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Navigate designing and managing landscapes to support biodiversity now and in a future of change. Learn about beautiful and ecological solutions to advancing today’s plant palette. Discover the power of cultivating well-being … and much more. 

Explore these topics, among many others, during the 2024 Perennial Plant Conference. Connect with other locally, nationally, and internationally recognized experts on perennials during this day-long conference with an educational focus. 

The 2024 conference schedule includes:

• Paradigm Shift: Growing for Ecological Endurance—Carrie Wiles
• The Silent Revolution: The Art and Science of 21st Century Peonies—Nate Bremer
• The Future of Biodiverse Landscapes—Lessons from Research and Practice—Harland Patch
• Grace Amongst the Grandeur: Cultivating Well-Being at Nemours—Kenneth Darsney
• Playing in the Dirt on the National Mall—Janet Draper
• Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution—Eric D. Groft, FASLA

The 2024 conference is co-sponsored by Chanticleer, Longwood Gardens, The Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.

The 2024 Perennial Plant Conference has been approved for 5 ASLA LA CES CEUs, 5 APLD CEUs, as well as 4 PCH and 2 SLC CEUs through PLNA. CEUs are available for in-person Conference attendees only.

For more information about this year’s conference speakers and the schedule of events, visit the Perennial Plant Conference website.