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** FREE PARKING and hot buffet lunch included **

Home Gardener Day

What's Buggin You

Thursday, February 2, 2012

8 a.m. - 2:30 pm

Marriott at City Center, Newport News, Virginia

The Virginia Horticultural Foundation invites you to a full day of inspiring Garden Educators, morning refreshments, a hot buffet lunch, and free covered parking, all included with your registration!

During breaks, shop at our Garden Book Store, enjoy author signings and ‘bid it up’ during our Plant & Garden Gear silent auction benefiting our statewide scholarship fund. Experience the stylish Marriott Newport News hotel located in trendy City Center, the heart of Newport News' business, shopping, and entertainment district. Room rates are available for $79/night plus tax. Just click on the LOCATION tab to make a hotel reservation.

INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION:

• Full day of inspiring garden educators
• Morning refreshments
• Hot buffet lunch
• Free covered parking
• Silent auction (funds scholarships)
• Book store
• Authors’ Book signings

REGISTRATIONRegister early ~ this event has sold out the past two years

$75 received by Jan. 28
$90 after Jan. 28 (online registration or walk-in only, based upon availability)

Download a Registration Flyer

Agenda
8:00 am
Registration and Morning Refreshments
8:45 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:00 am

Watch Out! Wicked Garden Bugs
Amy Stewart: Author, Wicked Bugs

Discover the sinister side of the insect world –creatures that infest, infect and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. Meet the world's most painful hornet, a millipede that stops traffic and the Japanese beetle that munches your roses.  Enjoy a mixture of history, science, murder and intrigue that begins – but doesn't end – in your own backyard.

9:45 am

What's Been Buggin' Virginia Gardens?
Eric Day: Virginia Tech Insect Lab

Check out the old and something new – 6 + 8 legged things that like our vegetable gardens too much. Learn organic and synthetic ways to manage critters on the prowl in Virginia’s vegetable patches.

10:30 am
Break, Book Signing, Silent Aucton & Insect Petting Zoo
11:00 am

Gardening with Wasps
Alex Surcica: Ag Engineer, Penn State Extension

Wasps protect gardens by eating countless pests and are vital for pollination as they visit flowers for nectar. Despite their crucial roles, most gardeners see wasps as a nuisance. Learn why to value wasps.

11:45 am
Lunch, Book Signings, Silent Auction, Insect Petting Zoo (Zoo closes at 12:45)
12:45 pm

Hitchhiker Bugs: From Greenhouse & Nursery to your Landscape
Stanton Gill: Extension Specialist, Univ. of MD and Professor, Montgomery Coll.

Be proactive and keep pests out, especially new invasive species that have been bombarding us in recent years. Learn to properly diagnose a problem before it causes a major loss in your garden.

1:30 pm
Break, Book Signings, Auction Closes
1:45 pm

You or Them? No Critters in your Edibles
Nan Chase: Author, Eat Your Yard!

This Asheville, NC, author shares tips for growing your entire landscape for the benefit of your pantry and table. Learn important tips on keeping bugs and other pests from feasting on the fruits of your labor in the garden. Edible landscapes designed beautifully.

2:30 pm
Closing Remarks, Auction Settlements

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