Event Schedule

Thursday, July 27, 2023 & Friday, July 28, 2023 • 8am – 3pm

The Gardens at Ball
1017 Roosevelt Road, West Chicago, Illinois 60185

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Daily Tours

Limited Space. Sign up at the registration tent upon arrival.

Ball Helix Lab (lasts approx. 20 minutes)

8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30

Ball Seed Premier Lab (lasts approx. 60 minutes)

8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 1:00, 1:30

Ball Seed Distribution (lasts approx. 60 minutes)

8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 1:15

Presentations

Container Explainer Demos (lasts approx. 60 minutes)
Joan Mazat, Cut Flower Business Mgr.

9:30 and 11:00 at the Comparison Garden Tent.

High Tunnel Season Extension for Cut Flowers (lasts approx. 30 minutes)
Dave Dowling, Cut Flower Specialist

10:00 inside near Ball Café

Growing Cut Flower Lilies in the Field and Greenhouse (lasts approx. 30 minutes)
Dave Dowling, Cut Flower Specialist

11:30 inside near Ball Café

Production & Planning: How to be successful in 2024
Panel discussion featuring Jim Kennedy,
Director of North American Sales, Ball Seed.

12:15 in the Main Dining Tent

Lunch Sponsored by Ball Seed WebTrack®

11:30 – 1:00 in the Main Dining Tent

Impatiens Downy Mildew’s Effect on the Industry, At-Risk Crops (lasts approx. 45 minutes)
Ball Seed Tech Team

1:00 inside near Ball Café

Tech Demonstrations & More

All day in the Ball Café

AmericanHort
America in Bloom
Ball Literature
Ball Publishing
Ball Seed Tech Team
Ball WebTrack
Ball WebTrack To Go® Mobile App
Hortica
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