TS01A & TS01B – Amber Waves: Two Days in the Kansas Heartland (Single $467) (Double $397)
Come to the conference early and sign up for the only two-day tour offered. We know some folks think Kansas is flyover country. But if you go no further than…
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TS07 – Pockets of Opportunity: An Urban Farm Tour
Live. Laugh. Love. Farm. Take this tour and feel the excitement that grassroots change is bringing to the urban core. Not only is the urban farm movement alive and well…
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TS06 -Session Full-SOLD OUT- Escape to Eastern Kansas, Where Delightful Gardens Abound
A visit to beautiful gardens always creates an extraordinary time. The first stop on the tour is Susan Rendall’s Garden on the outskirts of Lawrence, Kansas. Susan’s garden is what…
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TS08 -Session Full, SOLD OUT!- Preserving the Future: Monarchs, Wetlands and Prairies
If you love being out in nature and being inspired by what others who care are doing to preserve and sustain the environment, this is the tour for you. Preservation…
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TS09 – Nelson-Atkins Museum: Experience Gardens Through Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art or “the Nelson” as Kansas Citians call it, is the cultural jewel of Kansas City. With its outstanding collection of 40,000 works of art, the…
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TS10 -Session Full!-SOLD OUT!!–Midtown Gardens: From Prim and Proper to Wild and Woolly
Don't miss touring four inspirational gardens in the heart of Kansas City that provide a study in contrasts. First, go back in time as you explore the Shawnee Indian Mission,…
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TS11 -Session Full-SOLD OUT!- Educating the Gardener in You!
The contrast between the stops on this tour are sure to get the gardener in you thinking in new ways. Each garden experience is different from the other, but each…
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WS06 – Nature Journaling
Carrie CarlsonNature journaling is the mindful practice of connecting with nature by using all your senses, making and recording observations, and being curious. What better way to expand your enjoyment of…
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WS07 -SESSION FULL-SOLD OUT! Every Gardener Is an Artist
Donna HouttemanRaise your hand if you fall in love with beautiful plants at the garden center but aren’t sure how to put them together to make a wow-factor design. Instead of…
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WS08 – Positive Ways to Deal with Negative Behavior
Diane OakesIf you want to be happy for a lifetime, be a gardener. However, even gardeners have to eventually return to the real world where we interact with all kinds of…
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WS09 – Paper Flowers That Never Wilt!
Teresa HalbersmaWhat’s the secret to creating beautiful bouquets that need no water and never wilt? Learn the answer when you join the fun of making one-of-a-kind flowers using papercraft. Workshop includes:…
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WS10 -Session Full, SOLD OUT! Natural Garden Design: Use Layers & Green Mulch to Reduce Management and Increase Ecosystem Function
Benjamin VogtIn this workshop, you’ll discover how to garden in synch with nature using the processes and designs found in native plant communities. The result is a garden that’s as attractive…
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WS11 – iPhone Photography Explorations
Jim RichardsonFew cameras have changed photography as much as the mobile phone. This hands-on workshop by National Geographic photojournalist Jim Richardson explores the visual storytelling capabilities of this pocket-size communications tool.…
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WS12 -SESSION FULL-SOLD OUT!- The Herb Lovers Garden Workshop
Sue GoetzThis hands-on workshop is for the gardener interested in planting, nurturing, harvesting and creatively using herbs. It covers everything from aromatics and healing to edible flowers and culinary flavors. Learn…
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WS13 – Paper Flowers That Never Wilt!
Teresa HalbersmaWhat’s the secret to creating beautiful bouquets that need no water and never wilt? Learn the answer when you join the fun of making one-of-a-kind flowers using papercraft. Workshop includes:…
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KS01 – Feeding Planet Earth
Jim RichardsonThe problem of feeding our hungry planet has taken Jim around the world several times for National Geographic Magazine. Over the last 20 years, he has covered stories of food,…
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