Phoenix Perennials

Gary will be giving a number of talks this year that are open to the general public. Please note: some garden groups may charge a small fee for non-members. Garden group contact information is included below.

Date	Event Type	Event Description	Details
Fri Jan 20	Conference	Hot New Plants: Cutting Edge Garden Plants for Cutting Edge Retail and Design Weird and Wonderful Plants of the World: Botanically Intriguing Options for Retail and Design Presented to the joint conference of the Washington Association of Landscape Professionals and the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association	Tulalip Casino, Washington
Thurs Jan 26	Garden Club Talk	Hot New Plants: Cutting Edge Garden Plants for Cutting Edge Retail and Design Presented to the Garden Design Group	Open to members only
Tues Feb 7	Conference	Hot New Plants: Cutting Edge Garden Plants for Cutting Edge Parks and Cities Presented to the BC Recreation and Parks Association Annual Spring Training Conference	Pinnacle Hotel, North Vancouver
Thurs Feb 9	Garden Club Talk	Hellebores: Jewels of the Winter and Spring Garden Presented as part of the Cedar Lecture Series at VanDusen Gardens Contact the garden for tickets.	VanDusen Gardens
Wed Feb 15	Garden Club Talk	Hellebores: Jewels of the Winter and Spring Garden Presented to the UBC Friends of the Garden (FOGS)	UBC Botanical Garden Open to members only
Sat Feb 18	Garden Show	Hot New Plants: Cutting Edge Garden Plants for Cutting Edge Gardens Presented at Victoria's Seedy Saturday	11:30am Victoria Conference Centre
Tues Feb 21	Garden Club Talk	Hellebores: Jewels of the Winter and Spring Garden Presented to the Port Coquitlam Garden Club	Port Coquitlam Contact Michelle at michellepay at yahoo.ca
Wed Feb 22	Garden Show	Hellebores: Jewels of the Winter and Spring Garden Presented at the BC Home and Garden Show	BC Place Stadium
Tues March 6	Garden Club Talk	Weird and Wonderful Plants of the World: Botanically Intriguing Options for Your Garden Presented to the Victoria Horticultural Society	Victoria, BC Contact Rafe Mooney at rafus_m at hotmail.com
Tues April 10	Garden Club Talk	Avoiding the Summer Doldrums: Great Garden Plants for Summer and Fall Presented to the White Rock and District Garden Club	White Rock, BC Contact Yvonne minniesdiner at shaw.ca
April 14-22	Tour	Various talks to the passengers onboard the MS Amadante cruising the waterways of Holland and Belgium and taking in Keukenhof and Floriade as part of a UBC Alumni Tour.	Holland & Belgium, MS Amadante
Tues June 19	Garden Club Talk	Avoiding the Summer Doldrums: Great Garden Plants for Summer and Fall Presented to the Evergreen Garden Club	Delta, BC Contact Terry at tafindlay at dccnet.com
Wed June 27	Garden Club Talk	Avoiding the Summer Doldrums: Great Garden Plants for Summer and Fall Presented to the Saltspring Island Garden Club	Saltspring Island Contact Marcia at everlastingsummer at saltspring.com
July 4-10	Conference	Groupon or Coupon?: Using conventional and modern marketing strategies to build and maintain your customer base Presented to the Perennial Plant Association at the 30th Annual Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts	Boston, Mass.