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2025 Symposium & Silent Auction

 

Symposium & Silent Auction

 

Save the date to join us for a great lineup of garden speakers and a fantastic auction of plants and garden related items. Exact times TBA soon.
 
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St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
4393 Garmon Road, Atlanta, GA 30327
 
 
 
Emcee:
 

Lisa Bartlett

Lisa recently retired as Garden Supervisor at Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Alpharetta. Lisa also has a professional background in the world of comedy, having once been a talent agent for professional comedians. Lisa seamlessly combines her extensive knowledge and experience in horticulture with her comedy to both educate and amuse -- a perfect recipe for an emcee!
 
Featuring:
 

Richard G. Hawke

 
Director of Ornamental Plant Research, Chicago Botanic Garden. Richard evaluates and trials perennials, vines, and shrubs over long time periods to find quality plants that perform well and thrive.
 

Jennifer Petritz

Horticulturist who writes, designs, and coaches about gardening. Jennifer is the current President of the American Hydrangea Society and a self-professed plant nut who admits to being a plant hoarder.
 

Thomas Rainer

 
Landscape architect, author, and teacher, Rainer is a leading voice in the ecological landscape movement, incorporating wild and cultivated aspects in garden design to create more ecologically beneficial landscapes. Co-author of "Planting in a Post-Wild World” with Claudia West.
 
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Dr. Doug Tallamy - Thursday, January 23 at 7:00 pm - A Guide to Restoring the Little Things that Run the Worldโ€

 

 

 

Dr. Doug Tallamy, renowned Entomologist & Author speaks to us via Zoom only on THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 at 7 pm. (Please note day and time change.) His topic: A Guide to Restoring the Little Things that Run the World.

 

Dr. Tallamy is a nationally acclaimed lecturer and professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Chief among his research goals is to understand the many ways insects interact with plants and animal communities. His book Bringing Nature Home won awards from the Garden Writer’s Association, and he is a regular columnist for Garden Design Magazine.

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A Garden Party!

5/9/2024 10:49 am

Join Us for a Garden Party in Grant Park, Atlanta
Friday, June 7 at 6 pm

 

 

We'll be having a progressive garden party at the homes of Director Kari Traud and Pete Antonvich and members Carl Quattlebaum and Jojo Stickney, next door neighbors via the alley in historic Grant Park.

 

Lovely gardens, cool plants, food, wine, beer and places to lounge while enjoying those - really can you think of a better way to spend an evening?

 

Follow the link for more details about these delightful gardens!

 

 

 

 


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