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Oct. 11-14, 2011Charleston

Civic CenterCharleston, W.Va.

The 2011 International Master Gardener

Conference

General Sponsors:Jim Ahern Delores BarberBar-H Angus FarmsBerkeley County (W.Va.)

EMGACassie C. BickhamPhillip G. BlakeGeorge F. BoxwellMary E. BradyDina J. BraniffCabell County (W.Va.)

EMGABrenda O. CafazzaKristine T. CarrCharleston Town Center MallJane ChristensonPaul O. Clay, Jr.Thomas H. CoveyPhyllis CountsJerry R. DavisNorman L. Dean

2011 IMGC Sponsors

Judith A. DelagarzaEncore AzaleaLouise R. FinchEleanor R. FinnGenevieve W. FriedmanCarol S. FulksFulks & Associates, Inc.GreatGardenSpeakers.comGreenbrier County (W.Va.) EMGAGritt’s Midway GreenhousesEricka GuzHamilton Burgess Young & PollardJames A. HaneyJanice M. HargateHarrison County (W.Va.) EMGAOkey & Diana HigginbothamNancy V. HillenJohn W. JettRobert W. KnightLandreth Seed CompanyChristopher Lassak

Ruth M. LatosLarry J. LowerCarol J. LynnJames J. MaloneyMarion County (W.Va.) EMGAMarshall County (W.Va.) EMGASharon L. MeadowsMonongahela (W.Va.) Conservation DistrictBonnie L. MorganMother Earth NewsMountain RC&D (W.Va.)New River (W.Va.) EMGADulcina B. NunesOhio County (W.Va.) EMGAPaw Paw Everlast Label CompanyGary G. PerigoPPG Industries FoundationPreston County (W.Va.) EMGAPutnam County (W.Va.) EMGAClaire V. QuerecLee & Phyllis RegerSevier County (Tenn.) EMGAJohan & Anneke P. SeynnaeveLawrence A. Shinnamon

Reception Sponsor:

Southern (W.Va.) Conservation District Southern Living Plant CollectionKaila L. St. Louis Storey BooksDonna R. StraleySharon J. TetrickCharles L. TowleTri-State (W.Va.) EMGABarbara TuckwillerLinda T. WatkinsNancy J. WellsWest Virginia Herb Association West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association Western (W.Va.) Conservation DistrictJudi M. WhiteViva M. WillisWood County (W.Va.) EMGAKeith R. Woofter

Phyllis CountsJerry R. DavisNorman L. Dean

Landreth Seed CompanyChristopher Lassak

Preston County (W.Va.) EMGAPutnam County (W.Va.) EMGAClaire V. QuerecLee & Phyllis RegerSevier County (Tenn.) EMGAJohan & Anneke P. SeynnaeveLawrence A. Shinnamon

Wood County (W.Va.) EMGAKeith R. Woofter

Volunteer SponsorsFarm Credit of the VirginiasKanawha County (W. Va.) EMGA Morgan County (W. Va.) EMGA

Lead Sponsor: Ball Horticultural Company

Partnerships Sponsors:

Bob’s Market & Greenhouses, Inc.

Local Foods SponsorsWVU Extension Small Farm Center West Virginia Department of Agriculture

Printing SponsorFairmont Printing Company

Break SponsorsProven WinnersScotts Miracle-GroWest Virginia Cashin Recycables, Inc.

Community SponsorCity of Charleston

Monongalia County (W. Va.) EMGAOakland FoundationTroy F. StallardWood County (W. Va.) Commission

West Virginia Association of County Agriculture Agents James R. Thomas in Memory of Clara C. Thomas

Featured Session SponsorCapitol Conservation District (W. Va.)

Keynote Speaker SponsorFiskars Garden & Outdoor Living

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Welcome To Wild and Wonderful West Virginia

Thank you for joining us in Charleston for the Color It Green in a Wild

and Wonderful Way 2011 International Master Gardener Conference. West

Virginia University Extension Master Gardener volunteers and West Virginia

University Extension faculty and staff have been very busy for more than

three years to make sure your visit to West Virginia and the 2011 IMGC

will be memorable.

We have listened to your suggestions, and we believe we have put together

a very educational and enjoyable selection of workshops and sessions.

In doing so, we have followed the “green” theme with the workshop tracks

as well as the overall planning of the conference.

The conference will use locally produced products where possible, trees

have been planted to offset carbon release, the online registration helped

reduce paper waste, and this program is printed on recycled paper.

Host volunteers are wearing green aprons with the 2011 IMGC logo.

They will be available to assist you and answer your questions during

the conference.

We hope you enjoy the 2011 IMGC, make new friends and reconnect

with those from the past, and take time to enjoy our beautiful state

during this majestic time of year.

Again, thanks for coming to the conference.

WEST VIRGINIA

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John W. Jett, Ph.D.,

Conference Co-chair

WVU Extension

Specalist – Consumer

Horticulture

Delores S. Barber,

Conference Co-chair

Kanawha County

Extension Master

Gardener

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Anna Caroline BallTrends in the Horticulture Industry that Impact Gardening

Anna Caroline Ball is president and CEO of the 106-year-old Ball Horticultural Company. Ball’s growth from a local floricultural business to a global organization gives it a presence in the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, Europe and Africa. This industry leader focuses on sustainability and shares information about its results in its “Sustainability Report.” Ball Horticultural Company is responsible for developing some of our favorite garden plants, including Wave® Petunias, Super Elfin® Impatiens, and FiestaTM Double Impatiens. The company, which operates through several subsidiaries throughout the world, is responsible for many of the plants found in North American nurseries and garden centers. Ball has always been family-owned and operated. Anna received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and her M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

Rick DarkeThe Layered Landscape: Wild and Wonderfully Livable by Design

Rick Darke is a widely published author, photographer, lecturer, and consultant focused on regional landscape design, planning, conservation, and enhancement. Blending art, ecology, and cultural geography, Darke is dedicated to the design and stewardship of livable landscapes. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Garden Design, and Gardens Illustrated and on National Public Radio. His books include The American Woodland Garden:

Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest, which has received many notable awards; The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes; and The Wild Garden: Expanded Edition. His writing and photography are included in The New American Landscape: Leading Voices on the Future of Sustainable Gardening and Fallingwater.

Joe Lamp’l Growing a Greener World (Keynote Address)

Greening Your Garden While Protecting the Planet (Breakout Session)

A nationally known speaker and environmental steward, Joe Lamp’l received the American Horticultural Society’s “B.Y. Morison Communication Award” for 2011. Joe’s style of speaking enables him to present complicated topics in an easy-to-follow manner. He enthusiastically spreads his message of sustainability and eco-friendly living in his nationally syndicated newspaper column, contributions to popular magazines, blogs, podcasts, and social media. He hosts “Fresh from the Garden” on DIY Network and “GardenSMART” on PBS. He is currently in his second year as host and producer of “Growing a Greener World” for PBS. Joe is also a regular contributor to NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and PBS’s “Victory Garden.” Joe is the author of The Green Gardener’s Guide, which outlines gardening practices that protect and preserve our environment. He is founder of joe gardener ® Company, an organization devoted to eco-friendly gardening and sustainable outdoor living. Joe and his team of experts also research and test new gardening products and tools to determine the annual 10 “Best of the Must Haves,” which can be found on his website.

Keynote Speakers

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011Pre-conference tours returning in afternoon for check-in and opening reception.

1:00 – 8:00 p.m. Registration Opens

1:30 – 6:00 p.m. Silent Auction Item Check-in – North Hall

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. State MG Coordinators’ Meeting

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. International Master Gardener Committee Meeting

5:30 p.m. Cash Bar Opens – North Hall

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.Opening Reception “Taste of West Virginia” – North Hall Charleston Civic Center Food Served 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

6:45 p.m. David Haas and Bob Webb Mountain Dulcimer and Guitar Duo

Wednesday, October 12, 20117:00 a.m.Registration Opens

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.Breakfast – North Hall

8:00 a.m. West Virginia Master Gardener Association Store Opens – W.Va. Room 103 Silent Auction Opens – North Hall

8:00 a.m. – Noon Silent Auction Item Check-in – Lower Lobby

Daily Agenda8:00 – 10:15 a.m.Welcome – North Hall

Steven C. Bonanno, Interim Director, WVU Extension Service

Danny Jones, Mayor, City of Charleston

Keynote Speaker: Anna Ball

WVU President Jim Clements

Jessica Walliser – Opening Remarks

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break – Lower Lobby

11:00 a.m. Day Tours Depart (Optional) – Lower Lobby

• Heritage Farm Museum and Village/Rose Garden

• Heritage Farm Museum and Village/Stiltner Apiary

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Featured Speakers

• Conference Room 202 Going Green – Leading by Example, Brian Jorg

• Parlor ASugar, Sex, and Poison: Shocking Plant Secrets Caught on Camera, Bill Cullina

• Little TheaterWiser Living Through Gardening: Advice from Mother, Barbara Pleasant

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – North Hall

NoonTrade Show Opens – South Hall

1:00 p.m. Day Tours Depart (Optional) – Lower Lobby • Kanawha State Forest and Capitol Market

• Ginseng and Medicinal Plants at Left Fork Farm

• Charleston’s Spring Hill Cemetery, Capitol Market, and City Gardens

• W.Va. State Capitol Grounds and Museum of Culture and History

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1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Conference Room 104 Landscaping with an Environmental Focus, Carrie Murphy

• Parlor D Hortus Mustus – The Plants You Gotta Get, Jim Nau

• Conference Room 202 Smart Yard Care – Being a Hero for Your Home, Dave Close, Frank Reilly, and Barb Stewart

• Parlor A & B Look Back to the Future: New and Great Old Plants for Today’s Garden, Bill Hendricks

• Conference Room 203 Eating Green in Schools with JMG ®, Randy Seagraves and Lisa Whittlesey

• Conference Room 204 Gardening Is for the Birds, Roseanne Sherry

• Conference Room 205 Planting on the Airwaves, Kathy Cropp and Randy Atkins

• Parlor C Garden Kaleidoscope: The Garden Through Rose-colored Glasses, Janet Macunovich and Steven Nikkila

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Break – South Hall

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Parlor A & B Diagnosing Soil Physical Problems, Dr. Richard Rathjens

• Conference Room 202 Plant Breeders and Nature: The Inventors of Green, Dr. Rick Schoellhorn

• Conference Room 203 Rainwater Harvesting: More than Just Rain Barrels, BJ Jarvis

• Parlor D Greening Your Garden While Protecting the Planet, Joe Lamp’l

• Parlor C Luscious Landscaping with Fruits, Dr. Lee Reich

• Conference Room 104 Landscaping with Native Trees and Shrubs, Vincent Simeone

• Conference Room 204 Engaging Master Gardeners to Enhance Community Garden Efforts, Karen Neiland Lucy Bradley

• Conference Room 205 America in Bloom, Dr. Marvin Miller

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Search for Excellence Poster PresentationLower Lobby Come meet the winners to learn about their projects

6:00 p.m. Trade Show Closes

5:45 p.m. Cash Bar Opens – North Hall

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Banquet – North Hall

7:15 – 7:30 p.m. Wonsuk Lee, Gyeonggido Agricultural Research and Extension Services South Korea

7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Brown Chicken, Brown Cow String Band

Daily Agenda

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

7:30 a.m. Registration Opens

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast – North Hall

8:00 a.m. Trade Show Opens – South Hall

8:00 a.m. WVMGA Gardener’s Store Opens W.Va. Room 103

8:00 – 10:15 a.m. Announcements

Senator Brooks McCabe, Kanawha County WVU Master Gardener – North Hall

Keynote Speaker: Joe Lamp’l

9:00 a.m. Trade Show Opens – South Hall

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break – Lower Lobby

11:00 a.m. Day Tour Departs (Optional) – Lower Lobby

• Bob’s Market and Greenhouses

• Tamarack/Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Featured Speakers

• Conference Room 202 Gardeners – 21st Century Shamans, Janet Macunovich and Steven Nikkila

• Parlor A Creating Sustainable Landscapes, Vincent Simeone

• Little Theater My Weedless Garden, Dr. Lee Reich

Noon Day Tour Depart (Optional) – Lower LobbyCharleston’s Coonskin Park, Carriage Trail, and Capitol Market

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – North Hall

1:00 p.m. Day Tours Depart (Optional) – Lower Lobby

• Blenko Glass Tour

• Huntington Museum of Art and Conservatory/Rose Garden

• W.Va. State Capitol Grounds and Museum of Culture and History

1:00 p.m. Silent Auction Closes

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Conference Room 202 Why Trees Matter: Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits of Trees, Jim Chatfield and Pam Bennett

• Conference Room 104 Native Wildflowers for Eastern Gardens, Brian Jorg

• Parlor A & B Revolutionary Home Composting, Barbara Pleasant

• Conference Room 203 Going Green with Junior Master Gardener Literature in the Garden, Randy Seagraves and Lisa Whittlesey

• Parlor D Food Among the Flowers: The Basics of Edible Landscapes, John Porter

• Conference Room 204 Why You Can’t Buy a Forest in a Can, Bill Cullina

Daily Agenda

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• Conference Room 205 Storybooks + Kids + Gardening = Innovative Programming, Pam Hosimer

• Parlor C Appalachian Culture and West Virginia’s Botanical Gems: Native Orchids, Doug Jolley

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Break – Lower Lobby

3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Silent Auction Results and Item Pickup – North Hall

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Conference Room 202 The Benefits of Beneficials, Jessica Walliser

• Conference Room 203 Cut Flowers for Profit and Pleasure, Dr. Barbara Liedl and Scott Byers

• Conference Room 204 Go Green, Grow Green, and Save Greenbacks, Larry Sagers

• Parlor D Tough Plants for Tough Places, Bill Hendricks

• Parlor A & B Make Your Garden Work for You: The Visual Guide to Growing Healthy Vegetables, David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth

• Conference Room 104 Pollinator Gardens: How Home Gardeners Can Help Conserve Bee Biodiversity, Dr. Gail Langellotto

• Parlor C Garden Photography, Wil Hershberger

• Conference Room 205 A Different Green: California Native Plant Landscaping, Lucy Warren

4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Garden Fitness – Workout Session, Nan Quinlan West Hall II

6:00 p.m. Trade Show Closes

Dinner on Your Own

Friday, October 14, 2011

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast – North Hall

8:00 a.m. WVMGA Gardener’s Store Opens – W.Va. Rm. 103

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Announcements – North Hall

Dr. Monte P. Johnson, USDA/NIFA National Program Leader for Environmental Toxicology, and Interim National Leader for Master Gardener Program

Search for Excellence and Junior Master Gardener Awards

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break – Lower Lobby

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Announcements – North Hall

2013 International Master Gardener Conference Promotion

Keynote Speaker: Rick Darke

Jessica Walliser – Closing Remarks

Conference Wrap-up

2:00 p.m. Post-conference Tour Departs (Optional) – Lower Lobby

Allegheny Highlands Tour

Daily Agenda

UPS will be available Thursday and Friday to provide packaging and shipping services.

yyUPS will be available Thursday and Friday to provide packaging and shipping services.

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William CullinaSugar, Sex, and Poison: Shocking Plant Secrets Caught on Camera (Featured Session)

Why You Can’t Buy a Forest in a Can (Breakout Session)

William Cullina is currently the director of horticulture/plant curator for one of North America’s newest and most exciting public gardens, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. A recognized authority on North American native plants, Cullina is a popular speaker with garden and professional groups and writes for consumer and technical journals. His books include Wildflowers; Native Trees, Shrubs,and Vines; Understanding Orchids, Native Ferns, Mosses, and Grasses; and Understanding Perennials.

Brian F. Jorg Going Green – Leading by Example (Featured Session)

Native Wildflowers for Eastern Gardens (Breakout Session)

Brian Jorg is manager of horticulture at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Brian also manages the Native Plant Program and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens Annual Trial Program. Prior to joining the Zoo in 2004, Brian was a horticulturist for 15 years at Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, a national historic landmark. Brian’s passion is outdoor photography. His photographs are published in books, magazines, field guides, calendars, advertisements, and greeting cards. Brian conducts seminars, workshops, and classes and appears regularly on both TV and radio as a regional horticulture expert.

Janet Macunovich and Steven NikkilaGardeners – 21st Century Shamans (Featured Session)

Janet Macunovich is an Advanced Master Gardener, the author of nine books, host of a weekly radio show, writer of “Growing Concerns” weekly for the Detroit News, and is known as the “Gardener’s Personal Trainer.” She is recognized for her down-to-earth style and for taking the mystery out of gardening and garden design. In 1996, she co-founded the Michigan School of Gardening to provide high-quality, practical training.

Steven Nikkila is a horticultural photographer, professional gardener, senior instructor, and Practical Gardening Trainer at the Michigan School of Gardening in Metropolitan Detroit. Steven’s photos have appeared in many books and magazines. Steven has a degree in landscape technology and is married to Janet Macunovich.

Barbara Pleasant Wiser Living Through Gardening – Advice from Mother (Featured Session)

Revolutionary Home Composting (Breakout Session)

Barbara Pleasant is “one of America’s most trusted garden writers” (Cheryl Long, editor-in-chief of Mother Earth News magazine). A four-time winner of Garden Globe awards given by the Garden Writers Association, Barbara is a prolific author. Her newest book Starter Vegetable Gardens tells how to grow beautiful, productive gardens filled with vegetables and herbs. Barbara is a contributing editor for Mother Earth News magazine, where she writes the “Gardening Know-How” column.

Featured Speakers

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Lee ReichMy Weedless Garden (Featured Session)

Luscious Landscaping with Fruits (Breakout Session)

Dr. Reich is an avid “farmdener” (more than a garden, less than a farm) who, after a career in plant and soil research with the USDA and Cornell University, turned to writing, lecturing, and consulting. Lee is author of several gardening books and writes regularly for a number of magazines. His column for Associated Press appears biweekly in newspapers across the United States and Canada. He has been featured in such publications as the New York Times and Martha Stewart Living and has won awards from the National Gardening and Organic Gardening magazines.

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Mark Your Calendar Now!

Featured Speakers

Search for ExcellenceSearch for Excellence is the international volunteer Master Gardeners honors program that rewards Master Gardeners throughout the United States and Canada who demonstrate excellence in service to their communities.

Outstanding members will be recognized for outstanding work with special needs audiences, education excellence in workshop or presentations, outstanding work with youth, excellence through demonstration gardens, outstanding contributions through innovative projects, and outstanding community service.

To be chosen as a Search for Excellence winner, applicants must also demonstrate how the community or Master Gardener benefited educationally from their project. First place winners will receive a plaque and financial gift at Friday morning’s award ceremony. We thank The National Gardening Association for their continued sponsorship of this worthy program.

Vincent SimeoneCreating Sustainable Landscapes (Featured Session)

Landscaping with Native Trees and Shrubs (Breakout Session)

Vincent Simeone is the director of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay, New York. Simeone has specialized expertise in woody plant identification, plant culture, landscape use, and selection of superior varieties. He continues to promote innovative trends in gardening, such as proper plant selection, four-season gardening, integrated pest management, historic landscape preservation, and low-maintenance gardening.

Search for Excellence Search for Excellence

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Randy Atkins Planting on the Airwaves

Randy was growing ornamentals, herbs, and vegetables long before he took the Master Gardener training in 2006. In 2007, he and Kathy Cropp, a fellow Master Gardener, started a weekly master gardener radio program. They were on the air together for three and a half years.

Pam BennettWhy Trees Matter: Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits of Trees

Pam is the state Master Gardener volunteer coordinator for Ohio and horticulture educator and director for Ohio State University Extension in Clark County. She has a B.S. in landscape horticulture and an M.S. in human and community resource development.

Lucy BradleyEngaging Master Gardeners to Enhance Community Garden Efforts

Lucy works for N.C. State University as the urban horticulture specialist and the state coordinator for the Master Gardener program. Previously, she was a county horticulture agent in Arizona and had volunteered as a Master Gardener serving on the county advisory council.

Scott ByarsCut Flowers for Profit and Pleasure

Scott is the program leader for Agriculture and Natural Resources at West Virginia State University. He earned his B.S. in agriculture from West Virginia University and an M.S. in education from Virginia Tech.

Jim ChatfieldWhy Trees Matter: Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits of Trees

Jim is an associate professor and Extension specialist for Ohio State University Extension in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Plant Pathology. He teaches workshops on plant diagnostics, tree selection and evaluation, and plant diseases. He is the coordinator of the OSUE Nursery Landscape and Turf Team and co-coordinator of the OSUE Why Trees Matter Signature Program.

Dave CloseSmart Yard Care – Being a Hero for Your Home

Dave has been the state coordinator of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program since 2004 and formerly was the community forestry coordinator for the southern 36 counties in Illinois. He received an M.S. degree in forest ecology.

Kathy CroppPlanting on the Airwaves

Kathy is a Danville Master Gardener and a member of the Garden Writers Association. She produced and co-hosted, with Randy Atkins, a local Master Gardener radio show called “Here’s the Dirt” on WBTM-AM. She is part of a national group of garden radio hosts working on a national education outreach program through radio. Her family company, Gardeners Four Generations, produces web podcasts for Horticulture magazine’s Horticulture Radio initiative.

David DeardorffMake Your Garden Work for You: The Visual Guide to Growing Healthy Vegetables

David is a plant pathologist and botanist, co-founder of Plants of the Southwest, and one of the earliest advocates of dry-land and native plant gardening in the nation. David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth are the authors of the award-winning, best-selling book What’s Wrong With My Plant (And How Do I Fix It?).

Bill HendricksLook Back to the Future: New and Great Old Plants for Today’s Garden

Tough Plants for Tough Places

Bill is president of Klyn Nurseries, Inc., and a member of the American Nursery and Landscape Association; Nursery Growers of Lake County, Ohio; International Plant Propagator’s Society; American Bamboo Society; and International Ornamental Crabapple Society. Bill and his wife, Nancy, received the Friend of the Master Gardeners Award for Ohio in 2008.

Breakout Session Speakers

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Wil HershbergerGarden Photography

Wil has been an avid naturalist most of his life, using his photography and nature sound recordings to share his love of nature with others. Wil has been honored for his photographs by the BBC Wildlife magazine and by Nature’s Best magazine. In addition to articles in many publications, Wil has co-authored The Songs of Insects, a full-color book and audio CD, with Lang Elliott.

Pam HosimerStorybooks + Kids + Gardening = Innovative Programming

Pam is a graduate student at University of Maryland College Park in the Master of Library and Information Science program. Pam is currently working with the University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener program to develop the Grow It! Eat It! for KIDS program to accompany the new Grow It! Eat It! initiative for adult gardeners in Maryland.

BJ JarvisRainwater Harvesting: More than Just Rain Barrels

BJ is Extension director and horticulture agent for Pasco County, Florida. She has held horticultural positions at some of the nation’s top public gardens, including Missouri Botanical Garden, Callaway Gardens, and Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s Clark Garden.

Doug JolleyAppalachian Culture and West Virginia’s Botanical Gems: Native Orchids

Doug owns Windbeam Way Nursery in Heaters, W.Va. He holds a B.S. degree in biology from WVU. Doug has traveled much of North America, photographing native orchids. He also lectures on Appalachian culture at West Virginia Wesleyan College. His horticultural interests are Appalachian native azaleas and rhododendrons.

Gail LangellottoPollinator Gardens: How Home Gardeners Can Help Conserve Bee Biodiversity

Gail is the statewide coordinator of the Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener Program. She

has a Ph.D. and M.S. in entomology, and a B.S. in biology. Her research and Extension activities focus on how to manage gardens to support pollination and the natural control of pests.

Barbara LiedlCut Flowers for Profit and Pleasure

Dr. Liedl received a B.S. in horticulture production from Purdue University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. She did post-doctoral work at Cornell University developing insect- and disease-resistant field tomato varieties. She is involved in NE SARE, and teaches at Central College and West Virginia State University. As an associate research professor at WVSU Gus R. Douglass Institute, Barbara and her team work on breeding greenhouse tomatoes, hydroponic and cut flower production, and many other related topics.

Marvin N. MillerAmerica in Bloom

Dr. Miller is market research manager for the Ball Horticultural Company. He has a B.S. in horticulture and an M.S. in agricultural economics from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in food and resource economics in agricultural marketing from the University of Florida. Marvin has served on the American in Bloom Board of Directors since its founding in 2001, serving as its president since 2005.

Carrie J. MurphyLandscaping with an Environmental Focus

Carrie serves as an educator in horticulture and Master Gardener coordinator at the University of Delaware New Castle County Extension Service. Carrie received a B.S. from Towson University and an M.S. in plant and soil sciences from the University of Delaware. She is a graduate of the Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener Training Program.

Jim NauHortus Mustus – The Plants You Gotta Get

Jim manages the greenhouses and gardens of the Ball Horticultural Company in West Chicago, Illinois, and has written two books, the Ball Culture Guide and the Ball Perennial Manual. He is currently editing the 18th edition of the Ball RedBook. He serves as president of and a judge for All American Selections. Jim is the recipient of the Perennial Plant Association’s Garden Media Award.

Breakout Session Speakers

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Karen NeillEngaging Master Gardeners to Enhance Community Garden Efforts

Karen has a B.S. in horticulture and an M.S. in plant and soil science. She has been with North Carolina Extension Service in Guilford County for 22 years. She has a weekly television spot on WGHP, is a regular panelist on UNC TV’s “Almanac Gardener,” and writes for the High Point Enterprise and the Carolina Gardener Magazine. Karen serves on the N.C. Community Garden Partnership Committee and on the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Agent Management Team, and is Guilford County’s Master Gardener coordinator.

John PorterFood Among the Flowers: The Basics of Edible Landscapes

John is the WVU Extension agent for agriculture and natural resources in Kanawha County, W.Va. He received his B.S. degree in botany from Marshall University and his M.S. in horticultural sciences from West Virginia University. He recently purchased a home on a 3,000-square-foot city lot, which he plans to turn into his edible landscape homestead.

Nan QuinlanGarden Fitness – Workout Session

Nan graduated from the URI Master Gardener Program (MGA) in 2003. In 2009, she was elected to the Master Gardener Association of RI as the community garden project coordinator. In this role, Nan manages up to 20 community garden projects, training and coaching project leaders, as well as serving on the MGA Strategic Planning Committee. In 2008, Nan became a certified fitness instructor focusing on mid- to senior-level fitness. She teaches fitness classes, including gardening fitness.

Richard RathjensDiagnosing Soil Physical Problems

Dr. Rathjens is the senior agronomist at the Davey Institute of the Davey Tree Expert Company in Kent, Ohio. He is a certified arborist with International Society of Arboriculture and a certified agronomist with American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops and Soils. He has a B.S. in agronomy, an M.S. in turf management, and a Ph.D. in urban forestry.

Frank Reilly Smart Yard Care – Being a Hero for Your Home

Frank is an environmental scientist with more than 35 years of experience in water, wetlands, and land use issues. He has been an active Virginia Master Gardener and is an Advanced Master Gardener in three program areas: Water, Tree Stewards, and Land Care. He has been an Extension associate with responsibilities in land use and nutrient reduction. He has organized two Master Gardener Colleges. His book Yard Care: Big Rewards from Small Investments in Stewardship recently became available with funding from National Park Service and Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Larry Sagers Go Green, Grow Green and Save Greenbacks

Larry holds a B.S. from Brigham Young University and an M.S. from Utah State University. He began his Extension career with the Utah State University Extension Service as a horticulture specialist. Larry hosts a weekend radio program and writes a weekly column in the Deseret News. He has received top awards from many state and national organizations for his horticultural activities. In 2008, Larry was inducted into the National Hall of Fame by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.

Randy Seagraves Eating Green in Schools with JMG®

Going Green with Junior Master Gardener Literature in the Garden

Randy holds an education degree with science specialization. While teaching at the elementary level, he successfully integrated school gardening programs/curricula into the local school district and was awarded the Environmental Excellence Award in Teaching. He has co-authored many Junior Master Gardener (JMG®) curricula and his work has been featured in national publications and on HGTV. For the past 10 years, he has served as the curriculum director for the JMG® International JuniorMaster Gardener program.

Breakout Session Speakers

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Rick Schoellhorn Plant Breeders and Nature: The Inventors of Green

Rick is passionate about the science of plant breeding. For the past 18 years, he has been teacher and researcher for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in Gainesville. For the past two years, Rick has roved the world as director of new products for Proven Winners, helping determine a plant’s marketability based on his 30 years’ experience in the horticulture industry.

Roseanne SherryGardening Is for the Birds

Roseanne is the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Master Gardener state coordinator. Over the years, this Master Gardener has written garden columns in local newspapers, has been a guest on radio programs, and has spoken at area garden clubs and civic organizations.

Barb Stewart Smart Yard Care – Being a Hero for Your Home

Barb is a homeowner, former firefighter, and a fire communication specialist with the National Park Service. As a recycler and composter, she promotes alternatives to burning dried leaves. Barb values her partnerships with Virginia Tech and Master Gardeners.

Kathryn Wadsworth Make Your Garden Work for You: The Visual Guide to Growing Healthy Vegetables

Naturalist Kathryn shares her love of nature through writing and photography. She has used her filmmaking and communications education to produce documentary films on topics ranging from the California gray whale to the impact of mining on the Navajo Nation. David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth are the authors of the award-winning, best-selling book What’s Wrong With My Plant (And How Do I Fix It?).

Jessica WalliserThe Benefits of Beneficials

Jessica co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners” on KDKA radio and is a regular contributor to Organic Gardening, Urban Farm, Popular Farming, Heirloom Gardener, Hobby Farms and Hobby Farm Home magazines. Her column “The Good Earth” appears weekly in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Jessica is also heard on WYEP-FM and lectures at public garden facilities across the United States. She holds a degree in ornamental horticulture and serves on the faculty of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Lucy Warren A Different Green: California Native Plant Landscaping

Lucy is a certified sustainable landscaping practioner. She has written for local and national publications, including a regular column in the San Diego Union Tribune on edible plants. She is currently co-authoring a book on California native plants. Lucy works for the San Diego Home/Garden Shows. She is active in the San Diego Horticultural Society, the Pacific Horticulture Foundation, and the San Diego Floral Association. Lucy has been a Master Gardener in San Diego since 1994.

Lisa WhittleseyEating Green in Schools with JMG®

Going Green with Junior Master Gardener Literature in the Garden

Lisa received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in horticulture with an emphasis in education/curriculum development. She works for Texas AgriLife Extension Service at Texas A&M, serving for the past 10 years as the program director of the JMG® International Junior Master Gardener program. She is the author/co-author of nine award-winning youth environmental curricula, and her horticulture work has been featured in national publications and on HGTV.

Breakout Session Speakers

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2011 IMGC Committee

WVU Extension Agent VolunteersMary Beth Bennett

Brandy Brabham

Larry Campbell

Debbie Friend

Greg Hamons

John Murray

Georgy Plaugher

John Porter

Christy Richmond

Jodi Richmond

April Roach

Carole Scheerbaum

Denis Scott

H.R. Scott

Rich Sherman

Brian Sparks

Alex Straight

Chuck Talbott

Susan Waugh Brian Wickline

Trade Show Committee: Polly Reynolds and Lee Reger

Volunteer Committee: H.R. Scott and Larry Campbell

W.Va. Gardeners Retail Store: Myra Simmons and Pat Bertoia

Advisers:

Jennifer Williams, West Virginia University Extension Service

Ann Berry, West Virginia University Extension Service

Cassie Waugh, West Virginia University Extension Service

Wesley Nugent, West Virginia University Extension Service

Meg Baughman, West Virginia University Extension Service

Tom McConnell, West Virginia University Extension Service

Carrie See, West Virginia University Extension Service

Jean F. Smith, W.Va. Department of Agriculture

Co-chairs: John W. Jett and Delores S. Barber

Book Sales and Signing: Diana Higginbotham

Decorations Committee: Donna and Mike Myles

Entertainment Committee: Willa and Pat Izzo

Evaluations: Mary Beth Bennett

Finance Committee: Carol Costello

Food Coordinators Committee: Annette Gall

Goody Bags: Mary Palmer

Green Committee: Jennifer Soule

Hospitality Committee: June Rose

Registration Committee: Sally Fry

Silent Auction: Diane Styles and Dawn Long

Speakers Committee: Midge Hollen, Larry Lower, and Denis Scott

Tours – Day Tours: Julie Kuyk and Barbara McCabe

Tours – Pre- and Post-Conference: Jane Lundbladand Sandra Bernardi

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Mary Ahlquist

Mary Jo Armbrust

Larry Baker

Pamela Balance

Delores Barber

Diana Beane

Sharlene Behner

Tom Bell

Sandy Benedict

Sandra Bernardi

Pat Bertoia

Debra Blum

Connie Sue Boggess

Beverly Bolles

Mary Booker

Wilma Boring

Janie Bowling

Shelba Bradford

Lynn Brookshire

Joan Bumgardener

Darwin Burge

Patricia Burkett

Bill Byus

Lisabeth Caudill

Mima Chapman

Susan Clark

Pam Coleman

Janice Cool

Jerry Crabtree

David Crace

Sandy Daubman

Darla Davidson

Ilene Davis

Joann Dawson

Extension Master Gardener VolunteersSusie Dempsey

Chuck Denham

Clark Dixon

Peggy Edwards

Beckey Eneix- Chong

Bonnie Fidler

Margie Fiesler

Linda Fiore

Dee Fournier

Sally Fry

Annette Gall

Linda Geronilla

Tammy Goins

Laura Greathouse

Bert Grose

Sue Groves

Barbara Gumm

Sue Haddix

Phyllis Hagstad

Susan Harlen

Betty Harler

Liz Harper

Kathy Hastings Lois Hayes

Pat Hickok

Diana Higginbotham

Nancy Hillberry

Pamela Hoffman

Midge Hollon

John Homburg

Kay Homburg

Sara Howe

Marilyn Howells

Pat Izzo

Willa Izzo

Anne Jeffus

Bill Johnson

Emille Johnson

Susan Jones

Dawna Kale

Kevin Kale

Shelly Keeney

Dennis Kennedy

Jorie Kennedy

Suzanne Kingry

Bill Klenk

Donna Kuehn

Jim Kuehn

Juli Kuyk

Barbara LaPosta

Robert LaPosta

Barbara Laughery

Pamela Lawson

Mildred Lindley

Dawn Long

Larry Lower

Valinda Loy

Jane Lundblad

Linda Mallory

Roy Mallory

Eve Marcum- Atkinson

Gwen Marshall

Debbie Martin

Barbara McCabe

Charles McCann

John McGranahan

Katie McKeever

Kathy McKinley

Bob Meadows

Sheri Meadows

Tamma Melton

Jan Mitchell

Georgine Moore

Carol Mossburg

Laura Moul

Doris Musselman

Carol Myers

Donna Myles

Michael Myles

Paula Mynes

Kristine O’Brien

Mary Palmer

Corleen Patterson

Arlene Perigo

Gary Perigo

Jane Powell

Sue Prager

Tim Pyles

Randy Rader

Lee Reger

Phyllis Reger

Polly Reynolds

John Richmond

Maralyn Ridgeway

June Riffle

June Rose

Karen Ryan

Barbara Sanders

Marty Seufer

Lester W. Shanklin

Rich Sherman

Mickie Sienko

Myra Simmons

Victor Simpson

Aine Slabaugh

Stuart Smith

Jennifer Soule

Kay Sparks

Kelly Sparks

Pat Sparks

Donna Spencer

Jennifer Spoor

Jake Sproul

Sandra Squire

Martha Stafford

Jane Stalnaker

Joan Steven

Donna Straley

Diane Styles

Melvin Swiger

Marion Tanner

Susan Taylor

Carol Throckmorton

Karen Toothman

Barbara Tuckwiller

Deborah Van Dervort

Roger VanHorn

Martha Warren

Linda Watkins

Lynn Watts

Susan Weinberger

Judi White

Jane Wilson

Wendy Wilson

Cathy Woodson

Beverly Wright

Dixie Yann

Helen Yater

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Charleston Civic CenterUpper Level

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Charleston Civic CenterLower Level

Advanced Water Treatment, Inc. – water treatment, filtration, softening, and purification

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds – seeds, catalogs, magazines, and books

Bamboo Ecoline – ecofriendly, biodegradable flowerpots

Bob’s Market and Greenhouse, Inc. – mums, pansies, brochures, e-newsletter registrations

Brooks Mountain Soap – handmade luxury soaps

Clyde’s Garden Planner – veggie planting slide chart

Cobrahead, LLC – cobrahead garden tools

Connie McColley Handmade Jewelry – sterling silver jewelry

Country Weaving – baskets and woven rugs

Daniel Vineyards, LLC – West Virginia wines and accessories

Etc. Designs – adornments

Fiskars Brands, Inc. – garden cutting tools

Foxgloves – gloves, hand-forged stainless steel tools, shears, and sun hats

Green Heron Tools, LLC – garden tools, equipment, gear, and apparel

Griff’s Loft, LLC – tapestry throws, Fiesta Ware cups, magnets, place mats, paintings

Hannah’s Pottery – hand-thrown and hand-built pottery, garden items

Hidden Treasures Botanical Tours – specialty tours throughout the world

High Mowing Organic Seeds – organic vegetable, herb, and flower seeds

Honeysuckle Hill Gardens – herbs, books, essential oils, body products, garden accessories

International Greenhouse Company – garden structures, equipment, and supplies

Landreth Seed Company – heirloom bulbs, garden tools, gloves, and books

Less Work Gardening – composting bag

Trade Show ParticipantsL & M Crafts – wood, fabrics, painted rocks, aprons, dried flowers, painted gourds

Longnecker Tools – garden tools, aprons

Milorganite – organic fertilizer

National Gardening Association – gardening with kids

Nature Impressions – nature prints, “plant x-rays,” nature printing book

Nature’s Creations – natural items captured in copper

Of Nature – botanically themed jewelry and sculptures

Palmflex – garden gloves

Peony’s Envy – herbaceous and tree peony roots

Seamar Gloves – Atlas garden gloves

Spearhead Spade – special spade for garden digging

Stem Real Flower Jewelry – flower jewelry made from real orchids

St. Lynn’s Press – garden books

Storey Publishing – encouraging independence in harmony with the environment

Summer Hollow Pottery – terracotta flowerpots

Texas 4-H Development Foundation – Jr. Master Gardeners

The American Horticulture Society – membership information, AHS magazine

The Rose Gardener/Harlan Garden Labels – gloves, pruners, labels

Trellings, LLC – cypress plant support systems

West Virginia Department of Agriculture – country store

West Virginia Herb Association – membership information, herb cookbooks

Windbeam Way Nursery – W.Va. native azaleas, rhododendrons, and wildflowers

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