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2009 Perennial Plant Symposium
July 19 - 24, 2009, St. Louis, MO

The 27th Perennial Plant Symposium, the annual meeting and signature educational event of the Perennial Plant Association, will be held Sunday, July 19 thru Friday, July 24, 2009 in the Gateway City: St. Louis, MO. The headquarters hotel will be the Marriott (formerly Hyatt Regency) St. Louis at Union Station. All lectures and the trade show will occur at the Marriott (formerly Hyatt Regency) St. Louis at Union Station. The 7-day program will include lectures, trade show, and professional tours of garden centers, nurseries, public, and private gardens and landscapes. The Perennial Plant Symposium is the only national program dedicated solely to perennial plant education. The Symposium will feature a Wednesday, July 22nd morning visit to the Missouri Botanical Garden.

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:

Sunday, July 19 - St. Louis City Tour

Monday, July 20 - Optional Gardner Seminars and Professional Tours

  • The Creative Retail Tour

  • The Growing Solutions Growers Tour

  • Plants and Design Seminar (for the avid gardener)


    • Tuesday, July 21 - Lectures and Trade Show
  • Welcome to St. Louis Horticulture

  • The Henry Shaw Legacy

  • The Best of the Genus "Panicum"

  • Successful Horticultural Plastic Recycling Programs

  • Plant Driven Design

  • Driving New Business Into Your Garden Center with Public Relations and Special Events (workshop)

  • Insect Management Strategies for Perennials

  • Disease Management Strategies for Perennials

  • Perennial Production: Enhancing Your Practices

  • Perennial Bulbs for the Landscape Border

  • Container Combinations to Enhance Retail Sales

  • High Impact, Low Care Garden Plants

  • Perennial Selections for Rain Gardens

  • Perennial Solutions for Commercial Landscapes

  • Sustainable Landscapes - Greening the Business

  • Best Perennials for the Landscape

  • Ornamental Grasses for the Home Garden and Commercial Landscape

  • OPTIONAL Evening Program - Dinner River Cruise on the Mississippi River


    • Wednesday, July 22 - Urban Treasures Professional Tour
  • Missouri Botancial Garden

  • Tower Grove Park

  • Forest Park (with a visual overview of the 1904 World's Fair during lunch at the World's Fair Pavillion

  • The NEW City Garden

  • Alberici/Vertegy Headquarters (LEED building with extensive native plant landscape)

  • Bowood Farms (an urban garden lifestyles retail center)

  • OPTIONAL Evening Activity - Jazz at the Missouri Botanical Garden


    • Thursday, July 23 - Lectures and Trade Show
  • Creating the Effective Retail Perennial Display

  • America in Bloom (AIB) - An Opportunity for the Green Industry (a panel program)

  • The Evolution of a Destination, Niche Perennial Plant Retail Center (a panel program)

  • Plants of Merit Program Creates Opportunities for the Green Industry of the Lower Midwest

  • Improving Your Success with Difficult Perennials

  • Green Roof Landscaping

  • Greenhouse Energy Conservation and Efficiency

  • Lean Flow Strategies Increases the Financial Bottom Line

  • What's New in the World of Iris

  • The Genus "Carex" from the Perspective of a Landscape Architect

  • 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year

  • High Impact Seasonal Color Display in the Landscape

  • New Plant Forum


    • Friday, July 24 - Optional Professional Tours
  • The Gateway to Green and Sustainable Tour

  • The Creative Gateway Gardens and Design Tour


    • A PPA 2009 St. Louis Site Committee has been formed and has become quite active after the October 2-4, 2008 visit of the PPA Program Committee and the November 15, 2008 visit of the PPA Board of Directors. The St. Louis Site Committee provides tour and local speaker/program topic recommendations to the PPA Program Committee.

    Stay tuned for notice of the next meeting of the PPA 2009 St. Louis Site Committee..

    PPA 2009 Symposium Program Committee:

  • Steven Still, PPA Executive Director, (614) 292-6027

  • Caroline Kiang, PPA President/Cornell Cooperative Extension-Suffolk County, (631) 727-7850 x337

  • Janet Anderson, PPA Immediate Past President, (519) 245-4039

  • John Hoffman, PPA President Elect/Hoffman, (919) 479-6620

  • Martha Smith, PPA Central Region Director/University of IL Extension, Macomb, (309) 836-2363

  • Nanci Allen, PPA Western Region Director/Plant Haven, (360) 941-2353


    • Additional work sessions will be scheduled throughout the remainder of 2008 and into 2009. If you are interested to assist with activities associated with the PPA 2009 Symposium or need more information, email or call:

    PPA 2009 St. Louis Site Committee Co-Chairs:
    • Cindy Gilberg, Gilberg Farms, (314) 630-1004(cell)

    • Bill Ruppert, National Nursery Products - St. Louis, (314) 966-0253(work) or (314) 504-4335(cell)


    Site Committee SUBCOMMITTEES and Leadership (* = Subcommittee Chair)

    Tour and Logistics Coordination SUBCOMMITTEE (includes Bus Captain recruitment and coordination):
    • Leigh Butler, St. Louis Master Gardeners or CALL (314) 577-9442

    • Hilary Daniel-Engelhardt, Gardens by Hilary, (314) 647-1456(work) or (314) 518-4646(cell)

    • Steffie Littlefield, Garden Heights Nursery, (314) 645-7333(work) or (314) 803-6337(cell)

    • * Bill Ruppert, National Nursery Products - St. Louis, (314) 966-0253(work) or (314) 504-4335(cell)

    • Robert Weaver, The Gateway Gardener Magazine, (314) 968-3740 or (314) 303-0586(cell)

    • Ken Wilson, Eason Horticultural Resources, (636) 561-4077(work)


    Display & Decorations SUBCOMMITTEE:
    • * Ellen Barredo, Bowood Farms, (314) 454-6868(work) or (636) 236-7121(cell)

    • Chris Becker, GardenWorks!, (636) 458-9438

    • Micky Byland, Heimos Greenhouses, (618) 476-7200

    • Gary Bohn, Bohn's Farm and Greenhouses, (618) 779-5540

    • Dawn Frierdich, (314) 741-5305 or (314) 497-5852(cell)

    • Bonnie Hamid, National Nursery Products - St. Louis, (314) 966-0253(work) or (636) 399-3510(cell)

    • June Hutson, Missouri Botanical Garden/Kemper Center, (314) 577-9445(work) or (314) 363-9689(cell)

    • Maggie Jackson, Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis, (314) 487-4995(work) or (314) 420-6393(cell)

    • Chris Kelley, Cottage Garden, (618) 729-4324

    • Ann Lapides, Sugar Creek Gardens, (314) 965-3070(work)

    • Carole Pershing, Sunset Country Club, (314) 849-4458(work) or (314) 961-9018 (res)

    • Barry Ritter, Ritter Horticultural Services, (314) 346-2384 (cell)

    • Mary Scott, Country Club of St. Albans, (314) 402-1862(cell)

    • Julie Straatmann, Passiglia Nursery, (636) 458-9202(work) or (636) 368-2046(cell)


    Local Amenities and Symposium Service SUBCOMMITTEE:
    • Janie Bedwell, St. Louis Community College @ Meramec, (314) 984-7293(work) or (314) 614-9465 (cell)

    • Nathan Brandt, UM Extension St. Louis County, (314) 615-7610

    • Becky Homan, Freelance Writer, (314) 721-5377

    • * Jennifer Schamber, Greenscape Gardens, (314) 821-2440(work) or (314) 229-9911(cell)

    • Mike Sestric, Trees, Forests and Landscapes, (314) 575-0835(cell)

    • Bill Spradley, Trees, Forests and Landscapes, (314) 575-0834(cell)


    On Your Own Tours SUBCOMMITTEE:


    Trade Show SUBCOMMITTEE:
    • Rick Andrews, Eason Horticultural Resources, (314) 862-4793(work)

    • Loek Koene, N.G. Heimos Greenhouses, (618) 476-3624(work)

    • * Barry Ritter, Ritter Hort Services, (636) 394-1445(work) or (636) 346-2384(cell)


    Regional Communications and Publicity SUBCOMMITTEE:
    • Dave Bender, Illinois Green Industry Association, (217) 546-4733

    • Sarah Woody Bibens, Western Nursery & Landscape Association and Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association, (888) 233-1876

    • Tanja Heinen, KC Hort NetWORK, (913) 403-8280

    • * Bill Ruppert, Hort Co-op of Metro St. Louis, (314) 966-0253(work) or (314) 504-4335(cell)

    • Robert Weaver, The Gateway Gardener Magazine, (314) 968-3740 or (314) 303-0586(cell)

    • Kim Young, Missouri Landscape and Nursery Association, (800) 356-2401


    Regional Student Relations SUBCOMMITTEE:

    For more information, click here.

    Full Address
    Marriott (formerly Hyatt Regency) St. Louis at Union Station
    1820 Market Street
    Downtown St. Louis, MO 63103
    (314) 421-6655
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