University of Georgia

How do you create a moss garden? What ferns grow in the
Southeast? What is bog gardening? Which insect is your friend or
foe? What are some good tips for pruning trees?

The answers to all these questions and more will be there for the
taking at the third annual Spring Garden Symposium March 4 at
Macon State College.

The Saturday symposium, presented by the Waddell Barnes Botanical
Gardens, will be from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the college’s Arts
Complex and Theatre. Seating is limited, so register early.

‘Pretty Enough to Eat’

The keynote speaker is 10th-generation Southern gardener, writer
and radio personality Felder Rushing. He will speak on “Pretty
Enough to Eat: Growing Stuff You Can Eat When You’re Tired of
Looking at It.”

Other speakers include:

• Kristine Braman, a University of Georgia professor of
  entomology.
• Ronald P. Clay, an assistant professor of biology at Macon
  State College.
• Tom Goforth, owner of Crow Dog Company Native Ferns and
  Gardens near Table Rock, S.C.
• Henning Von Schmeling of the Chattahoochee Nature Center.
• Hal Massie, a naturalist and lifetime Georgia Master
  Gardener.
• Jan Midgley, owner of Wildflower, a nursery in Birmingham,
  Ala.
• J. Dan Pittillo, a biology professor at Western Carolina
  University.

The fee covers three presentations, two breakout sessions, a
continental breakfast and lunch. It’s $30 per person before Feb.
20, or $35 per person after that. To sign up, call the MSC
Department of Continuing Education at (478) 471-2770.

Or visit the college’s Web site (www.maconstate.edu) for a
printable form. Go to the main menu, click on “Academics,” select
“Continuing Education Courses” and scroll down to “Spring Garden
Symposium.”