Speakers
Sue Payne
HISTORY OF ITSY BITSY HOSTAS
Susan Payne has been an avid gardener for over 40 years. She became fascinated with mini hostas when trying to identify the variety of the one mini hosta in her garden. During this pursuit she discovered that there are hundreds of varieties, and she fell in love with them! Over time she has amassed a collection of over 100 varieties and continues to seek out new additions for her garden.
Susan Chater
As she describes herself, Susan Chater was born in England with a gardening grandmother who enriched her life with a love of gardening.
Todd Boland
Web Site: http://www.mun.ca
Tom Freeth
Tom Freeth, trained in horticulture and landscape designing, is a nature lover in all its forms.
Tony Reznicek
Tony Reznicek has recently retired from his day job as a Curator at the University of Michigan Herbarium, especially working with the flora and biogeography of the Great Lakes region, with strong interests in rare plant conservation, plant migration, and related topics.
Virginia Hildebrandt
Bio: I have been a lifelong gardener, but my first love was science. I graduated as a Registered Medical Technologist (Bacteriology) and worked in that field for 5 years.
