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Symposium Courses

Overview

National Garden Club School courses are open to everyone. Garden Club members may take courses for credit to become an Environmental, Gardening or Landscape Design Consultant or a Flower Show Judge. Consultants and Judges may also refresh their accreditation with course attendance. Master Gardener Volunteers often take courses to gain needed continuing education credits. All are welcome to attend for the joy of learning.

Flower Show Symposiums

Symposium is an in-depth course of design, horticulture and allied subjects pertaining to flower shows that is more advanced than presented in Flower Show Schools. Visit the Symposiums page for more information. See the Flower Show School page for more information on becoming a Flower Show Judge.

None Scheduled
None Scheduled
date Apr 29 - Apr 30, 2025 Mansfield, OH
Register: Winnie Garabis
Horticulture : Jan Griffin

Orchids and Aroids

Allied Topic: Creative Horticulture Staging

Design : Frances Thrash

Angular and Cascade Designs

Allied Topic: Design Techniques

Course Contact
date Apr 29 - Apr 30, 2025 Basking Ridge, NJ
Register: Gail Bassolino
Horticulture : David Robson

Spring Flowering Branches and Perennials

Allied Topic: Sub-Dividing

Design : Gina Jogan

Assemblage and Panels

Allied Topic: Fiber-Work

Course Contact Course Brochure
None Scheduled
date Jun 19 - Jun 21, 2025 Macon, GA
Register: Edna McClellan
Horticulture : David Robson

Cut Ferns, Hemerocallis

Allied Topics: Botanical Arts, Horticulture

Design : Claudia Bates

Design, Design Diversity

Allied Topics: Botanical Arts, Design, and Collages

Course Contact
date Jun 23 - Jun 25, 2025 Little Rock, AR
Register: Terri Waterman
Horticulture : Jan Griffin

Helianthus and Araecea

Design : Julia Clevett

Is It This or Is It That?

Allied Topic: Exploration, Freedom of Style

Course Contact Course Brochure
None Scheduled
date Aug 06 - Aug 07, 2025 Birmingham, AL
Register: Delaine Spencer
Horticulture : Pam Braun

Asteraceae Family and Roses

Allied Topic: Botanical Arts

Design : Gina Jogan

Creative Designs – Differing and Specific

Allied Topic: Ethics

Course Contact
date Aug 19 - Aug 20, 2025 Columbia, MO
Register: Karen Blackmore
Design : Gina Jogan

Low Profile, Mobiles

Horticulture : David Robson

Coleous, Capitulums

Course Contact
None Scheduled
date Oct 16 - Oct 17, 2025 Rocky Hill, CT
Register: Cindy Marien
Horticulture : David Robson

Cacti and Succulents

Allied Topic: Sub-Dividing

Design : Lynn Fronk

Abstract Design

Allied Topic: Evaluating a Flower Show

Course Contact
date Oct 27 - Oct 28, 2025 Elkhart Lake, WI
Register: Liz Murken
Horticulture : David Robson

Apples and Displays

Allied Topic: Picture This

(Instructed by Arabella Dane)

Design : Lynn Fronk

Illuminary Designs and Reflective Designs

Course Contact
date Nov 03 - Nov 04, 2025 Richmond, VA
Register: Dianna Busch
Horticulture : David Robson

Container-Grown Philodendron

Allied Topics: Botanical Arts in Horticulture

Design : Gina Jogan

Floor Design and Reflection Design

Allied Topics: Commenting: Judges Comments

Course Contact
date Nov 18 - Nov 19, 2025 Stuart, FL
Register: Nancy Binger
Horticulture : Jan Griffin

Begonias and Displays

Allied Topic: Sub-Dividing Horticulture

Design : Gina Jogan

Panel Design and Exhibition Table Design

Allied Topic: Judging Petite Designs with Comments

Course Contact

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding Flower Show Symposiums.

contact

Lynn Fronk, NGC Symposiums Chairman