Featured Speaker:

Panayoti Kelaidis, Horticulturist with the Denver er Botanical Garden.

“Gardening is giving back to nature- you can not replace nature, but you can honor it” says Panayoti Kelaidis, a lifelong Colorado gardener who has worked at the Denver er Botanical Gardens (DBG) for more than 40 years. Currently, he is the Senior Curator and Director of Outreach for the DBG. He is known for his expertise in gardening in the Southwest. Panayoti is also known as the hero of Southwestern Horticulture. He will be giving a spirited talk about successfully gardening and honoring nature in our Southwest gardens.