Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Lectures and Workshops 2006

In the past, people would pay me not to talk. Now they pay me to talk, go figure. Well, I either know what I'm talking about or I have everyone, including myself, fooled.

I've trimmed back my lecture schedule somewhat this year to spend more time here at the farm so I can personally guide the many visitors we receive yearly through the gardens, greenhouses and trial beds. Peak bloom for the Hellebores is around the first week of April so I've left that block of time open for visitors. I still have certain dates available for programs, so if your Garden Club, Master Gardener Group, Civic Organization etc would like to schedule a talk, slide presentation, propagation workshop or program, send me your address and I'll send you a Speakers Package.

2006

* March 06 Philadelphia PA * Garden Writers Association Region II Meeting - Contact Kirk Brown - 610-391-0291 - vista6211@verizon.net
   http://www.gardenwriters.org/Meetings/Region2.html at the Philadelphia Flower Show - http://www.theflowershow.com/home/index.html

* March 08- Stoors CT* University of CT Perennial Conference * Contact Mark Brand - 860-486-2930 - mark.brand@uconn.edu
   http://www.hort.uconn.edu/2006ppc/2006program.htm

* March 18 - Harrisonburg VA * JMU Carrier Arboretum Lecture Series * Contact Bobbie Elliot -540-568-3194 - elliotbg@jmu.edu http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum/main.html

* March 25 - Blacksburg VA *   VA Tech Winter Garden Seminar Series * Contact Holly Scoggins - 540-231-5783 - hollysco@vt.edu
   http://www.hort.vt.edu/hhg/WinterSeminars2006.htm

* March 31 - Wheaton MD * Brookside Gardens Spring Lecture Series * Contact Ellen Bennett - 301-962-1470 - ellen.bennett@mncppc-mc.org
   http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/brookside/

* Apr 22 - 23 - Leesburg VA * Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival * Contact - Megan Granados - 703-737-7157 - mgranados@leesburgva.gov
   http://www.idalee.org/parks/events/FlowerGarden/

* May 07 - Philadelphia PA * Chestnut Hill Garden Festival * Contact - Kate O'Neil - 215-247-6696 - koneill@chestnuthillpa.com
   www.chestnuthillpa.com/garden.asp

* May 20 - Alexandria VA * Green Spring Garden Day * Contact - Nancy Olney - 703-642-5173 - nancy.olney@fairfaxcounty.gov
   www.co.fairfax.va.us/parks/gsgp/events.htm & www.greenspring.org

* June 01-03 - Millersville PA * Millersville Native Plant Symposium * Contact - Brandy Kline - 717-872-3030 - bkline@millersville.edu
   www.millersvillenativeplants.org/

* July 16 - 22 - Montreal PQ CANADA * Perennial Plant Symposium * Contact - Steve Still - 614-771-8431 - ppa@perennialplant.org
   http://www.perennialplant.org/

* August 19 - Stevenson MD * Irvine Native Plant Symposium * Contact - Patricia Caya - 410-484-2413 - cayap@explorenature.org
   www.explorenature.org/nativeplants/index.htm

* August 24 - 30 GWA * Valley Forge PA *Annual Symposium * Contact - Ashley LaGasse - 703-257-1032 - meetings@gardenwriters.org
   http://www.gardenwriters.org/Meetings/Annual.html