Date announced for Perennial Plant Association Southern Region Symposium

Dallas, TX – Are you a landscape designer, landscape contractor, plant grower, garden center retailer or garden writer in the southern United States? If so, you probably face growing challenges when it comes to navigating the impact of extreme weather conditions while still creating beautiful landscapes and growing a healthy business. Intense heat, drought, and flooding are impacting how companies do business, the landscapes they create, and what plants they grow and sell.

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) and their Southern Region Director, Leslie Halleck, have brought together an inspiring and knowledgeable group of speakers to address sustainability issues, with landscape aesthetics in mind. It’s all about sustainable style. With a focus on perennial plants, speakers will cover topics such as stylish heat and drought tolerant plant selections, organic versus sustainable plant production for growers, an update on rose rosette disease and using plants with a purpose.

In addition to programs, Dallas Arboretum staff will be on hand for attendees as they tour the trial gardens to see how specific plants are performing under extreme southern growing conditions.

The event is an excellent opportunity for green industry professionals to stay on top of continuing education and sustainability trends as well as take advantage of a unique industry networking opportunity.

WHEN: Friday, October 7th, 2016. 8:20 a.m.- 5p.m. Sign-in 7:30am-8:20am

WHERE: Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Rosine Hall, 8525 Garland Rd., Dallas, TX 75218

Featured Speakers: Kelly D. Norris (Plants with Style); Lloyd Traven (Organic Vs. Sustainable Plant Production); Susan Martin (Moving Beyond Pretty: Plants with Bonus Points); Sponsored by Eason Horticultural Resources; Dr. Kevin Ong (Rose Rosette Disease Update) Sponsored by Southwest Perennials;  Andrea DeLong Aamaya (Native Plants for Southern Landscapes) Sponsored by Living Earth.

Event Sponsors include: Halleck Horticultural, North Haven Gardens, Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Local Plant Source, Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc., Southwest Perennials, Inc., Living Earth.