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Saturday, September 8, 2018
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Event was held at The Greenbrier Resort, in White Sulphur Springs, WV
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Held in the Greenbrier’s Taft Meeting Room, the event was sold out with just over 100 attendees
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Presenters were Tom Ewing who presented The Proven Winners Story and How Plants Become a Proven Winners.
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Evan Elenbaas from Walter’s Gardens presented new Proven Winners perennials Designed Into the Greenbrier’s Proven Winners Botanical Trail projects.
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Jane Beggs-Joles from Spring Meadow Nursery presented new shrub introductions Designed Into the Greenbrier’s Proven Winners Botanical Trail projects
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Scott Barnitz from Bob’s Market & Greenhouses discussed the Finished Plant Production Process
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Vectorworks’ Eric Gilbey discussed Integrating Sustainable Site Design with Technology
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Afternoon presenters included Jason Testman, PLA, LEED AP BD+C, Landscape Division Manager with West Virginia’s TerraCare Inc. Jason shared an overview of their impressive Landscape Redesign Project at the West Virginia State Capital Complex
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Zeke Cooper, PLA, ASLA, Business Development Manager with DreamCatcher Hotels, spoke on his landscape design experience at Harrah's Cherokee Resort & Casino and highlighted his work this year designing the gardens at the Greenbrier, including the Proven Winners Signature Garden at the Greenbrier's North Entrance
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The day finished with a discussion from Curtis Webb, Greenbrier’s Director of Grounds, who spoke on The Importance of the Landscape Showcase at The Greenbrier. Curtis finished with the day’s highlight - a walking tour of the beautiful grounds and Proven Winners Signature Garden at the Greenbrier Resort
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On display were popular, quality Proven Winners plants grown by Saunders Brothers Nursery in Virginia. Saunders Brothers’ Doug Larimer and Sean Sullivan were on hand to answer questions
- CEU Credits were available for WVNLA, APLD, and LA CES/ASLA
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Attendees were treated to a Greenbrier box lunch