Thank you to our additional sponsors:

Alpha Beta Hortus - Gateway Technical College's Horticulture Club

The Bruce Company

Cassity Tree Service, Inc.

CPS, Inc. (Crop Production Services)

Jasperson Sod, Inc.

Jerry Nelson - Host of WRJN's The Garden Show

KD Poolscapes

Reinders, Inc.

Unilock, Inc.

Friday

January 30, 2009

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Gateway Technical College

Madrigrano Auditorium

3520 - 30^th Avenue

Kenosha, WI 53144

Map to Gateway Technical College:

Schedule

8:20 - 8:30 a.m.    WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.    “Seasonal Containers”

Nancy Clifton - Horticulture Specialist, Chicago Botanic Garden; Glencoe, IL

Learn how to use the ideal plants to create sensational seasonal arrangements. From proper soil mixes to utilizing the unusual for containers. Nancy, will show you how to use plant combinations to create a Spring Fling, a Summer Sizzle, a Fall Harvest and a Wonderful Winter.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.    “The Native Plant Palette”

Corrine Daniels - Restorations Nurseries Director, Applied Ecological Services; Brodhead, WI

With the demand for native landscaping increasing in popularity, Corrine will help us broaden our native plant palette with some of the lesser known species of prairie and wetland plants. She will provide cultural information to successfully establish these plants.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.    BREAK

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.    “In a Changing World - The Role of Plant Exploration, Evaluation, and Introduction”

Kris Bachtell - Director of Collections & Facilities, The Morton Arboretum; Lisle, IL

Learn from a veteran plant explorer, how plant exploration in remote parts of the world is important to meet the changes that are occurring in our climate here at home. In this changing world, Kris's mission is to help find plants that are more climate adaptable as well as pest and disease resistant.

11:45 - 12:15 p.m.    Horticulture Scholarship Presentations

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.    LUNCH

1:15 - 2:15 p.m.    “E. A. B. Program Update”

Jennifer Statz - E. A. B. Program Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Madison, WI

As predicted, the Emerald Ash Borer has arrived in our neighborhood. You will learn the latest information available on this important issue. Educate yourself on how to look for signs and symptoms of this pest and learn about WDATCP's plan of action.

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.    BREAK

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.    “Top 10 Landscape Mistakes - and How to Avoid Them”

Tim Thoelecke - FAPLD, Founder of American Academy of Landscape Design; Glenview, IL

We've seen them all - from the design cliché to the mulch volcano. Tim's talk takes a critical and lighthearted look at what we as designers of the landscape can do to differentiate our work from the rank and file.

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.    RAFFLE & FAREWELL

NEW BOOK SALE

GARDENER’S USED BOOK SALE

HORTICULTURE DISPLAYS

Registration

Deadline for Early Registration is January 23, 2009

Flyer & Registration Form  - Adobe Acrobat .pdf file

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For any questions contact

Lisa DePratt

Phone: 262-835-4353

e-mail: deprattl@gtc.edu

or

Kathy Estep