Saturday, March 6

8:30 a.m. Registration and Check in Morning refreshments served in the Ginkgo Room
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: GREAT WOODY PLANTS FOR DISCERNING GARDENERS Mike Yanny, Nurseryman, Poet and Plant Propagator
Have fun discovering the latest tree and shrub selections from this observant plantsman. Mike is always on the lookout for natives and exotics that bring something new and special to the landscape. Few people have spent as much time in the field examining, selecting, and propagating winning woody plants for the upper Midwest as Mike has.
	Mike Yanny has been the plant propagator at Johnson’s Nursery, Inc. in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin since 1980. Mike has been responsible for developing numerous tree and shrub cultivars including: Firebird® Crabapple, Leprechaun™ Green Ash, Redwing® Viburnum. He has also has been instrumental in developing an extensive line of local ecotype native plants at Johnson’s Nursery.An avid Green Bay Packers fan, in his spare time he likes to read and write poetry. Johnson’s Nursery
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break Refreshments served in the Ginkgo Room Exhibits Open
10:45 – Noon CONCURRENT SESSIONS – please choose one
Plant Combinations for the Small Shade Garden with Marcy Stewart-Pyziak, The Gardener’s Tutor. Suggestions for combining plants for color, texture, and hardiness in both dry and wet shade.
Sustainable with Style: Revisited with Jonathan Boyer, Architect & Director of Design for Farr Associates, Chicago. Enjoy this update on the state of the art sustainable design for residential homes and gardens. Farr Associates The Yannell House
Garden Wisdom with the Horticulturists & Gardeners of the Morton Arboretum. Get your questions answered at this panel discussion on garden care and plant selection where over 75 years of combined Arboretum experience shines through.
Design a Prettier Rain Garden with Andrea Green, Gardens by Design, Oak Park, IL. Discover how this professional combines water-loving perennials and shrubs to create eco-gorgeous rain gardens that seamlessly blend into traditional landscapes. Gardens by Design
Tried and True: Chicagoland Grows Plant Introduction Program with Kris Bachtell, Director of Collections and Plant Explorer, The Morton Arboretum. Chicagoland Grows introduces regionally appropriate woody and herbaceous plants to the local nursery trade. Discover how the plants are evaluated and learn which selections are just right for you. Chicagoland Grows
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch served in the Orientation Hall & Ginkgo Restaurant Exhibits and Store Open
1:45 – 3 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS - please choose one
Best Selections from the Arboretum’s Dwarf Conifer Collection with Kunso Kim, Assistant Director of Collections. Learn some of the easier to grow dwarf plant types and discover the wide variety of colors and shapes that are available for incorporating into large and small scale plantings.
Creating Beautiful Mixed Borders with Abbie Rea, Horticulture Supervisor, The Morton Arboretum. Gain a better understanding of the design characteristics of plants and how to use them to their best advantage.
Garden History and Style: An Overview in Books and Pictures with Rita Hassert, Research Librarian and Laverne Bohlin, Landscape Designer. From formal European, to cottage, to Victorian and modernist, find out where your taste lies on this trip through garden history.
Plants You Love to Hate: Plant Clinic Picks with Donna Danielson, Plant Clinic Assistant, The Morton Arboretum. Take home a new level of knowledge that you can put to use this spring with Donna’s list of dos and don’ts.
Design a Prettier Rain Garden with Andrea Green, Gardens by Design, Oak Park, IL. Discover how this professional combines water-loving perennials and shrubs to create eco-gorgeous rain gardens that seamlessly blend into traditional landscapes. Gardens by Design
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. SPEAKER RECEPTION AND RAFFLE