Perennial Day

What’s New and Underused on the Perennial Tables for 2024 

10:00

Tim Zimmerman

As gardeners we all come across that empty spot, that area needing a shot of color, the shady patch requiring something different.  Luckily the last few years have seen an influx of new additions to the perennial tables.  They range from improved cultivars of old favorites, to hidden gems you may have walked past not knowing what they grow into.   We’ll run through a slide show featuring some of the best now available and a couple you’ll be seeing soon, as well as a few complementary plants you may want to add to help flesh out the perennial garden.

Speaker Bio:

Tim is a sales representative for Medford Nursery, a wholesale grower based in Southern New Jersey providing container grown plant material to garden centers and landscapers throughout the North East.  He is a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional (CNLP) and has 20 years of experience as a landscape designer and estimator in WNY, including 13 years as the landscape manager with Menne Nursery in Amherst, NY.  Tim now provides instructional training and seminars at garden centers and trade association events throughout New York State and NW Pennsylvania.

Plant This, Not That 

2:00

Robin Auricchio

Are you interested in learning more about incorporating native species into your gardens?  Or would you like more diversity in your planting?  We will discuss mixing old with new cultivars, adding specific species to support our local pollinators, which perennials work well together, as well as identifying invasive and troublesome species to give your gardens a diverse refresher!