A Perennial Plant Conference takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 16, 2015, in the Lang Performing Arts Center of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

This conference is hosted in the Delaware Valley of Pennsylvania and covers a variety of topics of interest to horticulturists and gardeners. Optional study tours of Swarthmore’s Scott Arboretum’s perennial plant collection will also be available.

It’s co-sponsored by Chanticleer, Longwood Gardens, the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.

Included in the registration packet is a free weekend admission pass to Chanticleer and Longwood Gardens for the weekend following the conference.

(Photo courtesy of Scott Arboretum)