15th Annual Plant-O-Rama
Horticultural Trade Show & Symposium at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
JUMP-START THE 2011 GARDEN SEASON!
EVENT
Metro Hort Group & Brooklyn Botanic Garden present the
15TH ANNUAL PLANT-O-RAMA
A Trade Show & Symposium for Horticulture Professionals
WHEN & WHERE
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 (Sun, Rain, or Snow!)
8:00am – 4:00pm
at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
ONLINE REGISTRATION & DETAILS
Advance ONLINE registration for our symposium.
Reserve a spot in either the morning or afternoon session of two identical programs.
Registration at the door is NOT guaranteed.
Metro Hort Group members, NYC botanic gardens staff, NYC Parks & Recreation employees $15; all others $55
Register online: brownpapertickets.com/event/140207
SPONSORS:
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. • Frank Bulfamante & Sons, Inc. • Landcraft Environments, Ltd. • Lifesource Irrigation • Semperflorens Inc. • Town and Gardens, Ltd. • Prides Corner Farms, Inc. • Rosedale Nurseries, Inc. • The Horticultural Society of New York • The Plantage Inc. •
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITORS:
Alive Structures • Atlantic Nurseries Inc. • Barton Nursery • Beds & Borders, Inc. • Bill Kolvek Perennials • Bissett Nursery Corp • Black Meadow Flora, Inc. • Capital Garden Products • Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs • Country Gardens Nursery • De Vroomen Garden Products • Donato Design • Eco Earth Design • Emmas Garden Growers • The Garden Dept. Corp. • Glover Perennials • Gowanus Nursery • Half Hollow Nursery Inc. • Henry Leuthardt Nurseries, Inc. • Hicks Nurseries Commercial Sales • Kawasaki Greenhouses, Inc. • Landcraft Environments Ltd • Linden Hill Gardens – Jerry Fritz • Lifesource Irrigation Inc. • Long Island Compost Corp • Pennoyer Newman, LLC • Peony’s Envy • The Plantage Inc. • Plant Connection Inc. • Plant Health Care Inc. • Pleasant Run Nursery • Pottery King • Prides Corner Farms Inc. • Rarefind Nursery • S. Scherer and Sons, Inc. • Seibert & Rice • The Care of Trees • Urban Garden Center • Womanswork
NONPROFIT EXHIBITORS:
APLD NY • The Battery Conservancy • Brooklyn Botanic Garden • The Greater N.Y. Gesneriad Society • Greenwood Gardens • Heritage Rose Foundation • The Horticultural Society of New York • Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Therapy Network (MAHTN) • The New York Botanical Garden • New York Restoration Project • North American Rock Garden Society, Manhattan Chapter • Stonecrop Gardens • Trees New York • USDA Asian Longhorned Beetle • Wave Hill
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
8:00am Registration and Morning Refreshments
9:00am Welcome and Sponsor Acknowledgment
9:15am Tony Avent, Perennial Favorites: New, Overlooked, and Just Plain Cool!
10:15am Break
10:30am Adam Wheeler, Rare and Unusual Trees and Shrubs for Urban Environments
11:25am Bob Hyland, So We Ran a Nursery: A Reality Check!
12:00pm Garden Writers Association Region 1 Connect Meeting
12:40pm Welcome and Sponsor Acknowledgment
12:45pm Tony Avent (repeat of morning symposium session)
1:45pm Break
2:00pm Adam Wheeler (repeat of morning symposium session)
2:55pm Bob Hyland (repeat of morning symposium session)
9:00am - 4:00pm PALM HOUSE EXHIBITS HALL
8:30am - 4:00pm NURSERY & SEED CATALOG DISPLAY; GARDEN BOOK SALE
10:00am - 4:00pm BBG Garden Shop and Gift Shop
10:30am - 4:00pm Terrace Cafe
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
For travel directions to Brooklyn Botanic Garden, visit www.bbg.org
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bob Hyland, Show Manager
518-851-9731 (office)
518-929-0699 (mobile)
Email: info@loomiscreek.com
Date & Time
Date: Tuesday
January 25th, 2011