Christopher Newport University
Hosts 8th Annual Gardening Symposium

News Release - December 16, 2004
contact:
Jane Sulzberger
jsulzbe@cnu.edu
757-594-7568

Christopher Newport University will host the Annual Gardening Symposium on Saturday, April 16, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.   The Symposium is presented by the LifeLong Learning Society, Grounds Department, and Horticulture Programs of CNU, and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.

This year's theme is "Fishing for Seasonal Ideas When Your Landscape is on the Line." Participants choose two of six workshops which include "Shower Each Season with a Rainbow of Color," "Butterfly Gardens - Natural Beauty," and "Landscape Health - Identify the Illness and Cure the Problem."  

Keynote speaker Sandy McDougle is a perennial plant specialist who founded her own perennial plant nursery in 1979.   She travels internationally to collect new plant material and lectures extensively in the mid-Atlantic region.

Registration for the symposium is $20, and the deadline is April 8. For further information, contact CNU's LifeLong Learning Society at (757) 594-7568 or visit   http://www.cnu.edu/lls . The LifeLong Learning Society is a membership organization dedicated to persons of   retirement age who seek opportunities for learning in an environment of sharing and fellowship.