TOUR & SHOW SCHEDULE

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TOUR & SHOW SCHEDULE

Symposium & Hotel Address:

Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel and Conference Center 5440 North RiverRoad, Rosemont, IL 60018.

Thank you to our Symposium Platinum Sponsor Ball Horticultural:

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Thank you to our sponsors!

Platinum Sponsor: Ball Horticultural

New to the Market Forum Sponsor: J. Berry

Tote Bag Sponsor: Jelitto Perennial Seeds

Water Bottle Sponsor: McHutchison

Name Badge Holder Sponsor: Griffin

Tuesday/Thursday Session Sponsors: BASF

Elite Growers Lurie Garden Millennium Park Foundation

Tuesday Trade Show Social Sponsors: Hinsdale Nursery

Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Midwest Groundcovers The Growing Place

Rijnbeek and Son Perennials

Michigan Tour Sponsor: Walters Gardens, Inc.

AAS Tour & Banquet Sponsors: American Takii Bejo Seeds

PanAmerican Seed Sakata

Syngenta

Your sponsorships make the Symposium possible!

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Choose a Tour for Sunday (ticket required)

SUNDAY Wisconsin Wonders Tour

7:15 AM Depart Hotel 6:45 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Hebron, IL

Tour Northwind Perennial Farm Burlington, WI

Lunch While on the Bus

Tour Olbrich Botanical Gardens Madison, WI

Tour Rotary Botanical Gardens Janesville, WI

SUNDAY Prairie State Tour

8:00 AM Depart Hotel 6:00 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Schulenberg Prairie at The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL

Tour Forest Preserve District of DuPage County DuPage County, IL

Lunch & Tour Cantigny Park Wheaton, IL

Russell R. Kirt Prairie at College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL

Tour Willowbrook Wildlife Center Glen Ellyn, IL

Tour Wannemaker's Home and Garden Downers Grove, IL

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Choose an Activity for Monday (ticket required)

MONDAY North Shore Design Tour

Limited to 50 Attendees

8:15 AM Depart Hotel 5:00 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Mettawa Manor Private Garden Mettawa, IL

Tour Bergmann Private Garden Lake Forest, IL

Lunch & Tour Camp Rosemary Private Garden Lake Forest, IL

Becker Private Garden Deerfield, IL

Lenhardt Private Garden Winnetka, IL

6:00-7:00 PM Evening Social

MONDAY Educational Speakers

Tallgrass to Today: Gateway to the Midwestern Prairie

8:45-9:45 AM | Ed Lyon Going Native: A Balanced Perspective

10:00-11:00 AM | Richard Hawke Hardy Grasses & Perennial Companions

11:15-12:15 PM | Kellie O'Brien Trends in Design: Then to Now

12:15-1:15 PM Cash Lunch

1:15-2:15 PM | Randy Powers Plants for Birds

2:30-3:30 PM | Jack De Vroomen Perennials & Bulbs for Pollinators

3:45-4:45 PM | Irvin Etienne Tropicals for the Garden

6:00-7:00 PM Evening Social

MONDAY West Design and Retail Tour

7:30 AM Depart Hotel 5:15 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Henry Private Garden Naperville, IL

Tour The Growing Place Aurora, IL

Tour Rush Copley Medical Center Aurora, IL

Lunch & Tour Gardens at Midwest Groundcovers

St. Charles, IL

Tour Nau Private Garden St. Charles, IL

Tour Allen Private Garden St. Charles, IL

6:00-7:00 PM Evening Social

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Tuesday Core Symposium Activities

TUESDAY Educational Speakers

7:30-7:45 AM | Janet Draper Welcome from PPA President 7:45-8:30 AM | Cathy Jean Maloney History of Horticulture in Chicago 8:30-9:30 AM | Piet Oudolf

Keynote Speaker 9:30-10:15 AM Trade Show & Silent Auction 10:15-10:40 AM AAS Introduction & Awards 10:15-10:30 AM PPA Foundation Student Scholarship

Recipients 10:40-11:40 AM | Laura Ekasetya

The Seasons of Lurie 11:40-12:00 PM

PPA Awards & Recognition 12:00-1:00 PM

Cash Lunch, Trade Show & Silent Auction

TUESDAY Educational Speakers Continued

1:00-2:00 PM | Piet Oudolf, Laura Ekasetya, Roy Diblik, Austin Eischeid, Scott Stewart Riding the New Dutch Wave: A Panel Discussion

2:00-2:45 PM Trade Show & Silent Auction

2:45-3:45 PM | Roy Diblik Growing for Large Jobs

3:45-4:45 PM New to the Market Forum

5:15-6:30 PM Social, Trade Show & Silent Auction

All-America Selections and National Garden Bureau Tour

11:40 AM Depart Hotel 10:00 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Ball Trials & Gardens

Tour Cantigny AAS Display Gardens, Pond Garden and New Formal Garden

AAS Awards & Dinner Banquet at Cantigny

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Choose a Core Symposium Tour for Wednesday

WEDNESDAY Chicago Botanic Garden

& City Tour

All AAS/NGB Attendees should choose this tour

8:00 AM Depart Hotel 9:00/11:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Lurveys Garden Center Des Plaines, IL

Tour Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL

Lunch & Tour Chalet Nursery & Garden Center Wilmette, IL

Tour Lurie Garden & Millennium Park Chicago, IL

Tour Lurie Garden & Millennium Park

Dinner & Cash Bar

Fireworks (optional)

WEDNESDAY Chicago Gardens with Purpose Tour

7:30 AM Depart Hotel 9:00/11:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Gethsemane Garden Center Chicago, IL

Tour Live Wall at Whole Foods Market Chicago, IL

Tour Christy Webber Landscapes Chicago, IL

Lunch & Tour Garfield Park Conservatory Chicago, IL

Tour Farm on Ogden Chicago, IL

Tour McCormick Place Rooftop Farm Chicago, IL

Tour Lurie Garden & Millennium Park

Dinner & Cash Bar

Fireworks (optional)

WEDNESDAY Taste of Chicago Grower

Tour

7:00 AM Depart Hotel 9:00/11:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Hampshire Farms Hampshire, IL

Tour Hoffie Nursery & GET Group Union, IL

Tour Mariani Plants Garden Prairie, IL

Lunch While on the Bus

Tour Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery, and Garden Center Crystal Lake, IL

Tour Lurie Garden & Millennium Park

Dinner & Cash Bar

Fireworks (optional)

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Thursday Core Symposium Activities

THURSDAY Educational Speakers

7:45-8:30 AM

Grower:

Trends:

Shannon Currey:

Nina Koziol:

Success with Sedges

Midwestern Home Gardens

8:30-9:15 AM

Joanne Lutz: Plagues of Perennials

Dave MacKenzie: Living Walls

10:00-10:45 AM

Laura Robles: Baptisia and Hibiscus

Susan Martin: Marketing to Create Loyalty

9:15-10:00 AM | 10:45-11:30 AM Trade Show & Silent Auction

11:30-12:30 PM | Kelly Norris Reimagining the Perennial Palette

from the Prairie Perspective

12:30-12:45 PM PPA 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year? Announcement

NGB 2020 Year of...Plant Announcements

12:45-2:00 PM Cash Lunch, PPA Business Meeting, Closing of Trade Show & Silent Auction

THURSDAY Educational Speakers Continued

Exact afternoon speaker and dinner timing pending

2:00-3:00 PM | Jeff Epping Creating Epic Designs

3:00-4:00 PM | Craig Bergmann Right Place, Right Plant

4:00-4:15 PM | Janet Draper 2020 PPA National Symposium Announcement

4:15 PM-4:45 PM Buses Depart Hotel for Ball

5:00-7:30 PM Tour the Gardens at Ball followed by Dinner & Cash Bar

7:30-8:15 PM | Anna Ball Trends in the Industry

8:30 PM Buses Depart Ball for Hotel

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Choose a Tour for Friday (ticket required)

FRIDAY Michigan Marvels Tour

6:15 AM Depart Hotel 8:15 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Midwest Groundcovers Fennville, MI

Lunch & Tour Walters Gardens Zeeland, MI

Tour Hansen Private Garden Zeeland, MI

Tour Martin Private Garden Holland, MI

Tour Sawyer Home & Garden Center Sawyer, MI

FRIDAY South by Southwest Design Tour

7:00 AM Depart Hotel 5:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Koziol Private Garden Palos Park, IL

Tour Grigus Private Garden Lemont, IL

Tour Adelmann Private Garden Lockport, IL

Lunch While on the Bus

Tour Morton Arboretum East Side Gardens Lisle, IL

Tour O'Brien Private Garden Hinsdale, IL

Tour Donovan Private Garden La Grange, IL

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