Saturday, October 8, 2011
Pre-tour “Heritage and Horticulture Tour” (Optional) departs
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Pre-conference tours depart:
Northern Panhandle Tour (Optional)
Historic Eastern Panhandle Tour (Optional)
Allegheny Highlands Tour (Optional) |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Pre-conferences tours returning in afternoon for check-in and opening reception |
1:00 – 8:00P.M. |
Registration Open |
1:00 – 4:00P.M. |
State MG Coordinator’s Meeting |
5:00 – 9:00 P.M. |
West Virginia Master Gardener Association Store Open |
5:30 P.M. |
Cash Bar Opens |
6:00 – 9:00P.M. |
Opening Reception “Taste of West Virginia”
Charleston Convention Center
Food Served 6:00 – 8:00 |
6:45 P.M. |
David Haas and Bob Webb
Mountain dulcimer and guitar duo |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
7:00A.M. |
Registration Opens |
7:00 – 8:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
8:00 A.M. |
West Virginia Master Gardener Association Store and Silent Auction Open |
9:00 – Noon |
Trade Show set-up |
8:00 – 10:15 A.M. |
Welcome
Keynote Speaker: Anna Ball
Jessica Walliser – Opening Remarks |
10:15 – 10:45A.M. |
Break |
11:00 A. M. |
Day Tours Depart (Optional)
- Heritage Farm Museum & Village/ Rose Garden
- Heritage Farm Museum & Village/ Stiltner Apiary
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10:45- 11:45 A.M. |
Featured Speakers
- Going Green – Leading by Example, Brian Jorg
- Sugar, Sex and Poison: Shocking Plant Secrets Caught on Camera, Bill Cullina
- Wiser Living Through Gardening: Advice from Mother, Barbara Pleasant
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11:45 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. |
Lunch |
12:00 |
Trade Show opens |
1:00 P.M. |
Day Tours Depart (Optional)
- Kanawha State Forest & Capitol Market
- Huntington Museum of Art & Conservatory/Rose Garden
- Ginseng & Medicinal Plants at Left Fork Farm
- Charleston’s Spring Hill Cemetery, Capitol Market & City Gardens
- WV State Capitol Grounds & Museum of Culture & History
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1:00 – 2:30 P. M. |
Breakout Sessions
- Landscaping with an Environmental Focus, Carrie Murphy
- Hortus Mustus – The Plants You Gotta Get, Jim Nau
- Smart Yard Care – Being a Hero for Your Home, Dave Close, Frank Reilly, and Barb Stewart
- Look Back to the Future: New and Great Old Plants for Today’s Garden, Bill Hendricks
- Eating Green in Schools with JMG®, Randy Seagraves, Lisa Whittlesey
- Gardening is for the Birds, Roseanne Sherry
- Planting on the Airwaves, Kathy Cropp, Randy Atkins
- Garden Kaleidoscope: The Garden Through Rose Colored Glasses, Janet Macunovich, and Steven Nikkila
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2:30 – 3:00 P. M. |
Break |
3:00 – 4:30 P. M. |
Breakout Sessions
- Diagnosing Soil Physical Problems, Dr. Richard Rathjens
- Plant Breeders and Nature: The Inventors of Green, Dr. Rick Schoellhorn
- Rainwater Harvesting: More than Just Rain Barrels, BJ Jarvis
- Greening Your Garden While Protecting the Planet, Joe Lamp’l
- Luscious Landscaping with Fruits, Dr. Lee Reich
- Landscaping with Native Trees & Shrubs, Vincent Simeone
- Engaging Master Gardeners to Enhance Community Garden Efforts, Karen Neill, Lucy Bradley
- America In Bloom, Dr. Marvin Miller
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6:00 P.M. |
West Virginia Master Gardener Association Store and Trade Show close |
5:45 P.M. |
Cash bar opens |
6:30 – 7:30 P.M. |
Banquet |
7:15 – 9:00 P.M. |
Entertainment – Brown Chicken, Brown Cow String Band |
Thursday, October 13, 2011 |
7:30 A.M. |
Registration Opens |
7:00 – 8:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
8:00 A.M. |
West Virginia Master Gardener Association Store and Silent Auction Open |
8:00 – 10:15 A.M. |
Announcements
Senator Brooks McCabe, Kanawha County WV Master Gardener
Keynote Speaker: Joe Lamp’l |
9:00 A.M. |
Trade show opens |
10:15 – 10:45 A.M. |
Break |
11:00 A.M. |
Day Tours Depart (Optional)
- Bob’s Market & Greenhouses
- Tamarack/Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
|
10:45 – 11:45 A.M. |
Featured Speakers
- Gardeners – 21st Century Shamans, Janet Macunovich, Steven Nikkila
- Creating Sustainable Landscapes, Vincent Simeone
- My Weedless Garden, Dr. Lee Reich
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Noon |
Day Tour Depart(Optional)
- Charleston’s Coonskin Park, Carriage Trail & Capitol Market
|
11:45 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. |
Lunch |
1:00 P.M. |
Day Tours Depart (Optional)
- Blenko Glass Tour
- Huntington Museum of Art & Conservatory/Rose Garden
- WV State Capitol Grounds & Museum of Culture & History
|
1:00 P.M. |
Silent auction closes |
1:00 – 2:30 P.M. |
Breakout Sessions
- Why Trees Matter: Environmental, Economic and Social Benefits of Trees, Jim Chatfield, Pam Bennet
- Native Wildflowers for Eastern Gardens, Brian Jorg
- Revolutionary Home Composting, Barbara Pleasant
- Going Green with Junior Master Gardener Literature in the Garden, Randy Seagraves, Lisa Whittlesey
- Food Among the Flowers: The Basics of Edible Landscapes, John Porter
- Why You Can’t Buy a Forest in a Can, Bill Cullina
- Storybooks + Kids + Gardening = Innovative Programming, Pam Hosimer
- Appalachian Culture and West Virginia’s Botanical Gems: Native Orchids, Doug Jolley
|
2:30 – 3:00 P.M. |
Break |
3:00 – 6:00 P.M. |
Silent Auction Results Posted and Item Pick-up |
3:00 – 4:30 P.M. |
Breakout Sessions
- The Benefits of Beneficials, Jessica Walliser
- Cut Flowers for Profit and Pleasure, Dr. Barbara Liedl
- Go Green, Grow Green & Save Greenbacks, Larry Sagers
- Tough Plants for Tough Places, Bill Hendricks
- Make Your Garden Work for You: The Visual Guide to Growing Healthy Vegetables, D. Deardorff, K. Wadsworth
- Pollinator Gardens: How Home Gardeners Can Help Conserve Bee Biodiversity, Dr. Gail Langellotto
- Garden Photography, Wil Hershberger
- A Different Green: California Native Plant Landscaping, Lucy Warren
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4:45 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. |
Garden Fitness – Workout Session, Nan Quinlan |
6:00 P.M. |
West Virginia Master Gardener Association Store and Trade Show close |
6:00 – 9:00 P.M. |
Trade Show break-down |
Dinner on your own |
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Friday, October 14, 2011 |
7:30 A.M. |
Registration Open |
7:00 – 8:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
8:00 A.M. |
West Virginia Master Gardener Association Store |
8:00 – 10:00 A.M. |
Announcements
- Monte P. Johnson, PhD USDA/NIFA
- National Program Leader for Environmental Toxicology
- Search For Excellence and Junior Master Gardener Awards
|
10:00 – 10:30 A.M |
Break |
10:30 – 12:20 P.M. |
Announcements
2013 International Master Gardener Conference Promotion
Keynote Speaker: Rick Darke
Jessica Walliser – Closing Remarks
Conference Wrap-up |
2:00 P.M. |
Post Tours Depart (Optional)
- Allegheny Highlands Tour
- Southern West Virginia
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