North American Rock Garden Society
2023 Conference
Program
Draft Program Schedule, (June 7, 2022)
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
1:00 – 5:00 pm Conference Registration
2:00 pm NARGS Board Meeting
4:00 pm Dal Bicentennial Rock Garden tours
5:00 pm Plant Sale Opens Greenhouse Header, Cox
6:00 pm Welcoming Reception and Barbecue/Buffet Supper
7:00 pm Gerald Gloade: Welcome to Mi’kma’ki
8:00 pm Allain Belliveau: Acadia Irving Botanical Garden: Wildflowers of Nova Scotia
Friday, June 9, 2023
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Bus Tours leave Choice of Annapolis Valley or Truro areas
4:00 pm Return to Campus
5:00 pm Plant Sale
6:00 pm Buffet Supper
7:00 pm First Awards Presentations
7:30 pm Esther Wrightman: New and Interesting Plants
8:30 pm Julia Corden
Saturday, June 10, 2023
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Bus Tours: Choice of Polly’s/Peggy’s Cove (Coastal Barrens) or Truro area
4:00 pm Return to Campus
6:00 pm Reception in Dining Hall
6:30 pm Banquet
7:30 pm Jiri Papousek
8:30 pm Awards Presentations
Sunday, June 11, 2023
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Conference Wrap-up
Local Tours of Truro area