Schedule
The symposium will be held on August 1st and 2nd, 2024 at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Asheville
192 Haywood St 28801
Thursday
7 am
Registration/Doors Open
Coffee, Tea, and Water will be provided
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8:00 am
Welcome
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8:10-9:10 am
Preston Montague
designing for the experience: composition in practice
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9:10-9-25 am
Break, Silent Auction Bidding, PPA Trade Show
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9:25 - 10:25 am
Bobby Mottern
gardening for climate resilience
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10:25 -11:00 am
Break, Silent Auction Bidding, PPA Trade Show
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11:00 am-12:05 pm
Kate Ancaya
future roof: how plants transform rooftops into resilient infrastructure
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12:05-1:30 pm
Lunch on your own, silent auction bidding, PPA Trade Show
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1:30-3:00 pm
Presentations and Announcements
The new to market perennials and Products and the perennial plant of the year
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3:00-3:10 pm
Break, Silent Auction Bidding, PPA Trade Show
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3:10-4:10 pm
Dr Jared Barnes
the future of perennials: where do we grow from here?
Friday
8 am
Doors Open
Coffee, Tea, and Water will be provided
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9:00 am
Welcome
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9:05-10:05 am
Jeff Epping
gravel gardens: gardens for our changing climate
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10:05-10:20 am
Break and Silent Auction Bidding
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10:20 - 11:20 am
Dr Holly Scoggins
plants i loved…until i didn’t
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11:20-1:00 pm
lunch on your own
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12:45
silent auction closes
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1:00-2:00 pm
Irvin Etienne
carmen miranda in the midwest
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2:00-2:15 pm
Break
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2:15-3:15 pm
Adrienne Roethling
paul j ciener botanical garden: a perennial wonderland
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3:15-3:30 pm
Break
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3:30-4:30 pm
Rodney Eason
design to fit the site
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