the Maple Society North America's annual conference and general meeting was a hit!
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 8-10, 2024
Post-conference garden tours on Monday and Tuesday, November 11-12
In and around Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
This year our conference was held amidst an area filled with countless breathtaking gardens. In addition to our traditional Saturday night Banquet and Plant Auction, here's what we enjoyed:
Featured Speakers:
Bill Thomas, Executive Director of Chanticleer Garden
Billy Schwartz will address the fascinating topic of witches’ brooms (he apprenticed to Dick Wolff, who found and introduced Maple Witches' Broom Shaina to the trades)
Emery Davis, Chair of The Maple Society of Britain and Ireland, will present “The History and Methodology of The Maple Society Cultivar Database”
Jenny Rose Carey, author and lecturer, former director of Ambler Arboretum of Temple University and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Garden at Meadowbrook Farm, will present “Glorious Shade”
David Elam will present "Climate Change and Maple Growth"
Private Access and Tours:
Chanticleer Garden (private after-hours tour with staff on hand for questions)
Ed and Debbie Shinn’s magnificent garden (and another link to their garden)
Morris Arboretum and Gardens at the University of Pennsylvania
Two private gardens in the vicinity
Post-Conference tour:
After the conference, a group of us spent two full days exploring additional gardens in the Philadelphia area, including Winterthur, Longwood, and arboretums such as Tyler, Barnes and Haverford and some local nurseries too.