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2015 Perennial PlantCAHNRUConn UCONN UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CAHNR - PSLA & Extension 2015 Perennial Plant Conference SearchToggle navigation Home Conference Program Agenda About the Speakers Pesticide Recertification Credits and Continuing Education Credits Directions and Parking Accomodations and Lodging College UConn CAHNR PSLA Extension Academic Programs A Conference for the Landscape and Horticultural Professional March 5, 2015 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Lewis B. Rome Commons University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Register Online » Download Mail-in Registration The UConn Perennial Plant Conference will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 as scheduled. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and the speakers begin at 9:10 a.m. Remember to park in the South Parking Garage and bring your parking garage ticket with you for validation. We look forward to seeing you. About the Conference Program agenda About the speakers Pesticide Recertification Credits and Continuing Education Credits Directions and parking Accommodations and lodging The Perennial Plant Conference offers exciting educational opportunities for professional landscapers and designers, nursery and greenhouse producers, and retail garden center operators. Nationally renowned speakers and local experts will be featured. Early registration fee is $100 per person if postmarked on or before February 26th. The fee is $110 per person if postmarked after February 26th or for walk-ins. Student registration is $25 with valid school ID. Registration Discount! Save $20 per person if registering groups of 3 or more together. If you have questions about the conference, please contact Donna Ellis at 860-486-6448 or email: donna.ellis@uconn.edu . Plant Science and Landscape Architecture » Extension » 2015 Garden Conference » Schedule 8:00 Registration opens; refreshments served Session A: (Attendees may move freely between sessions) 9:10 The Plants & Their Stories: New Woody Plants at Johnson’s Nursery Michael Yanny , JN Plant Selections, LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI 10:10 Dig This: Stylish Gardening for Saavy Gardeners Kelly Norris , Horticulture Manager, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Des Moines, IA 11:30 Plants and Design Features for the Sensory Garden Mark Dwyer , Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville, WI 1:45 American Home Landscape: A Historical Perspective Denise Adams , Ornamental Plant Historian, Stony Point, NY 3:00 Growing Flowers That Benefit Bees Kimberly Stoner , The CT Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT Session B: (Attendees may move freely between sessions) 9:10 Landscape Design: Back to Basics Mark Dwyer , Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville, WI 10:10 Consumer Perceptions: Sustainable, Organic, Ecofriendly, Local Benjamin Campbell , UConn Dept. of Agriculture and Resource Economics, Storrs, CT 11:30 Great Woody Plants for Your Most Discerning Gardeners Michael Yanny , JN Plant Selections, LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI 1:45 UConn Plant Introductions: Know Them, Grow Them Mark Brand , UConn Dept. of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, Storrs, CT 3:00 Rise of the Perennial Plant Palette: Examining the New UConn Landscape Kristin Schwab , UConn Dept. of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Eileen McHugh, UConn Planning, Architecture & Engineering Services, Storrs, CT © University of Connecticut Disclaimers, Privacy & Copyright Student Consumer...