2024 SC Festival of Flowers | 3rd Annual Garden Symposium

Join us for a full day of learning geared toward garden enthusiasts everywhere. Even the savviest gardener will walk away inspired!

WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER: NANCY LAWSON | THE HUMANE GARDENER

Nancy Lawson is the author of "The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife and Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature." A nature writer, habitat consultant, frequent keynote speaker, and founder of The Humane Gardener, LLC, she pioneers creative wildlife-friendly landscaping methods. Certified as a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional and master naturalist, Nancy co-chairs Howard County Bee City in Maryland and helped launch a community science project, Monarch Rx, based on scientific discoveries made in her own garden. Her books, garden, advocacy, and scientific endeavors have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah magazine, Entomology Today, and Ecological Entomology.

Nancy's Website:
https://www.humanegardener.com/events-and-talks/

Saturday, June 15
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM

Wesley Commons - Asbury Hall
1110 Marshall Road
Greenwood, SC

Seating is Limited!
$50 Per Person, includes a delicious lunch provided by Wesley Commons

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:30 - 9:00a

Registration and Refreshments

9:00a | Keynote

The Humane Gardener: Nurturing Habitat for Wildlife

• Keynote Speaker: Nancy Lawson

10:00a | Session 1

South Carolina’s Water Resources & Water Management in the Home Landscape

• Speaker: Heather Nix, Clemson Extension

11:00a | Session 2

Pollinators: They Need Us ~ We Need Them!

• Speaker: Susan Marie Jones, SC Beekeepers Association

12:00 - 1:00p

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

1:00p | Session 3

Perennials for Pollinators

• Speaker: Drew Jeffers, Clemson Extension

2:00p | Session 4

Public Gardens and Biodiversity Conservation

• Speaker: Martin Hamilton, South Carolina Botanical Garden

3:00p | Session 5

Community Gardening

• Speaker: Amy Dabbs, Clemson Extension

4:00p

Tour Wesley Commons Community Garden | Open to All

For the safety of all at this event, no pets please.

Thank you!

For additional information, please call the SC Festival of Flowers at 864.223.8431 or email us at: info@SCFestivalofFlowers.org

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