On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA June - July 2017 | Page 11

REGIONAL NEWS & NOTES REGION II DENISE SCHREIBER Eva Monheim recently taught “Color in the Garden” at Mt. Cuba Center. Kathleen VanDevere invites GWA members to the Midwest Garden History & Design Preserva- tion Symposium, June 21, and 23, at the Akron Art Museum in Akron, Ohio. Marta McDowell, author of All the Presidents’ Gardens: Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses—How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America, will speak on “Research Methods for Preserving, Restoring or Replicating Period Gardens.” Marianne Salas will speak on “Research Resources at the Smithsonian Institution.” At- tendees also can tour several historic properties in the area. E-mail [email protected] for more information. upcoming EVENTS REGION III Regional Meeting | Indianapolis, Indiana Best of an Indianapolis Summer Tour Friday, June 23, noon to Saturday, June 24, noon Connect Meeting | Columbus, Ohio Connect (& More): GWA @ Cultivate’17 Saturday, July 15 to Tuesday, July 18 Chanticleer’s Dan Benarcik and Bill Thomas will be speaking at the American Public Gardens Association Conference in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, June 20-23. Dan will discuss “Fusing Seasonal Display Planning with Gardenwide Approaches.” Bill will speak about “Empowering Staff” and will head up the Leadership Forum. On August 2, Bill Thomas will give a webinar for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and August 31, he’ll speak at Coastal Maine Botanic Garden. Jan Kirsh’s whimsical fruit and vegetable sculp- tures will be on exhibit at the Gay Street Gallery, 337 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia through August 15. Four private gardens in Indianapolis will be part of the Region III meeting June 23 and 24. REGION V BILL JOHNSON The Minnesota State Master Gardener Annual Conference will be at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota, June 23-24. The keynote speakers will be Thomas Ranier and Jeff Lowenfels. Heather Holm will also be presenting. Benjamin Vogt will present “A New Garden Ethic” at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek, Iowa, July 8. The talk is a preview of his upcoming book of the same title. REGION III B E T H B OT T S , D I A N E R A N K I N AND SUSAN MARTIN In addition to recording her Melinda’s Garden Moment how-to videos, Melinda Myers will be speaking at the following events: Thursday, June 15, at Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau, Wisconsin; Friday, June 29, at the Bloom Garden- ing Conference at Meadow Brook Hall, Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan; Wednesday, August 2, at Ebert’s Greenhouse Village in Ixonia, Wisconsin and twice daily from August 2 through 13 at the We Energy Park Gardens at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wisconsin. Jan Riggenbach, syndicated garden columnist, will speak at the North American Lily Society International Lily Symposium in St. Louis, June 28 to July 2. Her presentation will be “Landscap- ing with Lilies.” Helping Us Grow! Thanks to these GWA members for helping to grow the organization. ONE MEMBER APLD Cassandra Barr Steve Bender Louise Clark Kate Copsey Mark Cullen Sally Cunningham Tom Fischer Dawn Hummel Igor Kaftan Jessie Keith Debra Knapke Jeff Lowenfels Sue Markgraf Marty Ross Yvonne Savio Bill Thomas Sue Trusty Chris VanCleve Teresa Watkins TWO MEMBERS Helen Battersby Ken Brown Bill Johnson Eva Monheim Lynn Steiner THREE MEMBERS Ruth Rogers Clausen Jan Johnsen SIX MEMBERS Brie Arthur ELEVEN MEMBERS Kirk Ryan Brown TWO ALLIED MEMBERS Teresa Watkins 11