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Name Date PPoint

Web Presentation

Overview
Plant Sale 2010 May
2010
Click Here
Oklahoma Gardening Shcool
Oklahoma City, OK
Myriad Botanical Gardens

All Season Color
for the Garden

Mar 2010 Click Here Tips, tricks, and the best plants from the trial and display gardens of the Dallas Arboretum!

Georgia Perennial Plant Assoc.
Atlanta GA

PERENNIALS FROM PURGATORY

Feb
2010
Click Here Jimmy Turner is Senior Director of Gardens at the Dallas Arboretum. He will report on the best performers from the Arboretum’s grueling trial program. They include natives, new plants, cultivars and just plain tough perennials that can handle heat and humidity. Jimmy will also share tips and tricks for the plants’ production and care.
Proven Winners
Outdoor Extravaganza

Dallas, TX
TRIAL BY FLOWER!!!
2/2010 Click here FlameProof Plant Comedian Jimmy Turner gives an overview of which Proven Winner materials have performed well at the Dallas Arboretum Trial Gardens
Perennial Plant Conference
Swarthmore College
PERENNIALS FROM PURGATORY
Oct
2009
Click Here Jimmy Turner, Senior Director of Horticulture at the Dallas Arboretum, and a graduate of Penn State, will share his favorite plants from the Dallas Arboretum’s grueling trial program. They include Texas natives, new plants, cultivars, and just plain tough perennials that can handle the heat and humidity of Texas, yet are cold-hardy enough for Pennsylvania. Jimmy will share his tips and tricks for production and care as well as for the plants that have stood out in the trials.
Plant Sale 2009 Apr
2009
Click Here
First Men's Garden Club
Trial Results
Aug 2008 Click Here Overview of trials up to date
Perennial Plant Assoc
2008
Extreme Gardening
You don't know Hot!
July 2008 Click Here Overview of Perennials and Temp-Perennials that can take the heat
Plantarize & Plagiarize
Stephen F. Austin
July 2008 Click Here Things I've seen on my travels that I plan on copying!
2008 Plant Trials Field Day Jun 2008 Click Here
Field Day 2005 
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June 2005 Annual Trial Garden results to the industry
Container Gardening March 2005 Container Gardening class from Dallas Arboretum
Trial By Flower
TN Flower Growers Assoc.
Oct. 2006 Click here Click here Texas heat tolerant plants
Texas Tough Plants
Antique Rose Emporium
Nov.
2006
Click here Click here Tough plants for Texas!
FlameProof Plants
All Texas All Garden Show
Feb. 2007 Click here Click here Heat tolerant annuals and perennials from our trial program.

PDF Color Handout

Trial Garden Update
Rainbow Garden Club
Mar.
2007
Overview of our trial program
Plant Sale 2007 Apr.
2007
Click here Plant Sale class
TNLA Symposium
New Varieties
Aug 2007 Click here Presentation to the 2007 TNLA Symposium
Drought Tolerant Annuals
Dallas County Master Gardeners
Sept.
2007
Click here Drought tolerant annuals recommended by the Trial Program
Bulbmania 2007
Dallas Arboretum
Sept.
2007
Click here The best bulbs, how to use them, and suggested combinations!!!
FlameProof Annuals & bulbs
University Landscape Managers Assoc.
Jan.
2008
  Click here The best heat tolerant annuals & bulbs

Click here for color Handout in PDF format

FlameProof Perennials & shrubs
University Landscape Managers Assoc.
Jan.
2008
Click here The best heat tolerant perennials and shrubs

Click here for color Handout in PDF format

Home Depot
Container Gardening & Garden Decorating Ideas
Feb 2008 pdf only Container gardening & garden decorating ideas
Arkansas Flower Show
WaterWise Perennials
Feb 2008 Click here Drought tolerant perennials, grasses and shrubs
Arkansas Flower Show
FlameProof Plants for a Foolproof Landscape (Annuals)
Feb 2008 Click here Heat tolerant annuals for all summer to first frost color
Plant Sale 2008
Texas Greats!
Apr 2008 Click here Plants showcased in our plant sale
Longwood Gardens
Tulip-Mania Texas Style
Apr 2008 Click here Behind the scenes look at how Dallas Blooms! is created
Longwood Gardens
Variety Listing
Apr 2008 Click here Bulb varieties used at the Dallas Arboretum
(Update coming May 2008)

webmaster: jturner@dallasarboretum 214-515-6580

Copyright: Jimmy L. Turner, Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society, 2005
Information or photos may not be reprinted without permission.

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