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Looking for inspiration for your backyard garden? Symposium might be your ticket

Crystal Graham

plant symposium 2023 If you are looking to get inspiration for your garden this summer, the 10th annual Shenandoah Valley Plant Symposium might get you started.

The symposium is being offered March 24 from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Wayne Theatre in downtown Waynesboro.

Waynesboro Parks & Recreation will present a lineup of speakers to talk about a variety of topics.

Topics include:

  • New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Vibrant Home Garden, Kelly D. Plantsman
  • The Buzz: Creating and Managing Landscapes for Native Bees, Heather Holm
  • Slow Gardening: All Senses, All Seasons, Felder Rushing
  • Maverick Gardeners: Keepers of the Flame, Felder Rushing
  • Let’s Work With Mother Nature, Yolima Carr

Registration is limited to 250 people. A boxed lunch will be served.

The cost is $90 per person. Registration is open now.

For more information, visit https://www.waynesboro.va.us/971/Shenandoah-Valley-Plant-Symposium

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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

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