North American Rock Garden Society
2023 Conference
Program
Final Program Schedule (June 2023)
North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) 2023 AGM and Conference
June 8-11
Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, Truro (Bible Hill), Nova Scotia, Canada
Conference Theme: Rocks, Plants and Habitats of Nova Scotia
Thursday, June 8, 2023
11:00 am NARGS Admin Committee Meeting (in-person and Zoom) Cumming Hall Board Room
1:00 – 5:00 pm Conference Registration: Jenkins Hall, Dalhousie Agricultural Campus
1:00 pm NARGS Board Meeting (in-person and Zoom) Cumming Hall Board Room
2:30 pm NARGS Chapter Chairpersons Meeting (in-person and Zoom) Cumming Hall Board Room
3:00 pm Dal Bicentennial Rock Garden tours
4:00 pm Plant Sale Opens, Greenhouse Header House, Cox Institute
5:30 pm Welcoming Reception, Jenkins Hall
6:00 pm Barbecue/Buffet Supper, Jenkins Hall
7:00 pm Gerald Gloade: Welcome to Mi’kma’ki, Cox 383
8:00 pm Alain Belliveau: Acadia Irving Botanical Garden: Wildflowers of Nova Scotia Cox 383
Friday, June 9, 2023
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Bus leave for Annapolis Valley Tour (bus pick-up at campus residence and Inn on Prince, 7:45 am)
9:00 am Bus leaves for Truro Tour
4:00 pm Return to Inn on Prince and Campus
5:00 pm Plant Sale, Cox Header House
6:00 pm Buffet Supper, Jenkins Hall
7:00 pm First Awards Presentations, Cox 383
7:30 pm Esther Wrightman: New and Interesting Plants, Cox 383
8:30 pm Julia Corden, Alpine Plants from Around the World Cox 383
Saturday, June 10, 2023
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Bus Leaves for Polly’s/Peggy’s Cove (Coastal Barrens) tour
9:00 am Bus Leaves for Bay of Fundy Tour, Burntcoat Head (see https://www.burntcoatheadpark.ca/)
4:00 pm Return to Inn on Prince and Campus
5:30 pm Reception in Jenkins Hall
6:00 pm Buffet Banquet, Jenkins Hall
7:00 pm Second Awards Presentation and announcement for NARGS 23
7:30 pm Jiří Papoušek (recorded presentation), Cox 383
8:30 pm Todd Boland: The Limestone Barrens of Newfoundland – Inspiration for two limestone rockeries, Cox 383
Sunday, June 11, 2023
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Conference Wrap-up Local Tours of Truro area gardens