Bees, Butterflies and Beyond Symposium IV

Broxton Rocks Tour, Broxton, Georgia

Friday, October 5th, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Free and bring your bag lunch ~ Friday Only Tour

Broxton Rocks Tour Agenda

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Broxton Rocks Tour, bring bag lunch and drinks (no facilities available)

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Early Bird Huge Plant Sale at Vincent Gardens

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dining Out with Friends to Celebrate Donna’s Birthday (dutch)

Vincent Gardens

Under The Ten Oaks
1960 E. Baker Hwy, Douglas, Georgia
Saturday, October 6th, 2018 – 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Garden Walkabout Tour – Guest Speakers – Hands on Workshop – Huge Native Plant Sale
(dress casual, wear your garden shoes (no flip flops please) bring pruners, bug spray, a folding chair and camera)

Bees, Butterflies and Beyond Symposium IV Agenda

8:00 am – 8:30 am
Arrive and Check In (coffee, fruit and donuts)

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Huge Native Plant Sale – Vincent Gardens and Flat Creek Natives
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcome – Donna Vincent
9:15 am – 9:45 am
Beneficial Insects and Pollinators – Dr. Jason Schmidt
9:45 am – 10:15 am
Invasive Plants – Karan Rawlins
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Establishing a Wildflower Plot - A hands on session focusing on preparing a new native wildflower bed. – Noah McCoard and Donna Vincent
10:45 am- 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail – Annette Wise
11:15 am – 11:45 am
Monarchs Across Georgia – Susan Meyers
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Southeastern Wildlife Encounters – Tyler Lott

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
BBQ Lunch and Door Prizes (vegetarian option available)

Dirty Hands Workshops

Dirty Hands Workshops Agenda

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Session A:
Wildflower Seed Bombs A hands on program in which participants will make their own native wildflower seed bombs to carry home and/or donate to Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail. – Donna Vincent

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Session B:
Collecting Seeds Take a leisurely stroll through the Vincent Gardens wildflower habitat with Mckenzie Crosby to collect seed from your favorite wildflowers to start or enhance your own wildflower habitat. Once the seeds are collected, we will gather back under the oak trees and discuss labeling, storing, planting options, and tools of the trade. Please bring your own markers, gloves and pruners.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Plant Sale
Walkabout the Garden and scout for critters