🌼 Teachers, nature lovers, and plant-storytellers — if you've ever seen a child light up at the "drop of blood" in Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace), or held a buttercup under a chin, you already know the magic of plants as storytellers.⁠ ⁠ At this year’s National Children & Youth Garden Symposium (NCYGS), we’re thrilled to welcome Rebecca McMackin as our opening keynote speaker on Wednesday, July 9.⁠ ⁠ Her talk — Stories of the Land: Introducing Children to Their Plant Neighbors — is an invitation to pass along new plant stories. Not just folk tales, but real, wild, wondrous facts about native plants and their secret lives. (Think: pollination heists, shape-shifting blooms, and trees that feed cities.)⁠ ⁠ Rebecca brings her signature blend of science, storytelling, and deep ecological curiosity to help you teach a new generation how to see the land around them — not just as scenery, but as community.⁠ ⁠ 📍NCYGS 2025 | Hartford, CT⁠ 🗓️ Keynote: Wednesday, July 9⁠ 🎟️ Learn more + reg...