2008 Symposium - Virginia, USA
International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society 2008
Symposium - Virginia, USA
July 17 - 22, 2008
Highlights of Main Symposium Tour (July 17-19):
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens location for main symposium
www.lewisginter.org
- Moerings USA, LLC, Stevensburg VA - state of the art aquatic plant production
- Meadowview Biological Research Station - insectivorous plants and seepage
wetland plants
www.pitcherplant.org
- Ashland Berry Farm, Ashland VA - Retailer of Koi and water gardening products
www.ashlandberryfarm.com
- Nishikigoi of Niigata, Ray Abell - Japanese imported koi
www.nishikigoiofniigata.com
- Norie Burnett's renowned moss garden in Bon Air VA
- Private Garden
Hotel accommodations for the main symposium are in historic
downtown Richmond VA
at the Doubletree Hotel: http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/RICFSDT-Doubletree-Hotel-Richmond-Downtown-Virginia/index.do
Banquet will be at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens In Richmond VA
Highlights of Post Symposium Tour (July 20-22)
- Monticello - home of Thomas Jefferson
www.monticello.org
- Blue Ridge Parkway - short drive from private garden to Waynesboro, VA
www.blueridgeparkway.org
- FiberTech Virginia - manufacturer of fiberglass garden ponds
- Plus private gardens with ponds and water features
- Springdale Water Gardens - grower/retailer of aquatic plants
www.springdalewatergardens.com
- Grand Caverns and the Living South River Project - Hands-on search for Macroinvertebrates
with our local "Water Wizard" - , Sandi Greene
www.uvrpa.org/grandcaverns.htm
- Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens, Blacksburg VA
www.hort.vt.edu/hhg
- TetraPond facility, Blacksburg VA
www.tetra-fish.com/TetraFish.home
Accommodations for the post symposium are in historic
downtown Staunton VA
at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel: www.stonewalljacksonhotel.com
Speakers for the educational day at the symposium (July 19):
Bruce LaPierre - Sitelight, Richmond VA - Water Gardening Lighting
Phil Sheridan - Meadowview Biological Research, Woodford VA - Seepage Wetland Gardening
Warner Orozco-Obando, Auburn AL - Lotus: several mini-topics
Craig Presnell - Luster Aquatic Nursery, Zolfo Springs FL - Hybridizing Tropical Waterlilies
Don Bryne - Suwannee Laboratories, Lake City FL - New Victoria species from Amazonas, Brasil
Danny Benjamin - Hazorea Aquatics, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel - plant production in Israel
Speaker during Post-symposium Tour (July 21)
Sandi Greene, education specialist, Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District, Satunton VA - macroinvertebrates of the wetland environment (On site at Grand Caverns)
