2010 Charleston Regional Grounds Management Seminar & Site Visit a Success!

Grounds professionals from all over the country did the Charleston March 18-19! As part of PGMS's 2010 Seminar and Site Visitation Series, 70 professionals headed to Charleston, S.C. to enjoy interesting site tours and educational seminars. The beautiful spring weather provided for a great backdrop as attendees toured the grounds of notable landscapes such as Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, the Charleston Tea Plantation, and Joe Riley Stadium. Guest speakers Chad Connelly, Liz Gilland and Justin Watts inspired the crowd with their engaging seminars. New friends were made and ideas exchanged during the networking receptions. All in all PGMS is calling this event a true success. View photos from the event below!

Look for a more detailed article in the upcoming issue of Grounds for Thought and in the May/June issue of the Forum!

	Attendees kicked off a day of site seeing at the Charleston Tea Plantation.
	Attendee group gathers by the Angel Oak, reportedly the oldest thing -- living or man-made -- east of the Rockies.
	Attendees take an in-depth look at the Angel Oak.
	The City of Charleston horticulture department's volunteer program uses this easy-to-use technique for making seedling pots out of newspaper. What a great sustainable idea!
	PGMS guests are given a tour of the city's greenhouses.
	(l-r) Kim Feist, Mark Feist, John Burns and Marilyn Burns enjoy the site tour of Joe Riley Stadium.
	(l-r) Jerry Dobbs, CGM, PGMS President Monica Higgins, CGM and Denny Baker pose on the field of Joe Riley Stadium.
	(l-r) Charleston Site Visit Coordinator Marion Bolick, CGM hit a home run with this site visit. He hands over the bat to Boston Site Visit Coordinator John Doiron. The first site visit in Boston will be Fenway Park.
	(l-r) Joe Jackson, CGM and Ellen Newell, CGM take in the sites and sounds of one of the site tours.
	(l-r) Marion Bolick, CGM stands alongside guest speakers Liz Gilland, Justin Watts, and Chad Connelly.
	A view of one of the ponds at the Magnolia Gardens and Plantation.
	A path at the Magnolia Gardens leads from the plantation house to the Ashley River which historically provided transportation from Charleston inland.
	Another picturesque scene at the Magnolia Gardens.
	A beautiful Camellia in bloom.
	An exceptionally large, magnificent Camellia Tree.
	The Magnolia Garden Plantation house.

 

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