Designing for Nature

Native Plants Symposium

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The 6^th Annual Native Plant Symposium presented by the Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones was created with both casual and experienced gardeners and landscapers in mind.  You will leave with practical tips on
natural landscaping and plant selection. 
After this symposium, you will know how
to put what you’ve learned into practice.

The Symposium will be held at the UTC University Center, a spacious, uncrowded, accessible venue with free and ample close-by parking.  Claudia West’s Planting in a Post-Wild World will be available for purchase and signing by the author.  Nurseries will have native plants and artists will have artworks for sale.  (Note: Some vendors only take cash or check.)  You can browse the various Symposium topics-related exhibits by local organizations.  Ample time is provided at midday and at the end of the day to visit exhibits and vendors.  We hope that you will be inspired to create your own natural landscape and get to take home a door prize.

Symposium Schedule:

7:30 am                            Registration open
8:30-8:45 am                    Opening remarks
8:45-9:45 am                    Planting in a Post-Wild World with Claudia West
9:45-10:00 am                  Break and Exhibits
10:00-11:00 am                Challenges to Using Native Plants in Commercial and Residential Design:
                                          A Landscape Architect’s Perspective with Steve Sanchez, LA, HGOR
11:00-11:30 am                 Landscape Awards
11:30 am - 12:45 pm        Book Signing, Exhibits and Lunch
12:45-1:15 pm                  "Plants of Promise" and Door Prizes
1:15-2:15 pm                    Practical Considerations in Native Plant Landscapes 
                                            with Mike Berkley, GroWild
2:30-3:30 pm                    Native Plants and Sustainable Landscapes
                                           with Rick Huffman, BLA, EarthDesigns
3:30-4:30 pm                    Exhibits, Plant Sales and Student Poster Sessions

Registration Policy:  As with all Tennessee Valley Wild Ones paid programs, the number of attendees is limited.  To give everyone the best opportunity to participate, there is a non-refundable cancellation fee of $10, with the balance refunded if you cancel at least 7 calendar days before the symposium will be held.  If the symposium is cancelled by Wild Ones, registrants will get a full refund.  

If you do not pay online, you will need to mail your check to Wild Ones-Tennessee Valley Chapter, 4918 Marlow Drive, Red Bank, TN 37415.  Please put the date of the program in the memo line as well as the last name of the person you are registering.  You will not be registered until your payment is received.