2023 IPPS International Tour hosted by the Southern Region of North America

  • 4 June 2024

The 2023 IPPS International Tour began in America's capitol city of Washington DC. Over the course of 2 weeks participants covered more than 1,000 miles exploring garden centers, nurseries, and public gardens from the Atlantic coast of Virgina to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Congratulations Dr Donna Fare of Southern Region NA for receiving the International Award of Merit Thank you, Chairman Tim Lawrance-Owen of European Region, for your service to IPPS. Welcome Tom Saunders of Southern Region NA as the new Interntional Chair. Thank you, Chairman Tim Lawrance-Owen of European Region, for your service to IPPS. Welcome Tom Saunders of Southern Region NA as the new Interntional Chair. New Zealander Antony Toledo is headed to jail! Thank you to the Hart Square organizers for this unique experience of living southern history Face Jugs have represented various aspects of southern history and culture and remain a collector's item today. Southern Region Fellow Rick Crowder has deep roots in North Carolina. This was his great aunts' home. Southern Region Fellow Rick Crowder helped organize the visit to Hart Square. Here is posing in front of his great aunts' former residence. Moonshiners along the creek at Hart Square Hart Square provided a unique glimpse into the history of North Carolina NC State Mountain Research Crops Station NC State Mountain Research Crops Station Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Sierra Nevada Brewing Company The final evening happy hour coordinated by Southern Region member Brie Arthur The last morning of the epic tour. Thank you to this team of leaders for making the final hours exceptional! Congratulations Dr Donna Fare of Southern Region NA for receiving the International Award of Merit The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, NC The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, NC NC State Mountain Research Crops Station The Opening Reception was like a big family reunion! After several years of no international tours due to the pandemic it was great for IPPS members from around the world to gather again!
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