REGION IV IRA WALLACE
REGION V BILL ADAMS
REGION VI PAT MUNTS
REGIONAL NEWS & NOTES be taking a break from speaking until Sept . 10 , when she presents to the Southeast Wisconsin Master Gardeners at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners , Wisconsin . On Sept . 22 , she heads south to speak to the Greater Montgomery County Master Gardeners at the Presidential Banquet Center in Dayton , Ohio . She ’ ll be back north for a presentation at Pasquesi Garden Center in Lake Bluff , Illinois , Sept . 24 , followed by a talk at the Cheery Cherry Festival in Menomonee Falls , Wisconsin , Sept . 25 . On Oct . 1 , Melinda will join a few of the Green Bay Packers and speak at the opening of the Aurora Health Center Southern Lakes in Burlington , Wisconsin .
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Brent Heath will present “ Bulbs as Companion Plants ” to the Southeast Region American Conifer Society , Aug . 26 , at the Waynesboro Best Western Plus in Watertown , Tennessee . On Sept . 10 , Brent will talk to the Virginia Peninsula Rose Society about “ Combining Roses with Other Plants and Bulbs .” Oct . 8 , he will travel to Tyler , Texas , where he will give three presentations for Regional Master Gardeners ( open to the public ) at the Tyler Rose Garden Center . Oct . 13 , Brent will give a seminar and workshop “ Living Flower Arrangements ” to the Middle Atlantic Council PDCA in Brent and Becky ’ s Bulbs ’ Chesapeake Lounge in Gloucester , Virginia .
Enjoy fall in Virginia , Sept 9-11 , at the 10th annual Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello near Charlottesville , Virginia . Several GWA members will be on the program : Brie Arthur will present “ Foodscaping 101 .” Kirk Brown will bring to life “ John Bartram : America ’ s Master Gardener .” Barbara Pleasant will present “ Your Most-Asked Questions about Composting — Answered !” Tanya Denckla Cobb will present “ Organic Homemade Pest Remedies ” and “ Organic Gardening for Newbies : Avoiding Beginners Mistakes .” Ira Wallace will present “ Growing Great Garlic and Perennial Onions ” and “ Extending the Harvest : Creating a Four-Season Garden .” For more info : Heritage Harvest Festival .
Jenks Farmer will present “ Naturalist Garden Design for the Deep South ,” Sept . 15 in Gainesville , Florida , as part of FNGLA . Spend the morning of Oct . 8 with Jenks to learn about “ Bees , Bugs and Bulbs ” at his organically managed lily farm near Augusta , Georgia . Topics include beekeeping , all the good that bugs do and what to plant this fall for attracting pollinators next spring . No cost , pre-registration required ; contact Jenks Farmer .
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Bill Johnson ’ s photo exhibit , Insect Pollinators , is being extended through Aug . 22 , at the Sophie B . Sachs Butterfly House , part of the Missouri Botanical Garden in Chesterfield , Missouri . On Aug . 22 , Bill will be presenting his “ Insect Pollinators and Insect Photography ” program there . The presentations will be out in the gardens with macro-photography equipment — looking for bugs to photograph . Another of Bill ’ s photo exhibits , Butterflies of North America , will be up at the Como Zoo & Conservatory in St . Paul , Minnesota , through Sept . 7 .
On Aug 16 , Jared Barnes will discuss “ Native and Adopted Plants for Zone 8 ,” featuring hot perennials for the Southeast at the Georgia Perennial Plant Association in Atlanta , Georgia . Later that week , he will travel to Houston , Texas to discuss “ Reliable and Relevant Perennials for 21st Century Horticulture ” and “ Incredible Edibles for the Garden ” at the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association ’ s 2016 Expo . Jared will present “ Propagating Horticulturists : A Cultural Guide for Cultivating the Future of Horticulture ” at Raleigh , North Carolina ’ s JC Raulston Arboretum ’ s 40th Anniversary Symposium on
Sept 23-24 . Then on Oct . 14 , he will present “ BIG Perennials for a Shrinking World ” at the Perennial Plant Symposium at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore , Pennsylvania .
Annie Martin will present “ The Magical World of Moss Gardening ” Aug . 19 at the Speaking of Gardening Symposium at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville . Also on the program : Dan Hinkley , Larry Weaner and Dan Benarcik .
Kelly Norris will speak at the Farwest Show , Aug . 25 about his book Plants With Style and follow his presentation with a book signing . Along with Maria Zampini , he will co-host “ The New Plant Roundup ” at the GWA Conference & Expo , Sept . 19 . He rounds out his autumn schedule with a trio of appearances in October : Oct . 7 and 8 at the Perennial Plant Association Regional Symposium at the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden in Dallas , Texas and Oct . 12 , speaking to the Northwest Horticultural Society in Seattle , Washington .
Please join a world of vegetable lovers for the National Heirloom Expo , Sept . 6-8 , in Santa Rosa , California . Jodi Torpey is presenting “ Blue Ribbon Vegetable Gardening ,” signing books and moderating an international panel of giant-vegetable growing experts . Jodi also invites GWA members to her presentations at the Mother Earth News Fairs in Seven Springs , Pennsylvania , Sept . 23-25 , and Topeka , Kansas , Oct . 22-23 .
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During the Los Angeles County Fair , Sept . 2-25 , Nick Federoff will be presenting a display and talk titled “ Things Green : 10 Top Garden Hacks ” at a stand-alone display on the fairgrounds . He will also be broadcasting his daily PBS television show live from the fair in Pomona , California . On Sept . 22 , Federoff will be inducted into the Montebello ( California ) High School Hall of
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