“Fall Into Spring” theme of this year’s Fall Gardening Symposium
The 2008 Fall Gardening Symposium, sponsored by the Hall County Master Gardeners and Hall County Extension, will be held Saturday, October 11, 2008, at the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center near Gainesville.
This year’s symposium features four guest speakers: Mike Francis, a local grower of specialty conifers and Japanese maples, will speak on “Southern Conifers for the Shade”; Jim Collins , a noted landscape designer, has the topic of “Landscaping with Native Plants”; Mary Donovan, another noted Atlanta-area landscaper, will be discussing “Remodeling Older Landscapes for the Baby Boomer of Today”; and Tom Goforth, who specializes in raising native ferns, will talk about "A Passion for Native Ferns: Their Beauty, Diversity and Amazing History".
Registration for the event will be available on the Hall County Master Gardener website at
www.hcmgs.com after August 1. Payment and registration may be made through the website, or the registration form can be printed from the website and mailed with payment to HCMG. Registration fee for the event is $35.00 per person.
Registration includes refreshments, lunch, a “goodie bag”, and potential for winning a door prize. Several plant vendors will also be in attendance selling trees, shrubs, and perennials for Fall planting.
For detailed biographies of the guest speakers, please access this information at www.hcmgs.com.
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center is located off I-985 at Exit 20. Turn east (right) onto Queen City Parkway then right onto Calvary Church Road at the Kangaroo Convenience Store. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center is three miles down the road on the left at 1855 Calvary Church Road. The symposium will be at the activities building at the rear of the main parking lot.
