TOUR & SHOW SCHEDULE

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Thank you to our Symposium Platinum

Sponsor Ball Horticultural:

Symposium & Hotel Address: Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel and Conference Center5440 North RiverRoad, Rosemont, IL 60018.

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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 GrowersLurie Garden

Millennium Park Foundation

Tuesday Trade Show Social Sponsors:Hinsdale Nursery

Intrinsic Perennial GardensMidwest Groundcovers

The Growing PlaceRijnbeek and Son Perennials

Michigan Tour Sponsor:Walters Gardens, Inc.

AAS Tour & Banquet Sponsors:American Takii

Bejo SeedsPanAmerican Seed

SakataSyngenta

Platinum Sponsor:Ball Horticultural

Your sponsorships make the Symposium possible!

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SUNDAYWisconsin Wonders Tour

Tour Intrinsic Perennial GardensHebron, IL

Tour Northwind Perennial Farm Burlington, WI

Lunch While on the Bus

Tour Olbrich Botanical GardensMadison, WI

Tour Rotary Botanical GardensJanesville, WI

7:15 AM Depart Hotel6:45 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Choose a Tour for Sunday (ticket required)

SUNDAY

Tour Schulenberg Prairie at The Morton ArboretumLisle, IL

Tour Forest Preserve District of DuPage CountyDuPage County, IL

Lunch & Tour Cantigny ParkWheaton, IL

Russell R. Kirt Prairie at College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL

Tour Willowbrook Wildlife CenterGlen Ellyn, IL

Tour Wannemaker’s Home and GardenDowners Grove, IL

8:00 AM Depart Hotel6:00 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Prairie State Tour

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MONDAYWest Design and Retail Tour

MONDAYMONDAY

Tour Henry Private GardenNaperville, IL

Tour The Growing PlaceAurora, IL

Tour Rush Copley Medical CenterAurora, IL

Lunch & Tour Gardens at Midwest Groundcovers

St. Charles, IL

Tour Nau Private GardenSt. Charles, IL

Tour Allen Private GardenSt. Charles, IL

6:00-7:00 PMEvening Social

7:30 AM Depart Hotel5:15 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

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

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

11:15-12:15 PM | Kellie O’BrienTrends in Design: Then to Now

12:15-1:15 PM Cash Lunch

1:15-2:15 PM | Randy PowersPlants for Birds

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

3:45-4:45 PM | Irvin EtienneTropicals for the Garden

6:00-7:00 PMEvening Social

Tour Mettawa Manor Private GardenMettawa, IL

Tour Bergmann Private GardenLake Forest, IL

Lunch & Tour Camp Rosemary Private GardenLake Forest, IL

Becker Private GardenDeerfield, IL

Lenhardt Private GardenWinnetka, IL

6:00-7:00 PMEvening Social

8:15 AM Depart Hotel5:00 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Choose an Activity for Monday (ticket required)

North Shore Design Tour Educational SpeakersTallgrass to Today:

Gateway to the Midwestern Prairie

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Limited to 50 Attendees

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TUESDAYEducational Speakers

7:30-7:45 AM | Janet DraperWelcome from PPA President

7:45-8:30 AM | Cathy Jean MaloneyHistory of Horticulture in Chicago

8:30-9:30 AM | Piet OudolfKeynote Speaker

9:30-10:15 AMTrade Show & Silent Auction

10:15-10:40 AMAAS Introduction & Awards

10:15-10:30 AMPPA Foundation Student Scholarship

Recipients

10:40-11:40 AM | Laura EkasetyaThe Seasons of Lurie

11:40-12:00 PMPPA Awards & Recognition

12:00-1:00 PMCash Lunch, Trade Show & Silent Auction

TUESDAYEducational Speakers Continued

Tour Ball Trials & Gardens

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

AAS Awards & Dinner Banquet at Cantigny

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

All-America Selections and National Garden Bureau Tour

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

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Tuesday Core Symposium Activities

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Tour Gethsemane Garden CenterChicago, IL

Tour Live Wall at Whole Foods MarketChicago, IL

Tour Christy Webber LandscapesChicago, IL

Lunch & Tour Garfield Park ConservatoryChicago, IL

Tour Farm on OgdenChicago, IL

Tour McCormick Place Rooftop FarmChicago, IL

Tour Lurie Garden & Millennium Park

Dinner & Cash Bar

Fireworks (optional)

7:30 AM Depart Hotel9:00/11:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Tour Hampshire FarmsHampshire, IL

Tour Hoffie Nursery & GET GroupUnion, IL

Tour Mariani PlantsGarden 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)

7:00 AM Depart Hotel9:00/11:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

WEDNESDAYChicago Botanic Garden

& City Tour

Tour Lurveys Garden CenterDes Plaines, IL

Tour Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

Lunch & Tour Chalet Nursery & Garden Center

Wilmette, IL

Tour Lurie Garden & Millennium ParkChicago, IL

Tour Lurie Garden & Millennium Park

Dinner & Cash Bar

Fireworks (optional)

8:00 AM Depart Hotel9:00/11:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Choose a Core Symposium Tour for Wednesday

WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAYChicago Gardens with

Purpose TourTaste of Chicago Grower

Tour

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All AAS/NGB Attendees should choose this tour

7:45-8:30 AM

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

11:30-12:30 PM | Kelly NorrisReimagining the Perennial Palette

from the Prairie Perspective

12:30-12:45 PMPPA 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year® Announcement

NGB 2020 Year of…Plant Announcements

12:45-2:00 PMCash Lunch, PPA Business Meeting,

Closing of Trade Show & Silent Auction

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Thursday Core Symposium Activities

THURSDAYEducational Speakers

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

THURSDAY

Grower: Shannon Currey:

Success with Sedges

Joanne Lutz: Plagues of Perennials

Laura Robles: Baptisia and Hibiscus

Trends: Nina Koziol:

Midwestern Home Gardens

Dave MacKenzie: Living Walls

Susan Martin: Marketing to Create Loyalty

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Educational Speakers ContinuedExact afternoon speaker and

dinner timing pending

8:30-9:15 AM

10:00-10:45 AM

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FRIDAY

Tour Midwest Groundcovers Fennville, MI

Lunch & Tour Walters GardensZeeland, MI

Tour Hansen Private GardenZeeland, MI

Tour Martin Private GardenHolland, MI

Tour Sawyer Home & Garden CenterSawyer, MI

FRIDAY

Tour Koziol Private GardenPalos Park, IL

Tour Grigus Private GardenLemont, IL

Tour Adelmann Private GardenLockport, IL

Lunch While on the Bus

Tour Morton Arboretum East Side GardensLisle, IL

Tour O’Brien Private GardenHinsdale, IL

Tour Donovan Private GardenLa Grange, IL

7:00 AM Depart Hotel5:30 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Choose a Tour for Friday (ticket required)

6:15 AM Depart Hotel8:15 PM Arrive Back at Hotel

Michigan Marvels Tour South by Southwest Design Tour

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