Registration is open for the 2017 Plants of Distinction program scheduled for Tuesday, February 21st and features the following palette of topics and speakers:

·  The Three Dimensional Landscape, Andrew Bunting, Director of Plant Collections, Chicago Botanic Gardens

· Color Spots in the Landscape for Punch, Pizzazz and Pollinators, Steve Foltz, Director of Horticulture, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens

· Dwarf and Unusual Conifers for Midwest Gardens, Paul Pfiefer, Managing Director, MSU Hidden Lake Gardens

· Belvidere: Evolution of a Plantsman’s Garden, Andrew Bunting, Director of Plant Collections, Chicago Botanic Gardens

· Plantus mustus…Plants You’ve Gotta Have!, Steve Foltz, Director of Horticulture, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens,

The event has moved to The Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel and Conference Center, 21111 Haggerty Road in Novi. The registration price will remain $80.00 per person.

 Visit http://events.anr.msu.edu/17pod/ for full details and registration. Registration closes February 14th.