The Central South Native Plant Conference will be held at Birmingham Botanical Gardens in the Fall of 2011. Gardeners, landscape architects, and plant enthusiasts of all kinds are treated to one of the most extensive seminars in the nation every three years since 1989. Program chair Jan Midgley describes the conference as “a place for people to learn and to share their knowledge about our regional biological heritage.” The focus is on wildflowers that call Alabama home and to foster awareness, appreciation and increased usage of plants native to the Southeast.

Highlights of each conference include an outstanding line up of Southeastern native plant experts in a range of lectures, break-out sessions, field trips and tours. A variety of speakers from all over the Southeast United States converge in Birmingham for what is truly the premiere conference in the region. From novice to expert, everyone is welcome.

Contact Shelly McCarty, Special Events Coordinator for Birmingham Botanical Gardens, with any questions at 205.414.3965 or sbusby@bbgardens.org.