For a list of our previous conferences and outstanding speakers, click HERE.
Our conferences are offered to all who love to garden
All skill levels are welcome, and you need not be a Master Gardener to attend. Master Gardeners receive 5 hours CE Credit.
Chair: Betty Peters
Join us for our 10th Annual Education Garden Conference
Gardening And All That Jazz – Garden Revival
Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8 AM – 4 PM
2024 Keynote Speakers
Joseph Tychonievich
Soil Problems & How to Solve Them
Scott Beuerlein
Topic #1: Badass Trees for Piss-Poor Places
Topic #2: Planting for Pollinators
Deborah Trickett
Jaw-Dropping, Traffic-Stopping, Get-the-Neighbors-Talking Containers
Registration Information
The 2024 MGSOC Education Conference will be held at the Oakland Schools Conference Center, 2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, 48328.
- Registration Fee: $95
- Cancellation Policy: No refunds are granted.
- Registration Deadline: Midnight, Friday, April 12, 2024 (Checks must be received by this date).
- Registration options:
- Register online: buy tickets here
- Register by mail: mail print form and check (made payable to MGSOC, Inc.) to Ann Hudak – Registrar, 3931 Custer Avenue Royal Oak, MI 48073
Please direct conference registration questions to Ann:
Phone (248) 812-9437, E-mail: [email protected]
Conference Agenda
Conference begins promptly at 8 a.m.
Each presentation will be one hour long, with a 15-minute Q&A.
8:00 AM - Welcome with opening remarks
Joseph Tychonievich
Soil Problems & How to Solve Them
20-minute break
Scott Beuerlein
Badass Trees for Piss Poor Places
1 hour lunch break
Deborah Trickett
Jaw-Dropping, Traffic-Stopping, Get-the-Neighbors-Talking Containers
15-minute break
Scott Beuerlein
Planting for Pollinators
4:00 PM - Conference Closes
Past Conferences
The 2024 MGSOC Conference – Gardening and All That Jazz – Garden Revival key note speakers were Joseph Tychonievich, Scott Beuerlein and Deborah Trickett. Thanks so all who attended, and special thanks to the Committee and Betty Peters – Chairperson
