2008 Texas Master Gardener Conference
Conroe, Texas
April 24 – 26, 2008
Agenda

Thursday, April 24, 2008
                                                                                                                                                           
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.         Conference Registration

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.         Trade Show Open

  1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.         Welcome to Montgomery County

  1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.         Opening Session I - Dr. Neil Odenwald, Professor Emeritus and                                              former Chairman of the Department of Landscape Architecture at                                              LSU.
                                               
  2:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.         Afternoon Workshop I, Concrete Leaf
(Sorry, this workshop is FULL)                     

  3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.         Opening Session II - Neil Sperry, Owner – GARDENS Magazine,                                              broadcaster, author.

  4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.         TXMG Delegates Meeting and County Coordinators Meeting

  6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.         Reception at Papa’s on The Lake, for dinner, music, dancing and                                                    conversation.

Friday, April 25, 2008

  7:30 a.m. – 12 noon           Conference Registration

  7:30 a.m. –  1:00 p.m.        Golf Tournament with Lunch

  7:30 a.m. –  5:00 p.m.        Trade Show Open

  7:30 a.m. –  8:30 a.m.        Continental Breakfast

  8:30 a.m. –  9:30 a.m.        General Session, Dr. William E. Barrick, Executive Director,                                               Bellingrath Gardens and Home.

10:00 a.m. – 12 noon           Morning Workshop I, Concrete Leaf
(Sorry, this workshop is FULL)

10:00 a.m. – 12 noon           Morning Workshop II, Dr. Larry Barnes, Extension Plant                                              Pathologist, Sorting Through The Plant Disease Maze.  
 
  9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.       Concurrent Sessions I

11:00 a.m. – 12 noon           Concurrent Sessions II 
                                               
12   noon  – 1:30 p.m.          JMG / Master Gardener Specialist Awards Luncheon

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.           Afternoon Workshop I, Pampered Gardener

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.           Afternoon Workshop II, Dr. Larry Barnes, Extension Plant                                              Pathologist, Sorting Through The Plant Disease Maze.    

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.           Concurrent Session III

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.           Concurrent Session IV                                                 

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.           Concurrent Session V

6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.           Texas Master Gardener Awards Banquet, after dinner speaker                                              Greg Grant, Research Associate at SFA University, author.
 
Saturday, April 26, 2008

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.           Breakfast in the Garden - Join the Montgomery County Master                                              Gardeners for breakfast at the Extension Demonstration and                                              Testing Gardens.

8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.           Buses depart for tour locations (return time is approximate).
                                             Tours include:

                                                            Walker County Extension Gardens / Hope Farms Tour
                                                            Montgomery County Home Gardens Tour
                                                            Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Tour
                                                            King’s Orchard / Bernhardt Winery Tour
                                                            The Arbor Gate Tour

Ongoing Events and Activities (times to be announced)
                                                Self guided tour of the Extension Demonstration and Testing                                                      Gardens
                                                Book signing with the Authors

Updates on Availability of Conference Events
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