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GWA Symposium 2009
Raleigh, NC
September 24-26th
Friday,
Sept. 25
Who hasn’t heard of plantsman Tony Avent and his perennial mail order Plant
Delights Nursery? What most people don’t realize is that there is an immense
collection of rare and unusual plants within six acres of botanical display
gardens that surround Tony’s greenhouses and home. We will have this great
garden to ourselves for an early morning photo shoot and breakfast, and Tony
has arranged to have his staff on hand for those of you who simply must
purchase plants to take home. Here is a picture of Pearl the cat too.
http://www.plantdelights.com/
The North Carolina Farmers Market was such a hit during a GWA Southeast
Regional Meeting several years ago that it was repeatedly requested as a
destination for our national symposium. A unique site with local food, cut
flowers and garden plant vendors, this active market is a collage of color,
smells, tastes and another opportunity to "buy local" while you are
visiting.
http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh/index.htm
North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, is the home of the celebrated
eight-acre JC Raulston Arboretum, begun in 1976 by the late Dr. Raulston,
who was affectionately known as simply “JC” to his students and friends.
Raulston collected and trialed plants from all over the world in this
outdoor classroom which houses the most diverse collection of cold-hardy,
temperate-zone plants in the southeastern United States. The plant
collections are interspersed throughout themed gardens such as the white
garden, a rooftop garden, the 300-foot-long by 18-foot-deep perennial
border, lath house, drought-tolerant screen garden and Japanese garden, just
to name a few.
The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with the most
diverse collection of cold hardy temperate zone plants in the southeastern
United States. As a part of the Department of Horticultural Science at NC
State University, the Arboretum is primarily a working research and teaching
garden that focuses on the evaluation, selection and display of plant
material gathered from around the world. Plants especially adapted to
Piedmont North Carolina conditions are identified in an effort to find
better plants for southern landscapes.
The Arboretum has been largely built and maintained by NC State University
students, faculty, volunteers, and staff. Plant collections include over
5,000 total taxa (species and/or cultivars) of annuals, perennials, bulbs,
vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees from over 50 different countries,
which are displayed in a beautiful garden setting.
http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/index.php
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