Native plant enthusiasts can spend a day with the experts in
Tifton,
Ga., March 28 at the South Georgia Wildflower Symposium.
Learn to recognize and appreciate beautiful wildflowers and
plants
and how to incorporate them into your garden. The program is
cosponsored
by The Garden Club of Georgia, Camellia District IV and the
University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Featured speakers for the one-day event include:
* Vicki Tucker, environmental horticulture instructor at Albany
Technical College.
* Hugh and Carol Nourse, nature photographers and authors of
"Wildflowers
of Georgia, a Celebration of Their Diversity and
Conservation."
* Janisse Ray, environmentalist and author of "Ecology of
a Cracker Childhood."
* Kay Kirkman, research scientist and co-author of "Trees
of Georgia."
* John Ruter, UGA associate professor of horticulture.
The authors will be signing their books, and information from
the Garden Club of Georgia will be on display during the day.
The grand finale will be a guided tour through the Coastal Plain
Research Arboretum.
For a detailed brochure or registration form, call (229)
391-6868.
Or go to
http://nespal.cpes.peachnet.edu/wildflower
. The deadline for registering
is March 14.
Published on 02/21/01
South Georgia Wildflower Symposium March 28
Brad Haire is the former news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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