DEEP SOUTH REGION OF NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS 51st ANNUAL CONVENTION
2012 Deep South Regional Convention will be held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Florence Ann Ketelsen of TN, a/k/a Minnie
Pearl
invites everyone to
the
Tennessee Deep
South Convention in 2012

We will travel back in time as we visit
Oaklands Historic House and Museum on
Monday, March 19, 2012, for Tea and an
educational and fun workshop.
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Speakers - DSR Convention
Pam Braun--Design Luncheon on March 19
Sherry Arnold--Oaklands Workshop on March 19
Angela Jackson---"Maney Springs: A Wetlands
Walk" on March 19
Don Shadow--Hort. Luncheon on March 20
Betty Grimes--"Multiplying Membership Workshop" on
March 20
Angela and Betty will also give workshops at TFGC
Convention
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DSR
Sherry Arnold
Biography PDF
"Tussie Mussie Workshop"
March 19,
2012
at Oaklands
Historic House Museum
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TFGC
Jeff Bradshaw, AIFD,
TCF
Biography PDF
Design Luncheon
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
"Spring Trends in Nature"
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DSR
Pam Braun
Biography PDF
Design Luncheon
"Innovative Design Methods"
March 19, 2012
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DSR
Betty Grimes
Biography PDF
Event: Building Membership Workshop--DSR
Unified Project
"Multiplying Our Membership"
March 20, 2012
TFGC
March 21, 2012
Betty
will beassisted by Alice Overton
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DSR
Angela Jackson
Biography PDF
"Maney Springs: A Wetlands Walk"
On-site workshop at Oaklands Historic House
and Museum
March 19, 2012
TFGC
Biography
PDF
"Protecting Aquatic
Ecosystems in Murfreesboro: A Snapshot of
Local Efforts."
March 22, 2012
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TFGC
Randall Lantz
Biography PDF
Horticulture Luncheon
"Gifts of Green"
March 22, 2012
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TFGC
Pam Rowlett
Biography PDF
Event: Container Gardening Workshop
"The Perfect Gardening Gift"
March 22, 2012
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DSR
Don Shadow
Biography PDF
Horticulture Luncheon
"New and Useful Plants AND Alternative
Livestock"
March 20, 2012
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Speakers - TFGC Convention
Jeff Bradshaw--Design Luncheon on March 21
Betty Grimes--"Multiplying Membership Workshop" on
March 21
Randall Lantz--Hort. Luncheon on March 22
Pam Rowlett--Container Garden Workshop on March 22
Angela Jackson--Aquatic Ecosystems Workshop on
March 22
For information and Biographies on these speakers
please go to the Tennessee web site
Downloads Available
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Download the DSR CONVENTION 2012 CALL
Schedule of Events -
Proposed Agenda-
PDF
Format
Registration Form: PDF Format
Shuttle Services in
printable PDF format
SHUTTLE SERVICES from
NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT to EMBASSY
SUITES HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER IN
MURFREESBORO, TN
Please Google Nashville International
Airport. Most sites have Ground
Transportation listed.
Click on Ground Transportation, click on Bus
and Shuttle Service.
The hotel recommended two services in
June, 2011. They are:
1. ANYTIME TRANSPORT, Airport Shuttle
Service 615-217-7433—office
1-877-479-5483—toll free
Email: anytimetransport@juno.com
Rate: $35 one-way for one person; $10 each
additional person
2. SHUTTLE EXPRESS
615-400-0277 --- call in advance Group Rate:
$65 one-way for 6 or 7 people
Since the TFGC
Convention will immediately follow
the DSR
Convention, we would like to invite
everyone to stay over for it. Please
download the:
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Convention Hotel:
Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center,
1200 Conference Ctr. Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN
37129,
Phone: 615-890-4464
Our upscale Murfreesboro, Tennessee
hotel is within easy access of business hubs
and key Murfreesboro attractions and
adjacent to "The Avenue Murfreesboro", an
open air lifestyle center. Here, you'll find
one million square feet of restaurants, home
furnishing and great retail.
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Embassy
Suites
Murfreesboro
Hotel
&
Conference
Center
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TOUR
SUGGESTIONS
COME EARLY, STAY LATE, THE STAGE IS SET
FOR YOUR VISIT TO TENNESSEE.
Tours to take on Your Own
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AROUND MURFREESBORO
*Tours are located within
5 miles of the Embassy Suites.
Reservations for free shuttle can be
made with hotel personnel. |
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| *Old Fort Golf Course |
615-896-2448 |
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| Nissan Plant Tours |
615-335-2996 |
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| *Stones River National
Battlefield |
615-893-9501 |
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| Sam Davis Home (Boy
hero of the Confederacy) |
615-459-2341 |
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*Oaklands
Historic House and Museum -
"Prosperity, plantation life, Civil
War Hardships"
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615-893-0022 |
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| SPIRITS
OF TENNESSEE |
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| Jack
Daniels, Lynchburg, TN - "The Oldest
Registered Distillery in the US" |
931-759-6357 |
www.jackdaniels.com |
| George
Dickel Distillery, Winchester, TN -
"The Best Kept Secret in TN" |
931-857-3124 |
www.georgedickel.com |
| Prichard's
Distillery, Kelso, TN - "Tennessee Rum
and Whisky" |
931-433-5454 |
www.prichardsdistillery.com |
| NASHVILLE |
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| Cheekwood
Botanical Garden and Museum of Art |
615-356-8000 |
www.cheekwood.org |
| The
Hermitage - "Home Of President Andrew
Jackson" |
615-889-2941 |
www.thehermitage.com |
| The
TN State Capitol |
615-741-0830 |
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| The
Parthenon |
615-862-8431 |
www.parthenon.com |
| The
Grand Ole Opry |
615-871-opry |
www.opry.com |
| Country
Music Hall of Fame |
615-416-2001 |
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