On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA November-December 2017

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2017
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Chicago: Our Kind of Town
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
BETH BOTTS
Executive Director’s Greeting . . 2
President’s Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Hot Off the Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Schedule Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
#2017GWA Isaac Luhrs . . . . . . . . . 5
Urban Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Garden Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
#GWA2017 Aaryn Wilson . . . . . . 7
Regional News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
GWA Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Green Industry News . . . . . . . . . . 9
Kids Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
New & Noteworthy . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Navy Pier, focus of the 70th annual GWA Conference & Expo,
extends half a mile into Lake Michigan.
Member Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sustainability Column . . . . . . . . 14
Plant A Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Regional Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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The sun rises
out of a vast,
sparkling lake.
It sets behind
some of the world’s most spectac-
ular skyscrapers. In between and all
around are some of the country’s
most amazing public and private
gardens. That’s why I can’t wait to
show off Chicago—my city—to
the members of GWA: The Associ-
ation for Garden Communicators
for the 70th annual Conference &
Expo, co-hosted with the 2018 IGC
Show, August 13 through 16.
From the Piet Oudolf-designed
Lurie Garden in Millennium Park
to community gardens, jewel-box
courtyards, urban farms, green
roofs and lakefront bird habitats,
Chicago has gardens for miles.
This conference will be different
than traditional GWA gatherings,
because Chicago is not like most
of the cities we’ve visited. For one
thing, it’s a whole lot bigger—a
metropolitan area of 10 million
people that covers an area 70 by
100 miles. We won’t be able to see
it all, but your days will be more
than full of gardens, photo oppor-
tunities, networking, story ideas
and learning.
DOWNTOWN FOCUS
This conference will be
downtown, based at Navy Pier, a
convention center and amusement
arcade that extends half a mile out
into Lake Michigan, with wide-
open water and skyline views. From
our centrally located hotel, you’ll
be able to walk to dozens of lively
restaurants and nightspots. Our
tours will concentrate on urban lo-
cations within reach of reasonable
bus or shuttle rides. Transportation
to Chicago couldn’t be easier: Non-
stops are available to O’Hare and
Midway airports from most other
North American cities.
For the first time, GWA will
partner with another conference,
the Independent Garden Centers
Show, which is held at Navy Pier at
the same time. Everyone attending
the GWA conference will have full
access to the largest trade show for
garden retailers in North America.
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