Greetings Gardeners!
Warm up winter during the 2019 Smart Gardening Conference in Grand Rapids on Saturday March 2nd! Held in tandem with the West Michigan Home and Garden Shoe downtown at DeVos Place, our day will be jam packed with excellent presenters! Even if you don’t live close to the Grand Rapids area, bring your friends and family for a fun weekend at the conference and the Home and Garden Show!
Your conference registration name badge will provide free access to the West Michigan Home and Garden Show all weekend long!
Conference topics and speakers: Nationally noted presenter William Cullina, Director of the Coastal Maine Botanic Gardens, will captivate you with “Sugar, Sex and Poison-Shocking Plant Secrets Caught on Camera”. Richard Hawke, Plant Evaluation manager and scientist for Chicago Botanic Gardens will explore great perennials for the Midwest that also support pollinators. This year’s speaking lineup also includes a look at the truth about GMO’s and how they could potentially affect the gardener of the future.
We are proud to offer a number of scholarships raised from the generosity of last year’s attendees during our silent auction. Compliments of West Michigan’s commercial garden community, the silent auction offered again this year will ensure scholarship dollars are available for years to come.
Everyone looks forward to our Smart Gardening complimentary gift bag, which will feature not only an exquisite plant, but also a waterproof IPM pocket guide for perennials.
Register here: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2019GRSmartGardeningConference/