France played a pivotal role in the emergence of water gardening, thanks to two colorful Belle Époque icons: Latour-Marliac’s new waterlily hybrids and Claude Monet’s Impressionist paintings. Join us in France this summer to learn about these intertwined stories while standing on the Japanese bridge over Monet’s famous lily pond, and while strolling among the 150-year-old cultivation pools at Latour-Marliac, the nursery that put waterlilies on the map in the late nineteenth century. Meet and hear from the breeders, nursery owners, collectors, historians and aficionados who are ensuring that this tradition of horticultural innovation remains alive and well today. Along the way, tour exceptional gardens, sample some of the best of French cuisine, and taste Bordeaux’s finest wines at the vineyards where they are produced. Read on for more about what’s in store... 2019 SYMPOSIUM THEME: “CONSERVATION, BREEDING, CULTURE AND DIFFUSION OF AQUATIC PLANTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A GLOBAL BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL HERITAGE.” PRE-SYMPOSIUM DAY 1 IN PARIS - AUGUST 21 ARRIVE IN PARIS, SEE THE SIGHTS, HOTEL STAY IN THE MONTPARNASSE AREA PRE-SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN PARIS - AUGUST 22 VISIT MONET’S NYMPHÉAS PANELS AT THE ORANGERIE MUSEUM PARIS PRE-SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN GIVERNY - AUGUST 22 Caroline Holmes is a British garden historian, consul- tant, author and lecturer who spe- cializes in 19th cen- tury plantsmanship, horticulture and landscape design. She is a recognized expert on Claude Monet and Latour-Marliac, having published, in 2015, Water Lilies and Bory Latour-Mar- liac, the genius behind Monet’s Water Lilies; Monet at Giverny (2001) and Im- pressionists in their Gardens (2012). VISIT AND LECTURE ON MONET & IMPRESSIONIST GARDENS, THE IMPRESSIONISM MUSEUM PRE-SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN GIVERNY - AUGUST 22 LUNCH AT THE BRASSERIE DES ARTISTES IN THE MUSEUM GARDENS PRE-SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN GIVERNY - AUGUST 22 VISIT OF MONET’S HOUSE, GUIDED TOUR OF HIS GARDEN AND THE ‘JARDIN D’EAU’ PRE-SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN GIVERNY - AUGUST 22 DINNER ON THE TERRACE AT LA CAPUCINE, NEXT TO MONET’S GARDEN MAIN SYMPOSIUM - AUGUST 23-27 WELCOME TO THE LOT-ET-GARONNE REGION OF FRANCE MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 1 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 23 LATOUR-MARLIAC LA COMMANDERIE ARRIVAL IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT, CHECK-IN AT THE CENTRE OMNISPORTS LE CENTRE OMNISPORTS MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 1 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 23 CENTRE OMNISPORTS - LODGING, LUNCHES AND LEISURE WITH SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE RIVER LOT MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 1 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 23 AFTERNOON GUIDED TOURS OF THE LATOUR- MARLIAC WATERLILY NURSERY & GARDENS MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 1 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 23 THE NURSERY WAS FOUNDED IN 1875 BY JOSEPH BORY LATOUR-MARLIAC MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 1 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 23 WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION & BARBECUE DINNER AT LATOUR-MARLIAC’S CAFÉ MARLIACEA MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 24 Dr. Nopchai Chansilpa of Thailand is an accomplished hybridizer of both waterlilies and lotus. Trained as a plant pathologist, he is currently Director of the Water Lily Institute at Rajamangala University and chairman of the Thailand Network for Lotus and Water lily Research and Development. Among his many award-winning hybrids are N. ‘Mangkala Ubol’ and N. ‘Wanvisa’. He was inducted into the IWGS Hall of Fame in 2018. Florian Henaux lives in France and has become a regular award-winner in IWGS waterlily competitions for his stunning hardy and intersubgeneric hybrids. Passionate about water lilies from a young age he turned his attention to hybridization and began producing original crosses in a remarkably short period of time. Thierry Huau, based in Giverny and Paris, is a noted French landscape architect, urban planner, curator and specialist in large-scale cultural development initiatives. A few of his past projects include Disneyland Paris’ Villages Nature, the park Terra Botanica in Angers, and the creation of the concept store La Capucine in Giverny. One of his current projects, ‘Giverny of the South’ is built around Le Temple-sur-Lot. Carlos Magdalena lives in London where he is Senior Tropical Horticulturalist at Kew Gardens. He is an intrepid plant hunter, gifted hybridizer and author, having published in 2017 his book The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World’s Rarest Species. Particularly notable has been his role in saving from extinction the world’s smallest water lily, Nymphaea thermarum (pictured). Rich Sacher, co-owner of American Aquatic Gardens in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been growing tropical water lilies for sixty years. He is a founding member of the IWGS, a 2006 Hall of Fame inductee, and has been hybridizing tropical lilies for the past 20 years. His N. ‘Betty Lou’ is the result of his more recent work with Australian lilies, focused on creating smaller Aussie hybrids which are easier to grow. SEMINARS ON THE STATE OF THE ART - A FEW OF “Conservation, breeding, culture and diffusion of aquatic plants in the 21st century: a global OUR SCHEDULED SPEAKERS botanical and horticultural heritage.” MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 24 EVENING CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION & EXPLORATION OF LATOUR-MARLIAC’S ORIGINAL HOUSE MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 24 THE HOUSE IS LARGELY UNTOUCHED SINCE HIS DEATH IN 1911 AND HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED TO THE PUBLIC... MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 24 DINNER AT THE COMMANDERIE RESTAURANT IN THE 12TH CENTURY FORTRESS OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 3 IN THE PERIGORD - AUGUST 25 MORNING SEMINARS FOLLOWED BY AFTERNOON VISIT OF THE CARSAC-AILLAC WATER GARDENS MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 3 IN LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT - AUGUST 25 DINNER AT THE RIVES DU PLANTIÉ RESTAURANT FOR A TASTE OF REGIONAL CUISINE MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 4 IN BORDEAUX - AUGUST 26 WELCOME TO BORDEAUX, FOR THE FINAL LEG OF THE FRENCH SYMPOSIUM MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 4 IN BORDEAUX - AUGUST 26 TOUR OF THE JARDIN BOTANIQUE DE BORDEAUX AND ITS AQUATICS COLLECTION MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 4 IN BORDEAUX - AUGUST 26 TOUR OF SAINT-EMILION, HOME OF BORDEAUX’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS VINTAGES MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 4 IN BORDEAUX - AUGUST 26 LUNCH AT A SAINT-EMILION VINEYARD MAIN SYMPOSIUM DAY 4 IN BORDEAUX - AUGUST 26 GALA DINNER AT THE CITÉ DU VIN, BORDEAUX BOOK ONLINE AT IWGS.ORG SUMMARY AND FEES - PRICES INCLUDE HOTEL ON THE 21ST & THEREAFTER ALL MEALS, VISITS, TRANSFERS AND LODGING. PRE-SYMPOSIUM: Those flying into Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports will need to get to the Montparnasse area of Paris, which is in the south of the city. Taxis will be approximately 40 Euros from Orly or 60 Euros from Charles de Gaulle. Al- ternatively, there are buses and trains that run from each airport to the city center. These cost around 10 Euros. The RER B commuter rail serves both airports. Tickets are purchased from machines just before the entrance to the platform. The closest and most convenient stop to the Montparnasse area is the Denfert-Rochereau station. From there transfer to the line 4 Metro. Get off at the Mont- parnasse stop, or take a short cab ride to the ho- tel. Airport shuttles also stop at Denfert-Rochere- au. Those arriving by train at any one of Paris’ five main stations can get to the Montparnasse area using the Metro or via taxi. Train tickets from any- where in Europe to Symposium venues may be purchased at https://www.thetrainline.com. MAIN SYMPOSIUM: On August 23rd pre-sym- after the bridge, onto the D642. Follow this road posium attendees will take the 8:52 AM high- until it ends in a T junction (less than 5 minutes). speed train from Montparnasse to Agen with ar- Go left at the junction, and then take an almost rival at 12:08 PM. There is also a train at 9:52 AM immediate right turn onto the D666, towards VIL- that gets into Agen in time to make the Sympo- LENEUVE-SUR-LOT. This road will turn into the sium shuttle bus connections. Shuttle buses will D911 and take you directly into the centre of Le run from Agen to Le Temple-sur-Lot between 12 Temple-sur-Lot after about 20 minutes. The Cen- PM and 3 PM. Those arriving after 3 PM will have tre Omnisports is located just in front of the Com- to take a taxi to Le Temple-sur-Lot, which can cost manderie in the center of the village (see the maps up to 100 Euros. Those not attending the pre-sym- at left). From Périgueux or Bergerac, take the N21 posium can get to Agen by train immediately fol- into Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Those coming from Sarlat lowing their flight to Paris by following the airport should get to Fumel, where the D911 brings you transfer instructions given for the pre-symposium. into Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Once in Villeneuve, follow Alternatively, the Lot-et-Garonne area is served the signs for Bordeaux. This will put you on the by four airports: Bordeaux, Toulouse, Bergerac D911, which will put you right into the center of and Agen. Bordeaux and Toulouse have bus-then- Le Temple-sur-Lot (in about 15 minutes). train connections to Agen. Bergerac has no direct train connection to Agen, so this option is work- POST-SYMPOSIUM: Various informal tours able only for those who intend to rent a car. There and activities will be announced, all with depar- are flights from Orly airport Paris to the Agen air- tures from Bordeaux on August 27. port, where a short taxi transfer to the train station is possible.