2025 PPA National Symposium

2025 PPA National Symposium

8:00am CDT

Welcome Des Moines Marriott DowntownNew Moon Nursery • Twixwood Nursery

8:15am CDT

The Prairie – Past, Present and Future Des Moines Marriott DowntownNeil Diboll

9:15am CDT

Ecological Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from the Past Des Moines Marriott DowntownDr. Jack (John) Williams

10:00am CDT

Landscape Design Awards Part I Des Moines Marriott Downtown

11:00am CDT

Specialist Bees Des Moines Marriott DowntownHeather Holm

12:00pm CDT

Scholarship Winners and Outgoing Board Des Moines Marriott Downtown

2:00pm CDT

Landscapes That Connect Gardening Communities with Perennial Plants Des Moines Marriott DowntownWambui Ippolito

3:00pm CDT

Landscape Design Awards Part II and Perennial Plant of the Year® Des Moines Marriott Downtown

3:50pm CDT

Designing Landscapes of Place Des Moines Marriott DowntownDarrel Morrison

8:45am CDT

Design Track | Welcome Des Moines Marriott DowntownNew Moon Nursery • Twixwood Nursery Grower Track | Welcome Des Moines Marriott DowntownNew Moon Nursery • Twixwood Nursery

8:50am CDT

Design Track | Sowing Resilience: Research on Directly Sown Vegetation for Urban Green Infrastructure Des Moines Marriott DowntownMichael Guidi Grower Track | Accessing Plant Genetic Resources Des Moines Marriott DowntownJeff Carstens

9:50am CDT

Design Track | Innovative Alternatives to Traditional Lawns Des Moines Marriott DowntownLiz Anna Kozik Grower Track | Propagating Native Prairie Plants Des Moines Marriott DowntownBob Henrickson

11:30am CDT

Design Track | Panel: Effective Maintenance Strategies for Meadows and Prairies Des Moines Marriott DowntownJohn Mark Courtney • Ryan Drake • David McKinney • Jack Pizzo Grower Track | Panel: Strategies for a Thriving Fall Perennial Program Des Moines Marriott DowntownBryan Benner • Chris Fifo • Thad Kohlenberg • Laura Robles

2:15pm CDT

New to Market Forum Des Moines Marriott DowntownPleasant Run Nursery

3:50pm CDT

2026 National Symposium Announcement Des Moines Marriott Downtown

4:00pm CDT

Special Recognition Awards Des Moines Marriott Downtown

4:15pm CDT

Iowa: A Story of Place as Told by 25 Perennial Plants Des Moines Marriott DowntownKelly Norris

4:45pm CDT

Closing Des Moines Marriott Downtown