Garden Symposium 2010
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kauffman Foundation
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
Kansas City, Missouri
February 19 - 20, 2010
Kauffman Foundation
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
Kansas City, Missouri
February 19 - 20, 2010
Two days, full of entertaining gardening inspiration with practical tips, techniques and hands-on information, plus a pre-symposium demonstration and dinner lecture brought to you by the Garden Center Association of Greater Kansas City and Friends of Powell Gardens.
Register for Garden Symposium 2010
Garden Symposium Workshop and Dinner
Workshop: "Garden Bouquets and Beyond" presented by Suzy Bales, Author of the upcoming book Garden Bouquets & Beyond.Friday, February 19th 9:30 a.m.
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.
Celebrating each season by bringing flowers and foliage inside deepens our appreciation of nature. In this demonstration Suzy will explore the garden in all seasons, making beautiful bouquets, wreaths, garlands, mock topiaries, candle cups, toppings for gifts and more. Suzy’s demonstration will show you how to use a variety of plants from the garden in the summer and especially the winter, as she discusses the wealth of material available in your garden but not found in floral markets.
Dinner: "Capture the Spirit: A Dazzling American Garden Tour" presented by Claire Sawyers.
Friday, February 19th, 6 p.m.
Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.
The most aesthetically enjoyable gardens are those that are deeply rooted in their surroundings, and what Claire Sawyers has keyed as “authentic” gardens. Join Claire, a Missouri native, with her presentation, “Capture the Spirit: A Dazzling America Garden Tour.” She will share beautiful garden photographs with you, beginning with the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she has been the director since 1990. Next she will move onto other gardens all around the United States, explaining how these other authentic gardens capture one’s spirit!
Garden Symposium: Beauty Woven with Practicality.
Saturday, February 20th, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.) The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.The all day Symposium will be held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
auditorium where four speakers from across the country will be presenting
insights into several topics to make your garden a practical yet beautiful statement of you.
The symposium registration begins at 8:00 am with the programs beginning at 8:30 am at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.
- "Creating the Authentic Garden to Nurture the Sprit." presented by Claire Sawyers.
- "The Matureing Garden: Easy Care Perennials from Summer to Fall" presented by Stephanie Cohen.
- "Edible Landscaping: the New American Garden" presented by Rosalind Creasy.
- "The Garden in Winter". Presented by Suzy Bales.
- "Flowering Shrubs: the Perfect Low Maintenance Companions for Perennials" presented by Stephanie Cohen.
Claire Sawyers"Creating the Authentic Garden to Nurture the Spirit"
Why do some gardens, more than others, touch us with their beauty, make us feel good and offer a sense of wonder? In this presentation, Claire shares her five principles that instill a sense of authenticity to create a satisfying garden true to a specific place, time and culture. It will become clear to you what belongs in a garden, what doesn’t belong and why. She advises you to work with your own particular landscape rather than struggling against it, capturing “a sense of place.” Her five steps cover integrating your entire landscape into a coherent whole that is lovely, satisfying and yours: your home, your yard, your plants, your mailbox, your garden shed, your driveway, your neighborhood. Work with natural materials. Use “humble” materials. Be practical. Involve the visitor. Bring it all together, and therein, nurture the spirit!
Underwritten by William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee
Claire Sawyers has been director of the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College since 1990, regarded by some as “the most beautiful campus in America.” She brings both U.S. and international perspectives to her work. She grew up on a dairy farm in Missouri and spent six years of her youth in Japan, where she later returned to work with Japanese landscapers. She has also worked in Belgium (Kalmthout Arboretum) and France (private gardens in Brittany and Normandy). She holds masters degrees from both Purdue University in horticulture and from the University of Delaware where she was a Longwood Fellow.
Stephanie Cohen"The Maturing Garden: Easy Care Perennials
from Summer to Fall"
Everyone is enchanted by the spring garden; however, as the days become hotter and the season becomes later, gardeners must chose good plants that are sustainable, easy to grow and have different kinds of beauty. There are lots of choices, but Stephanie doesn’t like to recommend plants on life support systems, a waste of valuable resources. This lecture will include flowers, foliage and seed heads for interest late in the season. Stephanie does not mince words about why she likes or dislikes certain plants. So don’t be surprised as the dirt begins to fly!
"Flowering Shrubs: The Perfect Low Maintenance Companions for Perennials"
Perennials play nicely with other plants. Shrubs are perennials’ best companions for adding additional flower power, unique foliage, interesting bark, berries, and even great fall color. We shall start in spring and end in fall so you can decide for which season you may want to make additions to your garden. For both new gardeners and maturing gardeners, shrubs not only add beauty, but also lower maintenance requirements and add structure. Every garden needs some of these key players, according to Stephanie.
Sponsored by Heinen Landscape & Irrigation.
Stephanie Cohen taught herbaceous plants and perennial design at Pennsylvania’sTemple University for more than 20 years and is the former Director of the Landscape Arboretum at Temple University Ambler. She is a contributing editor for Fine Gardening, on the advisory board for Green Profit, Green Scene, and a regional writer for the Blooms of Bressingham Plant Program. She has lectured coast to coast and has been on QVC-TV as the “Perennial Diva.” Stephanie’s book ”The Perennial Gardener’s Design Primer” published by Storey Press was selected as the best-selling book for 2005 by the Garden Writers of America. Her latest book “Fallscaping” is in stores today.
Suzy Bales"The Garden in Winter"
Ironically, winter is when we need color the most, but it is also the season least planned and planted for color in our gardens. Although a lone flower blooming in a snowy bed can give the heart a jolt, it’s the complementary combinations of plants that make a winter landscape endearing. Winter is a fascinating season, a time to closely watch changes in plants. It is when Suzy has seen miracles and been confounded by mysteries. Everything has a story to tell and secrets to reveal, from the design of a snowflake and the patterns of frost, to the first flowers piercing the cold ground and their blooms resting on a snowy pillow.
Sponsored by Family Tree Nursery.
Suzy has turned her lifelong passion for gardening and cooking into a career. From 1987 until 1995, she was on the board of the W. Atlee Burpee & Company, overseeing new products and updating its catalog. She had her own weekly gardening column in Newsday for two years before joining Family Circle as contributing garden editor for 12 years. She wrote for The New York Times for a year before joining Better Homes & Gardens as the Senior Editor for Gardening and Outdoor Living from 2004 until early 2007. She has been featured in Ladies Home Journal, House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens, Horticulture, Beautiful Gardens and Easy Gardening. Suzy is the author of 13 books, an award-winning writer and respected lecturer.
Rosalind Creasy"Lecture: Edible Landscaping – The New American Garden"
One of today’s gardening buzzwords is sustainable. You’d be hard put to find a more sustainable landscape style than an organically grown edible garden. Rosalind Creasy, pioneer in the field of edible landscaping and award-winning professional photographer, will give a mouth-watering slide presentation stressing the beauty and practicality of edible plants. Among the topics she will cover are an A to Z of her recommended beautiful edible plants for Midwestern gardens, an overview of the wide variety of edible landscapes, as well as the principles of landscape design particular to edibles.
Sponsored by Arnold's Greenhouse
Rosalind is one of the world’s leading authorities on edible landscaping. In fact, she coined the term for growing food in ways that are both practical and beautiful with the publication of her first book, “The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping.” Her home near Palo Alto, California, sits on a half-acre lot, where instead of grass she grows a great variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs and even grains like wheat and hops.
She began a career in horticulture as a landscape designer and restaurant consultant in the 1970s when the prevailing view was that vegetable gardens were ugly and tacky. Now her books are used in many college classes, and she is hopeful this view is changing as chefs, grocery stores, and homeowners rely more and more on locally grown food.
A three-time recipient of the Garden Writers of America’s Best Book of the Year award, she has published articles and photographs in numerous magazines. Her books include the 10-volume “Edible Gardening” series, "Cooking from the Garden," "Earthly Delights" and “Recipes from the Garden,” published in 2008. A completely updated edition of "The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping" is slated for early 2010.
Registration Information
Don’t miss out; get your tickets as soon as possible. Call Powell Gardens at 816-697-2600 ext. 307 or register online.SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM PACKAGES
Supporter level - $200/person
Includes:
• Symposium Ticket and reserved seat in auditorium and symposium lunch
• Pre Symposium Dinner Ticket and reserved seat at a speaker’s table
• Recognition in program
Patron level - $300
$300/person
Includes Supporter level above and:
• Friday Pre-Symposium demonstration ticket
• Invitation to private post-Symposium reception for speakers
REGULAR SYMPOSIUM PRICING
Pre-Symposium Demonstration
February 19, 9:30 a.m.
Space limited, register soon.
$39/person
Pre-Symposium Dinner/Program
February 19, 6 p.m.
Space limited, register soon.
$49/person
Includes dinner and hosted bar
Symposium
February 20, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (doors open at 8 a.m.)
Early Bird Symposium Registration
$79/person (prior to January 21, 2010)
Regular Symposium Registration
$89/person (after January 21, 2010)
Box Lunch $15/person
Don’t miss out; get your tickets as soon as possible. Call Powell Gardens at 816-697-2600 ext. 307 or register online.
SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS
The Kansas City Garden Symposium is presented by the Garden Center Association of Greater Kansas City andFriends of Powell Gardens .
Symposium Underwritten by
William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee
SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER SPONSORS
Heinen Landscape & Irrigation
Arnolds' Greenhouse
Family Tree Nursery
SYMPOSIUM EVENT SPONSORS
Colonial Nursery
Ryan Lawn and Tree
Red Cedar Gardens
Water's Edge
SYMPOSIUM BAG SPONSORS
Farrand Farms
the Kansas City Gardener
Loma Vista Nursery Inc.
