Thursday, June 19, 2008

Morning Keynote Speaker: Dr. William Welch - Accessories in the Landscape

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Steve Owens - Oklahoma Native Plant Safari

Morning Break-out Sessions: 9:15-10:30

1.  Deke Arndt – There's Nothing "Normal" About Climate

2.  Mark Bays – Survivor Tree

3.  Mark Erickson – And You Thought you Knew all about Flower Arranging

4.  Dennis Martin – Selecting Elite Turfgrasses for Your Lawn

5.  Robert Souvestre – Mature Gardens, Mature Gardeners

6.  Tom Meadows – Problem Solving Plants for Today’s Landscapes

Morning Break-out Sessions: 10:45-12:00

1.  Larry Ahrens – Ornamental Grasses for Unique Micro-Environments

2.  William Welch – Exploring Our Gardening Heritage

3.  George Freas – Where Do Your Flowers Come From?

4.  Steve Owens – Fabulous Foliage

5.  Mark Erickson – And You Thought you Knew all about Flower Arranging

6.  Neil Garrison – Insect Pests? Fight Back! Eat a Bug! Edible Insects

Afternoon Break-out Sessions: 2:15-3:30

1.  Steve Bieberich – Great Plants that Come From the Great Plains

2.  George Freas – New Varieties of Annuals and Perennials

3.  Wayne Smith – Red Imported Fire Ants: What you should know.

4.  Steve Owens – Fabulous Foliage

5.  Brian Pirtle – Echinacea – The Wonder Weed

6.  Neil Garrison – Attracting More Wild Birds to Your Backyard

Friday, June 20, 2008

Morning Keynote Speaker: Steve Dobbs – Landscape like a Pro

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carl Whitcomb – Top Ten Planting Myths

Morning Break-out Sessions: 9:15-10:15

1.  Ray Ridlen – Bug-Wiser: The Role of Biological Control in Landscape IPM

2.  Dustin Snow – All About Cannas

3.  Wayne Smith – Red Imported Fire Ants: What you should know.

4.  Samantha Snyder – Gardening Naked – Successful Gardening in a Public Space

5.  Dotty Woodson – Raingardens

6.  Chris Olsen – How to Create the WOW!!! Factor in Your Garden

Morning Break-out Sessions: 11:00-12:00

1.  Rick Grantham – Hold it…hold it…now say, “Cheese”!

2.  Sue Gray – Fruits in Your Backyard

3.  Allan Storjohann – Disgusting Lawns and Gardens and What to Do About Them

4.  Russell Studebaker – Chickens and Gardens - A Peaceful Co-Egg-tence

5.  Dr. Carl Whitcomb – New Crapemyrtle = Summer Show Off’s

6.  Steve Dobbs – Hardscape Your Landscape.

Afternoon Break-out Sessions: 2:00 – 3:00

1.  Sue Gray – Salad All Winter

2.  Cecil Johns – Earth Friendly Fertilizer for Your Castle

3.  Russell Studebaker – Beyond Hostas, Other Socially Acceptable Shade Perennials

4.  John Carpenter – Growing a Better Tomorrow Today with Environmentally Beneficial Technology

5.  Dotty Woodson – Rainwater Harvesting

6.  Chris Olsen – How to Create the WOW!!! Factor in Your Garden

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Break-out Session: 8:00-8:50

1.  Lelia Kelly – How Master Gardeners Can Respond to Natural Disasters: A Mississippi Hurricane Relief Program

2.  Janet Carson – The A, B, C’s of Pruning

3.  Samantha Snyder – Gardening Naked – Successful Gardening in a Public Space

4.  Rick Durham – eXtension Gardens, Lawns & Landscapes:  Using Extension Master Gardeners to Respond Locally and Specifically to User's Questions

5.  Kim Rebek – It’s a Bug Eat Bug World

6.  Ray Ridlen – Bug-Wiser: The Role of Biological Control in Landscape IPM

Morning Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mike Schnelle - Woody and Herbaceous Gems in the Landscape