Director of Living Collections at The Dawes Arboretum
Gregory Payton is the Director of Living Collections at The Dawes Arboretum. He has over 35 years of experience in horticulture from retail garden centers to public gardens, and has developed in instituted collection policy documents and managed conservation plant collections.
Has your historical site thought about its outdoors as an extension of the collections? Maybe your organization has a historically significant tree planted by the founder or by staff in honor of an institutional milestone. Or, you may want to mark an anniversary by planting a tree or garden but no one on staff has a horticulture background. Participants will learn more about arboreta and how they act as a tree museum that provides beauty, education and plant knowledge including: * The value in accessioning and conserving the surrounding environment * How to plant for longevity with horticulture recommendations * The relationship between plants and historic buildings * Significant trees and propagating them for your collection Approved for 1.00 LU Credit.