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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.

A PPA 2009 St. Louis Site Committee has formed and will 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.

The next meeting of the PPA 2009 St. Louis Site Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16th, 6:30pm-9:00pm, at the Marriott (formerly Hyatt)/Frisco Room in St. Louis Union Station.. Light refreshments will be served.

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):

    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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    2009 St. Louis PREVIEW
    Presented at the 2008 PPA Symposium in Philadelphia
    © 2009 Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis