The second annual Thaw ‘n Awe horticultural symposium will take place March 13th in Twin Falls. Speakers include the internationally known Panayoti Kelaidis, who will be speaking about “sun daisies, hardy gazanias and manzanitas that survive 50 degrees below zero,” among other topics. Other speakers will discuss plants native to Idaho, creativity in garden design, and iris breeding. Get your thirty bucks to them by March 1st. Sounds like you won’t regret it.
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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