REGION I
REGION IV BRIE ARTHUR
REGION VI
REGION VII
REGIONAL NEWS & NOTES
REGION I
C. L. FORNARI
Sally Cunningham was the keynote speaker for the New York State Federated Garden Clubs’ annual meeting, April 4. Her topic:“ The Power of Garden Tourism: Look what it’ s done for Buffalo!” included the story of GWA coming to Buffalo in August. Sally is also leading her fourth tour to the Chelsea Flower Show and great gardens around London, May 21 to 29. She has developed Great Garden Travel, garden-themed trips in the U. S, and Europe( greatgardentravel. com).
Diana K. Weiner will join the Master Gardener volunteers at the Sullivan County Cornell Cooperative Extension Campus to teach two classes on“ Care for Flower and Vegetable Gardens.”
From April through June, Melissa Caughey will appear at several fairs across the country. April 21- 23, Country Living Fair in Nashville, Tennessee; May 6-7, Mother Earth News Fair, Asheville, North Carolina; June 2-4, Country Living Fair, Rhinebeck, New York and June 10-11, Mother Earth News Fair, Burlington, Vermont.
On April 22, the 13th annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium will take place at the Woodstock Inn and Resort, Vermont. It includes five lectures, gardeners’ marketplace, great food and accommodations. Speakers include Brienne Gluvna Arthur, Laura Palmer, Andy Brand and Kerry Ann Mendez.
Charlie Nardozzi will speak April 27, at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in Wellesley on“ Gardening Month by Month.” He’ ll speak about“ Foodscaping”: May 2, at the Carillon Garden Club in Glens Falls, New York; May 6, at the Warner Theater in Torrington, Connecticut and May 8, at the Milford Garden Club in New Hampshire. He’ ll present“ English Garden,” May 13, at the Newport Garden Club in Vermont.
Sue Ann DuBois will host Dig Into Gardening Day, May 6, at Longfellows Hotel and Conference Center, Saratoga Springs, New York. Workshops feature region-specific, dig-in-the-dirt, sustainable garden experiences and practices along with garden-fresh culinary demonstration and tastings.
“ Creative Container Design” will be the topic of the day when Karla Dalley speaks to the Burlington( Vermont) Garden Club, May 11. Karla has also just been named judge for Connecticut for the America’ s Best Gardener Contest.
Kathy Purdy will speak to the Greene Garden Club about“ Colchicums: Autumn’ s Best-Kept Secret,” June 13, at the United Methodist Church, Greene, New York.
“ Landscape Design Bloopers” will be the topic when C. L. Fornari speaks to the Connecticut Horticultural Society, June 15.
REGION IV BRIE ARTHUR
Barbara Pleasant spoke to the Valley of Virginia Herb Guild in Lexington, Virginia, April 3. She was part of the Sustainability Series, sponsored by Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia, April 15. May 6-7, Barbara will be a featured speaker at the Mother Earth News Fair in Asheville, North Carolina, where she will also celebrate the release of her new book, Homegrown Pantry.
Arlene Marturano is the keynote speaker at South Carolina Jamboree“ Let’ s Go Native,” April 21, sponsored by the Lexington County Master Gardener volunteers at Saluda Shoals Park in Lexington, South Carolina. Keynote address is“ Monarchs, Milkweed and Migration.” Registration information is at lcmgv. org /.
Brie Arthur is taking her book and program, The Foodscape Revolution, around the U. S., including the Gaston County Master Gardeners, Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium, Colonial Williamsburg Garden Symposium, Peckerwood Garden, SFA Garden Lecture Series, Crystal Bridges Art Museum Discover the Grounds Program and Epcot ® International Flower & Garden Festival. For more information visit briegrows. com /.
REGION VI
JACQUELINE SOULE
Edith Isidoro-Mills has an exhibit of her photography at the Churchill County Library in Fallon, Nevada, through April.
Mark Turner will teach an“ iPhone Photography” class at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington, April 25 and the following two Tuesday evenings. On May 16, he’ ll speak about“ Pacific Northwest Wildflowers” to the South Delta Garden Club in Ladner, British Columbia.
Denise Pugh will speak on April 29 about“ Gardening in the Delta” at Wister Gardens in Belzoni, Mississippi and May 3-5 at the Mississippi Master Gardeners annual state conference in Raymond, Mississippi, at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center. On June 22, she’ ll speak at Wildflower Day in Coffeeville, Mississippi.
Sharon Lovejoy was chosen as the 2017 Guest Artist for California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. On May 7, she will teach“ The Well-Seasoned Gardener” workshop at the Flower Hill Promenade, Del Mar, California.
Rick Laughlin will participate in the Utah Water Conservation Forum, May 11-12, at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Education Center in West Jordan, Utah.
Patrick Ryan( AKA“ Fish”) has been busy giving“ Gardening 101” classes for Alaska Botanical Garden and the University of Alaska. Patrick will be giving two presentations at the American Horticultural Society National Children and Youth Garden Symposium in the greater Portland, Oregon / Vancouver, Washington area, July 12-15. For more about this even: bit. ly / 2oPPrEc.
REGION VII
KAREN CHAPMAN
Karen Chapman will speak and give a demonstration on“ Sassy Or Classy: Container gardens to suit your style” at Molbak’ s Garden & Home, Woodinville, Washington, April 29;“ Foliage First: 3 easy steps to fabulous container design” is her topic and demonstration at the Master Gardener Foundation of King County in Seattle, May 6. For the San Diego( California) Horticultural Society, she’ ll present“ Foliage First— the California Edition,” May 8. On May 12, she’ ll present the program again for the Laguna Beach( California) Garden Club.
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