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Wild and Water Wise

AFGC State Convention – April 27, 2025
Pacific Region Garden Clubs Convention – April 28-30, 2025

Convention Registration is OPEN with Early Bird rates!

situated just 9 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport… Wyndham Phoenix Airport Tempe

+1-480-967-6600 – Be sure to tell them that you are with Pacific Region Garden Club Convention, or
click here to book your hotel room at convention rates
Available from April 25th through May 3rd.

Register for AFGC State Convention Register for PRGC Regional Convention

Pre-Convention
April 26

AFGC Convention
April 27
AZ25 AGENDA
PRGC Convention
April 28
PR25 AGENDA
PRGC Convention
April 29
PRGC Convention
April 30
Post-Convention
May 1
Pollinating Palm Trees at ASU Polytechnic Campus
Hands-on Workshop
Floral Design Demo by Brent Leech

AFGC Annual Mtg

Membership Workshop with Robin Pokorski

Building Bee/Insect Hotels

Club Officer Training

Educational Sessions on Date Trees, Color Wheel, Grafting

Buffet Breakfast PRGC Convention Mtg Tour to Sedona hosted by Sedona Area Garden Club
Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA)
Guided Tour
Floral Design Hands-On Workshop by Brent Leech

Making Herbal Teas with LeeAnn Aronson

KEYNOTE: Kim Gray, BTA Executive Director

PRGC Board Mtg

Make and Take Workshops, Educational Sessions on Wildlife Art, Canva Demo

KEYNOTE: Karen Cesare, Secretary of Central AZ Water Conservation District

PRGC Convention Mtg

Educational Sessions on Seed Saving, Low Water Use Gardens, Birding

KEYNOTE: National Forest Service Silviculturists

Closing Ceremonies

Lunch Hosted by Sedona Area Garden Club
AFGC Awards Gala and Officer Installation Opening Ceremony Dinner and Line Dancing PRGC Officer Installation

KEYNOTE: In Search of Wonder–Traveling 1000 Gardens by Linda Larson

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Guided Tour

Convention Registration is OPEN with Early Bird rates!

BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW BEFORE ROOMS SELL OUT!

Wyndham Phoenix Airport Tempe
1600 S 52nd St, Tempe AZ 85281
+1-480-967-6600
Be sure to tell them that you are with Pacific Region Garden Club Convention

click here to book your hotel room at convention rates!
Discount room rates are available from April 25th through May 3rd.
FREE Airport Shuttle between airport and hotel.

Calling ALL Club Members, Friends, Floral Designers and Gardeners!

Play along in Workshops!

  • Make & Take Containers and Designs
  • Build Bee & Insect Hotels
  • Multi-Grafting Techniques
  • Palm-Dates Pollination

Garden with Beauty and Love!

  • Harvest and Save Seeds
  • Low Water Use Gardens
  • Making Herbal Teas
  • Wild At Art
  • Color Theory in Designs

Grow Your Club with Knowledge!

  • Membership Tips
  • Networking at Roundtables
  • Canva Graphics Design Tool

Read details on Keynote Speakers, Educational Presentations
and Hands-On Workshops (click here).

Brent Leech
Master Floral Designer
AZ Flower Market
Kim Gray
Land Conservation
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Karen Cesare
Water Conservation
Central Arizona Project
Linda Larson
Traveling Gardener
1000 Gardens
Brent Leech, AFID

Sunday, April 27

Kim Gray, BTA

Monday, April 28th

Karen Cesare, CAP

Tuesday, April 29th

Linda Larson, Traveling Gardener

Tuesday, April 29th

Art In Bloom 2025
Daily Shopping Opportunities

“ART IN BLOOM” Exhibition Flower Show

Make-N-Take Containers and Floral Designs

Invitational Floral Designs

Educational Exhibits by Arizona Garden Clubs

Shopping Sprees in and around Tempe

Offsite Tours and Gardens to Explore – 6 Days of Fun!

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

AFGC Convention
Saturday, April 26

Butterfly Conservatory

AFGC Convention
Sunday, April 27

MCC Rose Garden

PRGC Convention
Monday, April 28

AHA Demo Garden

PRGC Convention
Tuesday, April 29

Taliesin West

PRGC Convention
Wednesday, April 30

Sedona AZ

PRGC Convention
Thursday, May 1

ASU Date-Palm Farm Explore On Your Own MCC Rose Garden
Guided Tour
AHA Herbs
Demonstration
Garden Tour
Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright’s
Desert Home
Tour to Sedona
hosted by
Sedona Area Garden Club
Boyce Thompson Arboretum Butterfly Wonderland

& OdySea Aquarium

Tempe Marketplace Mill Ave Shoppes Desert Botanical Garden

Other Upcoming Conventions

PACIFIC REGION
APRIL 28-30, 2025 Tempe, AZ

NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB
MAY 18-22, 2025 Charleston, SC

Sponsorship Opportunities

Become a supporter of AFGC by sponsoring a convention. AFGC offers multiple levels of sponsorship. Explore options with us at azgardensponsorship@gmail.com