Re: Perennial Plant Meeting - BOSTON!

**J* L* <h*@yahoo.com>**

After 11 years of living in downtown (Back Bay) Boston, I can you that you want to be sure to be in the city on the Fourth. That evening, if you don't take the PPA cruise, follow the crowds and line up along the Charles River to watch the fireworks and listen to the Pops play for an hours or so (all free). Usually about a million people, they say. But it's well-mannered and lots of fun. Only one I've attended to equal it is in D.C., but I think Boston's celebration is friendlier and more enjoyable. I'm sure the cruise will be unforgettable too.

Judy Lowe
(now in hot-hot South Carolina)

Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:20:27 -0400
From: "C.L. Fornari" <clfornari@mail.com>
Subject: [GWL] Perennial Plant Meeting - BOSTON!

Save the date, all of you Hortaholics! The PPA is coming to my home turf... 

The Perennials Are Coming! The Perennials Are Coming!
*The Perennial Plant Symposium Comes to Boston
*July 2012
This summer the annual meeting of the Perennial Plant Association takes place in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference includes optional tours before and after the symposium, trips to public and private gardens, a trade show, and retail, grower, or landscape professional talks and tours. 
Selected highlights include:
*July 4th:*Optional historical tours and fireworks cruise
*July 5TH:* Public Day Seminars featuring Julie Merservy, Debra Knapke, David Culp, Adrian Bloom, Roger Swain and Laura Deeter. Optional Growers or Retail tours. 
*July 6th:*Keynote by Julie Merservy?Hearing the Stream With Open Eyes - The Evolution of a Designer?
Breakout sessions including:?Surviving the Worst-Case Scenario: What To Do When A Disaster Strikes Your Business?
?Realities of the Virtual Garden Center: Selling On Line? and ?Designing with an Eye for Sustainability?
July 7th:Professional tours ?Bench to Border?or ?Devine by Design? with the day ending at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
July 8th:Trade Show and Lectures including ?Trends From the Trenches? by Stephanie Cohen and ?Testing New and Unusual Perennials at the Coastal Maine Botanic Garden? by Bill Cullina
July 9 & 10: Optional Tours to garden centers and Newport gardens or growers in NH and Maine, and the Coastal Maine Botanic Garden
Lectures, reception and the trade show will take place at the 
Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The room rate is: $129 for Single or Double.
Visit the PPA Website for details ? Registration information coming in late-Aprilhttp://www.perennialplant.org
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