On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA June-July 2016 | Page 11

REGIONAL NEWS & NOTES Maria Zampini was the keynote speaker at the Oklahoma Master Gardening State Conference, June 3, at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma. She spoke on “2016 Gardening Trends for your Outdoor Space.” Additionally, she did two breakout sessions on “Garden-pedia: I Didn’t Know That!” On June 8, Maria spoke again on Garden-pedia, at the Northwest Horticultural Society Lecture Series in Seattle, Washington. Eye, Missouri. Tours of Jim Long’s culinary herb collection, rare vegetables and native medicinal herbs, photo opportunities and tastes from the garden round out the day. For more information: LongCreekHerbs. com/want-to-visit or email for directions: [email protected]. REGION IV CHEVAL FORCE OPP Kathie VanDevere was involved with the Midwest Garden History and Design Symposium: Fields, Forests, Farms and Gardens, June 9, in Bath, Ohio. The symposium included lectures, lunch at the 200-year-old restored Hale Farm and Village. The event focused on the research, restoration, documentation and archival issues of historic properties. Brie Arthur participated in the Town Hall panel on “Still Selling a 1980s Message,”