{"id":4228,"date":"2013-02-01T01:54:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upshoothort.com\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2013-02-01T01:54:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:54:49","slug":"gwa-region-v-meeting-features-maria-zampini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/gwa-region-v-meeting-features-maria-zampini\/","title":{"rendered":"GWA Region V Meeting Features Maria Zampini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<\n\n\n<div>\n<h2>Guest Blog Post by: Linda Nitchman<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><em><em>Originally published in<em><em><time datetime=\"2012-05-27\"><strong><em id=\"__mceDel\">\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em><em><em><em><time datetime=\"2012-05-27\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenwriters.org\/gwa.php?p=member\/archives_newsletters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quill and Trowel<\/a><\/em><em id=\"__mceDel\">,\u00a0<\/em><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\">February 2013 Garden Writers member newsletter<\/em><\/em><\/time><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><strong><em id=\"__mceDel\"><br \/><\/em><\/strong><\/time><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgreencentre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Green Centre<\/a> trade show in St. Louis provided the venue for a Region V breakfast meeting January 7,2013 with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hort.uga.edu\/dept_info\/endowments\/dirr.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Michael Dirr<\/a>. The plant guru sparked a lively discussion on the state of the green industry and why new plant introductions are necessary to engage younger gardeners always looking for the next new thing.<\/p>\n<p>Vince Dooley, retired <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Georgia<\/a> head football coach turned garden book author, shared his passion for gardening that began in a horticulture class taught by Dirr. The two forged a lasting friendship. Dooley\u2019s showplace home garden, born of Dirr\u2019s \u201cthrow-away plants,\u201d attracts tour buses of visitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenwriters.org\/gwa.php?p=member\/archives_newsletters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"February 2013 Garden Writers Association Newsletter\" src=\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/feb13gwanewspage22.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>Maria Zampini<\/strong>, of the GWA Outreach Task Force, discussed how garden writers can interface with the green industry to their mutual benefit. Jennifer Hatalski of HortCouture Plants, talked about runway-worthy plants and her journey down the garden path to her current position. She also participated in the Green Centre\u2019s new plant fashion show.<\/p>\n<p>In a brief business meeting, Region V Director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenwriters.org\/gwa.php?p=about\/directors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linda Nitchman<\/a> announced the schedule for upcoming meetings and asked for future venue suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>The ever-popular door prize drawing ended the meeting. Attendees had the rest of the day to visit the trade show floor and attend its educational programming. An optional tour at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouribotanicalgarden.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missouri Botanical Garden<\/a> January 6, 2013 began with lunch in the garden\u2019s caf\u00e9. The convivial group included Holly Berthold of MBG\u2019s public relations department who arranged a private guided tour of the lush tropical garden inside the Climatron. Food producing plants from warmer locales were a focus of the tour as the garden kicks off its yearlong \u201cFoodology\u201d programming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A special thanks goes to:<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 Meeting Sponsors: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgreencentre.org\/association_intro.vp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Western Nurseryman &amp; Landscape Association<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballhort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ball Horticulture<\/a><br \/>\u2022 &#8220;Under the Sea\u201d centerpieces: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hortcoutureplants.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HortCouture<\/a><em id=\"__mceDel\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hortcoutureplants.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/><\/a><br \/><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenwriters.org\/gwa.php?p=about\/directors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4229\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" alt=\"Linda Nitchman\" src=\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/linda-nitchman.jpg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>&#8211; Originally published in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenwriters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garden Writers Association<\/a>, <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenwriters.org\/gwa.php?p=member\/archives_newsletters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quill and Trowel<\/a>,\u00a0<em id=\"__mceDel\">February 2013 member newsletter<\/em><br \/>Written by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenwriters.org\/gwa.php?p=about\/directors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linda Nitchman<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[347,496,497,406,15],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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