Juried Art Show and Sale “A Gallery of Gardens” Banquet Hall Lobby, First Baptist Church, Gainesville. Please enjoy hors d’oeuvres as you meet some of North Georgia’s finest artists and have an opportunity to buy something to take home. Vendor booths will be open as well.
9:00Guest Speaker #1, Carol Reese “Express Yourself – Gardens as Artwork”
10:00Door prizes
10:05Break, Refreshments, Vendor Sales
10:35Guest Speaker #2, Pamela Crawford “Easy Gardening in the South – Both in Containers and in the Ground”
11:35Door Prizes
11:40Luncheon, Vendor Sales, “Gardens on Green” Walking Tour
1:00GMGA Membership Meeting
1:30Guest Speaker #3, George Sanko “Ferns for the Shade and Sun Garden “
2:30Door Prizes
2:35Break, Refreshments, Vendor Sales
3:00Guest Speaker #4, Walter Reeves “The Georgia Gardener”
4:00Grand Door Prize, Closing Comments, Vendor Sales
4:30Conference Conclusion
2010 Winter Conference
“Georgia – A Gallery of Gardens”
January 22 -23, 2009
Optional Friday Activity
Visit to the Elachee Nature Center in Hall County
Bus departs from the First Baptist Church at 3:00 p.m. Friday, and returns at 5:00 p.m. No charge for participants, but reservations needed (See Conference registration form).
Learn about the mission and activities of the Elachee Nature Center, a 1200 acre nature preserve and educational center in Hall County.
Optional Saturday Activity
A walking tour of the Gardens on Green adjacent to the Hall County Board of Education Administrative Building, next to the First Baptist Church, is scheduled during the lunch break of the Conference. Tour will depart from the conference lobby at 12:15 p.m. and return by 12:50 p.m.
Gardens on Green is a project of the Hall County Master Gardeners and the Hall County School System. The Gardens are being developed to provide gardening education, especially hands-on opportunities for the children of Hall County.
