Saturday, September 08, 2007

State Conference Information

The 2007 Conference is three days of packed information. Registration forms were mailed to you the end of June. If for some reason you have misplaced this information it may be obtain via the following web site: www.ncmastergardeners. org - click under events. Beginning on Monday the 8th with optional garden tours, plus a campus tour. Monday night there will be a Garden Design Competition plus a pig pickin at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum.
Tuesday will be a full day of educational speakers such as Bryce Lane, Pam Beck and Todd Lasseigne. The speaker for the evening will be Tony Avent, owner of Plants Delight Nursery.
On Wednesday there will be morning and afternoon concurrent sessions such as weed management, organic gardening and rain gardens just to name a few. Conference closes at 4:00 pm. Plants Delight Nursery will hold an open house after close of the conference. Shirley