Friday, March 5

Thornhill Building, west side
8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN Morning refreshments served in the Founder’s room
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: ART AS INSPIRATION FOR GARDEN DESIGN Gordon Hayward, Landscape Designer and Author
	Celebrate the visual language that garden designers share with painters and artists such as Cezanne, Monet, and Matisse. In this keynote presentation, Hayward explains how, by looking at fine paintings you admire, you can more carefully choose your garden style. Take home a new understanding of how to bring it all together
Gordon’s recent book, Art and the Gardener, is his tenth book on garden design and maintenance. Gordon will be available for book signing at the end of the day.
	Gordon Hayward holds degrees from Wesleyan University and began gardening in the 1970s. In 1984, he turned to the work of garden design, lecturing, and writing full time. He consults throughout the Northeast for residential clients, their architects, and builders. He is the author of several books, including The Intimate Garden: Twenty Years and Four Seasons in Our Garden, Garden Paths: Inspiring Designs and Practical Projects, and Your House, Your Garden: A Foolproof Approach to Garden Design, as well as a variety of articles for Horticulture Magazine. Hayward is a certified member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. He travels extensively across the country designing residential gardens and lecturing on garden design. Hayward Gardens
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. BREAK Refreshments served in the Founder’s Room Exhibits Open
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. PERENNIALS IN FOCUS Pam Duthie, Author and Owner of the Gifted Gardener, and Julia Fitzpatrick-Cooper, Horticulture Professor, College of DuPage
Get the “real dirt” on perennial performance in northern Illinois. Perennials in Focus, a project created by local green industry professionals and educators, evaluates perennials in actual garden settings. Julia and Pam will explain the history and process of the project and provide a list of materials currently being studied.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. UPDATE: A CAREER AMONG THE TREES Judy Burgholzer,College of DuPage, Jim Etheridge, Joliet Junior College & Judy Nauseef, Past president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD)
Located within easy driving distance of the Arboretum, two of the region’s largest community colleges prepare students for green industry careers. Learn how regional colleges and professional associations train, mentor, and certify today’s landscape professionals. College of DuPage Horticulture Program Joliet Junior College Horticulture Science Programs Association of Professional Landscape Designers
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH Lunch will be served on the Lower Level Exhibits Open
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. BEANS & BOXWOODS: Kitchen Gardens for the Design Savvy! Elizabeth A. Omura, Horticulturist
	You can create garden beds and window boxes that keep a family in vegetables for a season. Learn how to make a vegetable garden that looks good throughout the year with the latest advice on ornamental edibles and clever bed design.
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. BREAK
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR GARDEN IN TOP FORM Tom Martin, Head Gardener (Retired) of the Illinois Executive Mansion, Springfield, IL
	Tom knows all the tricks of the trade for making your garden ready for company. Whether it is for your own use or for showing your home and garden to potential buyers, these tried and true techniques will win you top marks.
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. SPEAKER RECEPTION AND RAFFLE Celebrate new ideas and ask a few additional questions at the Speaker’s Reception. All of our guest speakers will be available for further comment and will draw winners for our Garden Raffle.
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. BOOK SIGNING in the Founder’s Room

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