2009 WIMGA Conference Speakers   Oct 2-3, Ho Chunk Conference Center, Baraboo, WI

Keynote speakers include:

• Neil Diboll, Prairie Nursery, Playing Your Wild Card—Gardening with Native Plants
• Dr. Jim Neinhuis, UW-Madison Horticulture Dept., The Art of Vegetables
• Dr. William Gartner, UW-Madison Geography Dept., Restoration of Ancient Ho-Chunk Gardens

Breakout sessions I

• Restoration of a Tall-grass Prairie —Mark Martin & Sue Foote-Martin, Goose Pond Sanctuary

• Growing Sales: How Plants Get Into a Seed Catalog — Dick Zondag, Jung’s Seed Co.

• Fabulous Flora for Beneficial Bugs — Samantha Peckham, Olbrich Gardens

• Garden Journaling — Susan Kilmer, Horticulturist, UW-Madison Arboretum

• Creating a Healing Garden — Marcy Huffaker & Keri Olson, St. Clare Hospital, Baraboo

Breakout sessions II

• Five Steps to Successful Prairie Meadow Establishment — Neil Diboll, Prairie Nursery
• Fooling Mother Nature: Using Cold Frames, Hoop Houses & Hot Caps to Extend the Gardening Season — Barb Larson, UW-Extension Kenosha Co. Horticulture Agent
• Dealing with the Invaders — Kelly Kearns, WI Department of Natural Resources
• Cultural Uses of Herbs — Kathryn Scheidermayer, Garden Spirit
• Restoration on Private Lands in Wisconsin: Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned — Alison Duff, International Crane Foundation

Breakout sessions III

• What’s Up with Wisconsin Weather? — Drs. Steve Ackerman & Jonathan Martin, UW-Madison Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Department (aka "The Weather Guys")
• Lifelong Gardening — Mike Koch, Jeff and Jane Breuer, Columbia Co. Master Gardeners
• New Wave Design: Creating Sustainable Gardens While Providing Habitat for Butterflies, Birds and More — Ina Lukas, Blooming Valley Nursery
• Master Gardener Projects You Can Duplicate in Your County — Judith Reith-Rozelle, West Madison Ag Research Station
• Dealing with Problem Wildlife — Dr. David Drake, UW-Madison Wildlife Ecology Department