The conference’s five days of field trips, lectures, workshops and networking opportunities has made it “a model for similar native plant gatherings around the country,” says organizer Bobby Hensley.
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The conference’s five days of field trips, lectures, workshops and networking opportunities has made it “a model for similar native plant gatherings around the country,” says organizer Bobby Hensley.
This year’s Cullowhee Native Plant Conference happens Wednesday through Saturday, July 27-30 at Western Carolina University. Keynote speaker Allan Armitage (pictured) is a UGA horticulture professor and proponent of regionally appropriate gardening. Photo courtesy of Timber Press.