In my experience, a good professional conference is hard to come by. I’ve attended quite a few that offer a good presenter here and there, and perhaps one excellent talk that really inspires. More often, there are a lot of filler presentations that aren’t very applicable or are incredibly dry, you know the ones that I mean.
Thanks for the conference rec. It sounds fantastic.
Not a conference, but I'm currently enjoying the podcast series. "Why Women Grow" by Alice Vincent. So many stories of women making choices to carefully steward a corner of their natural world and, in doing so, finding themselves also somehow cared for.
(recently signed up for your substack and v much enjoying so far. thank you for doing it!)
Yes!!! A good plant conference is the best! Especially when they’re in-person. Last year I attended the Perennial Plant Association’s national symposium which was informative, inspiring and magical. I especially enjoyed hearing from Claudia West, Larry Weaner and the folks from Chanticleer and Longwood. I’ll be attending this summer again and I can’t wait!
Thanks for the conference rec. It sounds fantastic.
Not a conference, but I'm currently enjoying the podcast series. "Why Women Grow" by Alice Vincent. So many stories of women making choices to carefully steward a corner of their natural world and, in doing so, finding themselves also somehow cared for.
(recently signed up for your substack and v much enjoying so far. thank you for doing it!)
Yes!!! A good plant conference is the best! Especially when they’re in-person. Last year I attended the Perennial Plant Association’s national symposium which was informative, inspiring and magical. I especially enjoyed hearing from Claudia West, Larry Weaner and the folks from Chanticleer and Longwood. I’ll be attending this summer again and I can’t wait!