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Symposium Courses

Overview

National Garden Club School courses are open to everyone. Garden Club members may take courses for credit to become an Environmental, Gardening or Landscape Design Consultant or a Flower Show Judge. Consultants and Judges may also refresh their accreditation with course attendance. Master Gardener Volunteers often take courses to gain needed continuing education credits. All are welcome to attend for the joy of learning.

Flower Show Symposiums

Symposium is an in-depth course of design, horticulture and allied subjects pertaining to flower shows that is more advanced than presented in Flower Show Schools. Visit the Symposiums page for more information. See the Flower Show School page for more information on becoming a Flower Show Judge.

date Sep 24 - Sep 26, 2024 Tacoma, WA
Register: Dorothy Bertram
Horticulture : David Robson

Roses, Maple Trees

Allied Topics: Botanic Arts

Design : Gina Jogan

Floor Designs, Creative Mass

Allied Topics: Commenting (Judging Comments Written)

date Oct 09 - Oct 10, 2024 Denver, CO
Register: Louise Niekerk
Horticulture : Darlene Newell

Roses and Succulents

Allied Topic: Up, Up, and Away – Vertical Gardening

Design : Claudia Bates

Abstract Design, Cascade Design

Allied Topic: Expression vs. Interpretation

date Nov 11 - Nov 12, 2024 Roanoke, VA
Register: Claudia Cosby
Horticulture : Jan Griffin

Bromeliaceae, Goeppertia

Allied Topic: Innovative Horticulture Staging

Design : Lynn Fronk

Tapestry, Framed Spatial

Allied Topic: Botanical Arts – Bonded Designs

date Apr 29 - Apr 30, 2025 Mansfield, OH
Register: Winnie Garabis
Horticulture : Jan Griffin

Orchids and Aroids

Allied Topic: Creative Horticulture Staging

Design : Frances Thrash

Angular and Cascade Designs

Allied Topic: Design Techniques

date Apr 29 - Apr 30, 2025 Basking Ridge, NJ
Register: Gail Bassolino
Horticulture : David Robson

Spring Flowering Branches and Perennials

Allied Topic: Sub-Dividing

Design : Gina Jogan

Assemblage and Panels

Allied Topic: Fiber-Work

date Aug 19 - Aug 20, 2025 Columbia, MO
Register: Karen Blackmore
Design : Gina Jogan

Low Profile, Mobiles

Horticulture : David Robson

Coleous, Captiulums

None Scheduled
date Oct 27 - Oct 28, 2025 Elkhart Lake, WI
Register: Liz Murken
Horticulture : David Robson

Apples and Displays

Allied Topic: Picture This
(Instructed by Arabella Dane)

Design : Lynn Fronk

Illuminary Designs and Reflective Designs


Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding Flower Show Symposiums.

contact

Lynn Fronk, NGC Symposiums Chairman