Flower Show Symposiums
MAY 2008
May 13-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville, OR
Horticulture: Tina Tuttle - Peonys, Dwarf and Miniature Conifers
Design: Lynn Fronk - Multi-Rhythmic, Sculptural Assemblage and Kinetic
Allied Topic: Tuttle - Staging Vines and Flowering Shrubs; Fronk - Design Judging Procedure and Comments
Chairman: Garnet Ascher, 503-292-4460
Registrar: Georgia Zahar, 541-686-8397
May 13-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baton Rouge, LA
Horticulture: Jim Schmidt- Ariods
Design: Julia Clevett- New Book/New Look
Allied Topic: Clevett- Mechanics for Creative Design
Chairman: Peggy Murray, 318-336-7668
Registrar: Gayle Martien, 337-233-7315
May 21-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage, AK
Horticulture: Elayne Gilhousen - Daffodils and Pelargoniums
Design: Jackie Strother - Joy of Creativity
Allied Topic: Gilhousen - New Handbook Highlights, Strother - Ethics and Procedure
Local Registrar: Mary Ann Cooper, 907-268-8874
JUNE 2008
June 9-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Windsor, NJ
Horticulture: Dorthy Yard- "Seeing Plants in 3-D" Hostas, etc.
Design: Jo Krallman - Tablevision Exhibition Tables
Allied Topic: Yard -"Meeting the Family" Explaining Plant Families-Nomenclature, Krallman - Backbone Know How
Chairman: Anna Godwin, 732-270-0568
Registrar: Mary Anne Finch, 732-899-1498
June 9-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rocky Hill, CT
Horticulture: Dorothy Howatt- Roses and Perennials
Design: Julia Clevett- Cutting Edge: Creative Design
Allied Topic: Clevett and Howatt- First Aid for Flower Show Trauma Victims
Chairman: Nancy Angelopoulos, 203-239-1125
Registrar: Anne Harrigan, 203-239-1125
June 9-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Point, NY Horticulture: Sandra M. Joyce - "Moon Gardening and Patterned Foliage"
Design: Lynn Fronk - "Terrific Tables = Exciting Flower Shows"
Allied Topic: Tony Todesco - "What's New"
Chairman: Jean McMurray, 845-628-7028
Registrar:
Lucy Volland, 716-833-0494
June 13-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston, TX
Horticulture: Jim Schmidt - "Aroids"
Design: Jean Moran
Allied Topic: Merrill P. O'Neal (Tropicals) and Dr. Joe Shaw (Crinums)
Local Chairman: Mary Jo Busse, 713-723-0311
Registrar: Mickey Sanders, 713-686-3924
State Chairman: Andrea Story, 361-368-4087
June 24-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kalamazoo, MI
Design: Peggy Nuse - New Designs; Allied Topic - Commenting on Comments.
Horticulture: Karen Booker - Pelargonium - Don't Call Me Geranium, Hosta - Made for the Shade; Allied Topic - Sunsational Sunflowers
Local Chairman: Norma Stancati and Caroline Gray, 269-382-0610
Registrar: Lynn Dinvald, 269-343-3827
State Chairman: Sharon Yantis, 269-327-6837
June 25-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma City, OK
Horticulture: Tina Tuttle- Cacti and Succulents
Design: Gina Gogan- Mono-Botanic and Multi-Rhythmic Designs
Allied Topics: Tuttle- The Cure for EAS(Ethics Avoidance Syndrome); Gogan- New Techniques for Flower Shows
Chairman: Donna Marscheck, 918-333-1587
Registrar: Mardi McKenzie, 405-381-4358
June 29-July 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athens, GA
Horticulture: Dorothy Howatt - "A Fresh Look at Families" and "Perennial Pandemonium"
Design: Julia Clevett - "New Book- New Look"
Allied topic: Julia Clevett- "Maddening Mechanics
Chairman: Janet McGinnis, 770-939-8878
Registrar: Cookie Roland, 770-972-0219
State Chairman: Lee Anderson, 912-865-9202
JULY 2008
July 13-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston, TX
Horticulture: James Schmidt - "Aroids"
Design: Jean Moran - "New Handbook Designs"
Allied Topics: Merrill P. O'Neal - "Tropicals"; Dr. Joe Shaw - "Crinums"
Local Registrar: Mickey Sanders, 713-686-3924
July 24-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Mateo, CA
Design: Julia Clevett- "A New Look at Creativity"
Horticulture: Dottie Howatt- "A Fresh Look at Roses" and "Perennial Pandemonium"
Allied Topic: Clevett & Howatt- "First Aid for Garden Trauma Victims"
Local Chairman: Shane Looper, 650-871-0172
Registrar: Gayle Davis, 707-585-2362
July 28-29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshalltown, IA
Horticulture: Tina Tuttle- "Hydrangeas and Cacti/Succulents"
Design: Gina Jogan- "New Designs- Mono-Botanic/Multi-Rhythmics"
Allied Topic: Tuttle- "Prelude to Mono-Botanic Plant Families", Jogan- "Making/Using Contrived Forms in Design"
Registrar: Loretta Daisy, 712-464-3606
AUGUST 2008
August 12-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goldsboro, NC
Design: Judy Monnot - Tactile Tactics
Horticulture: Sandra Joyce - Aroids and Patterned Foliages
Allied Topic: Dr. John Randall - Wildflowers
Local Registrar: Linda McLendon, 919-736-1255
August 13-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birmingham, AL
Design: Trece Chancellor - Light-Color-Action, Allied Topic - Something Old is New Again
Horticulture: Tina Tuttle - Roses and Plants in the Rosaceae Family, Allied Topic - Prelude to the Monbotanic Design
Local Registrar: Mia Martin, 205-507-0392
August 18-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missoula, MT
Horticulture: Karen Booker- Glorious Gladiolus/Dazzling Dahlias
Design: Charlene Mutschler- New Creative Challenges- Tapestry and Multi-Rhythm Designs
Allied Topic: Booker- Fragrance in the Garden; Mutschler- Creative Topiary Designs
Local Chairman: James H. Sadler, 406-728-4743
Registrar: Carol Neil, 406-549-1789
State Chairman: Diana Halvorson, 406-656-1829
SEPTEMBER 2008
September 8-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eau Claire, WI Design - Trece Chancellor, "Light- Color-Action", Allied Topic "Something Old is New Again"
Horticulture - Carolyn Hawkins, "Bewitching Begonias" and "Amazing Annuals"
Local Registrar:
Sharon Warner, 715-246-6219
Chairman: Carolyn A. Craig, 715-246-6242
September 9-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbus, OH
Horticulture: Dottie Howatt- A Fresh Look at Horticulture
Design: Julia Clevett- New Book, New Look
Allied Topic: Clevett and Howatt- First Aid for Garden Trauma Victims
Registrar/Local Chairman: Lynn Fronk, 614-885-4177
Registrar: Mickie Marquis, 513-932-3675
September 22-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Washington, PA
Horticulture: Tina Tuttle- "Collections & Displays- Cacti & Succulents" and "Ornamental Grasses"
Design: Lynn Fronk- "A New Twist on Design"
Allied Topic: Fronk- "Fiberworks, A New Twist in Design" and "Must I Twist Your Arm?"
Registrar: Jill Evans, 610-279-9762
OCTOBER 2008
October 19-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ripley, WVHorticulture: Dorthy Yard - "Variegated Plants and Succulents"
Design: Trece Chancellor - "Lights, Color, Action"
Allied Topic: Trece Chancellor - "New Designs"
Registrar:
Linda Wichman Hager, 304-522-3987
October 26-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altamonte Springs, FL
Design: Peggy Nuse - Luminary and Monobotanic Designs
Horticulture: Carolyn Hawkins - Succulents/Sansevierias and Crown of Thorns
Allied Topic: Penny Decker - Color and Depth
Local registrar: Helen Kuhn, 352-787-1702
October 26-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver Spring, PA
Design: Julia Clevett - "New Look, New Book"
Horticulture: Dottie Howatt - "Colorful Combinations for Fall and Winter"
Allied Topic: Clevett and Howatt - "Is it Serious Doctor? Handbook in Crisis"
Registrar: Bonnie Nichols
For more information about a course near you, contact the chairman listed or NGC Chairman,
Jean Ohlmann, 502-245-4503