Garden Conference

January 3, 2005**

The University of Connecticut is sponsoring the "Garden Conference" to be held at the University of Connecticut on Tuesday, March 8, 2005. It will be held at the Lewis B. Rome Commons on the Storrs campus in Storrs, CT. This all-day educational conference will appeal to the garden enthusiast.

The keynote speaker is Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries in Tigard, OR. Terra Nova Nurseries is well known for its new introductions to horticulture. Dan's articles and photography have appeared in Fine Gardening, Better Homes and Gardens, Organic Gardening and Sunset Magazine. Mr. Heims will be speaking on "Shade Gardening with New Perennials." His presentation will feature gorgeous plant combinations for successful gardening in the shade.

Additional speakers include:

• Matt Horn, of Matterhorn Nursery in Spring Valley, NY on Water Gardening
  
• Richard Hawke, the Plant Evaluation Manager at the Chicago Botanic Garden, on Clematis Up Close
  
• Tom Ward, Co-Director of the Living Collections of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University on Small Trees and Shrubs for the Woodland Garden.**
• Robert Durgy, Horticultural Diagnostician for the Home and Garden Education Center at the University of Connecticut on Know Your Enemy--Alternative Pest Control for Home Gardens
  

There is a pre-registration fee of $60 per person if post marked on or before March 1st. The fee is $70 per person if post marked after March 1st.

Please make checks payable to the University of Connecticut. Please send checks to Richard McAvoy, Department of Plant Science, Unit 4067, University of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4067.

Included in the cost of admission:

• lunch
• snacks
• beverages
• opportunities to purchase selected autographed books and a wide array of gardening books

Registration is limited and nonrefundable. Walk-in registration cannot be guaranteed. Call Richard McAvoy at 860-486-0627 before March 1st if you are planning walk-in registration or if you have questions about the conference. Contact Richard McAvoy at 860-486-0627, email Richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu or visit our web site at: www.hort.uconn.edu/2005garden/

Information on our site was developed for conditions in the Northeast. Use in other geographical areas may be inappropriate.

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