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Master of Ceremonies
Keynote Speakers
- Dr. John Marzluff, Professor of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
- Dan Hinkley, Plantsman, Author, Plant Collector, Lecturer
- Renee Shepherd, Seed Developer, Gardener, Entrepreneur and Author, Founder and Owner of Renee’s Garden.
Concurrent Session Speakers
- Neil Bell (Community Horticulturist) Diagnosing Plant Problems: A Systematic Approach
- Pamela J. Bennett (State Master Gardener Volunteer Program Director, Ohio State Extension) There’s an App for That!
- Linda Beutler (Curator, Rogerson Clematis Collection, author) A World of Clematis
- Marc Boucher-Colbert (Principle at Urban Agriculture Solutions, LLC) Ten Years of Rooftop Gardening in Portland
- Dr. Lucy Bradley (Urban Horticulture Specialist, NC State Department of Horticultural Science) Volunteer Recruitment
- Hattie Braun (Assistant in Extension and County Director for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension ) Fifty Shades of Blue
- Natalie Bumgarner (Asst. Prof. and Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee Extension) When the great outdoors just won’t do: Planning for and using home greenhouses
- James Cassidy (Senior Instructor, Oregon State University) Soil: What it is and How it Works.
- Bob Denman (Blacksmith and Tool wright) Price is Not the Only Difference. How to Tell Good Garden Tools From Bad.
- Sheri Dorn (University of Georgia Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator) Teaching with Demonstration Gardens
- Sheri Dorn (University of Georgia Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator) Implications for Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Motivation and Retention
- Alice Doyle (Owner of Log House Plants) Gardening with Grafted Vegetables
- John Fisher (Director of Programs & Partnerships, Life Lab) Gardening Projects for Kids: 101 Ways to get KIDS outside, DIRTY, and having FUN
- Brian French (Principal at Arboriculture International LLC) Urban Trees and Wildlife
- Amy Garrett (Assistant Professor of Practice, Oregon State University) Dry Farming in the maritime Pacific Northwest
- Lucy Hardiman (Garden designer, Consultant, writer and Speaker at Perennial Partners) Full Frontal Gardens
- Teresia Hazen (Coordinator, Therapeutic Garden Program, Legacy Health) Horticulture for Health and Healing
- Dan Hinkley (Plantsman, Garden Writer, Horticulturist, Nurseryman) My Life in Gardening
- Sean Hogan (Author, Plantsman and Owner of Cistus Nursery) We Thought We Couldn’t, But We Can!
- Maurice Horn (Author, Plantsman and Owner of Joy Creek Nursery) Great Plant Picks
- Chuck Ingels (Farm and Horticulture Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension) IPM for Fruit Trees
- Patricia Kolling (Physical Therapist, Retired) Garden Smarts: Beating the Aches and Pains
- Dr. Alec Kowalewski (Turgrass Specialist, Oregon State University). Sustainable Turfgrass Management
- Tony McCammon (Extension Horticulturist Idaho State University), Who’s Garden is it Anyway?
- Weston Miller (Community Horticulturist, Oregon State University Extension) Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Production
- Harry Olsen (Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener) Vertical Vegetable Gardening
- Christina Pfeiffer (Author) How to Prune and Renovate the Mature or Overgrown Garden
- John Porter (Urban Agriculture Program Coordinator and Extension Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Extension) Heirlooms, Hybrids, and GMOs – Oh My!
- Paul Pugliese (County Extension Coordinator) The Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides on Landscape Trees and Shrubs
- Thomas Rainer (Principal, Rhodeside & Harwell; Author) Where Ecology Meets Horticulture: Designing Plant Communities
- Thomas Rainer (Principal, Rhodeside & Harwell; Author) Creating and Managing a Plant Community: Creative Approaches to Site Preparation, Installation, and Maintenance
- Ann Ralph (Fruit Tree Specialist) Fruit Trees Simplified: Easy Harvest Pruning
- Neal Ratzlaff Lewis & Clark: Exploring Nature with the Corps of Discovery (Replacing Dr. Lynda Paznokas onn Lewis & Clark: Pioneering Naturalists)
- Dr. Lee Reich (Author, Lecturer ) Multi-Dimensional Vegetable Gardening
- Dr. Lee Reich (Author, Lecturer ) Weedless Gardening
- Dr. Ramesh Sagili (Assistant Professor, Oregon State University) Honey Bee Health Status: a Decade After CCD Reports
- Connie Schmotzer (Consumer Horticulture Educator) Master Gardener Pollinator Outreach
- Dr. Denny Schrock (Iowa State MG Coordinator) Eat Your Flowers
- Meredith Seaver (Horticulture Assistant, Utah State University/Utah County Cooperative Extension) If Trees Could Talk
- Dr. Renee Shepherd (Seed Developer, Author) All About Seeds
- Heather Stoven (Extension Horticulturalist, Oregon State University) Encouraging Beneficial Insects in the Landscape
- Dr. Bernadine Strik (Professor, Oregon State University) Bountiful Berries: How to Grow in Containers and Raised Beds for Limited Spaces or Poor Soils
- Jim Todd (Director of Science Education, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry). Want to See the Great American Eclipse in 2017? Here’s How
- Mark Turner (Owner, Turner Photographics) Photographing Your Garden Through New Eyes
- Tena VanAndel (Toronto Master Gardener) Houseplants: Our Constant Companion
