel (Holiday Inn), 1707 Hillsborough
St. Raleigh 919-828-0811, 800-HOLIDAY |
Velvet Cloak Inn, 1505 Hillsborough St. Raleigh
919-828-0333, 800-334-4372 |
Red Roof Inn, 1813 South Saunders St. Raleigh 919-833-6005,
800-733-7663
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| Additional
Lodging Information can be found at the Raleigh Convention
and Visitors Bureau website. |
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