The Perennial Plant Conference was started in 1983 to bring together locally, nationally, and internationally recognized experts on perennials for a day-long conference with an educational focus.
The 2022 conference schedule includes:
The Steppe and Its Plants—Mike Bone
Landscapes that Connect New Communities with Perennial Plants—Wambui Ippolito
Matching Place to Plant: Expanding the Native Plant Palette—Janet Novak
Gardens from the Ashes: Rediscovering Crowninshield and Untermyer Gardens: 10 Years—Paul Orpello and Andrew Schuyler
A Perennial Passion for Gardening—Martha Stewart
The 2022 virtual conference is co-sponsored by Chanticleer, Longwood Gardens, The Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.
Optional Happy Hour (in-person only)
Location: Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College or Online
Conference Fee: $119 before September 16; $149 after September 17
Optional Happy Hour Fee: $20