University of Connecticut Offers
Conference for the Home Gardener!
 

The University of Connecticut is sponsoring the "Conference for the Home Gardener" to be held at the University of Connecticut on Friday, March 9, 2007. The conference will be held at the Lewis B. Rome Commons on the Storrs campus in Storrs, CT.

This all-day conference offers exciting educational opportunities for home gardeners at all interest levels- from the casual gardener to the garden enthusiast to the Master Gardener.  

This year’s featured speaker is Judy Glattstein, noted garden designer, lecturer, and author of numerous gardening books.  Judy will be speaking on Consider the Leaf: Foliage for Garden Design.  

C. Colston Burrell, well-known garden designer, photographer, and award-winning author will be speaking on More than a Pretty Face: Native Alternatives to Invasive Exotic Plants. (Sponsored by the New England Invasive Plant Center).  

Holly Shimizu is the Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC.  Herbs are one of her areas of special interest and have been since her early days as curator of the National Herb Garden. Holly will be speaking on Using Herbs in the Garden.  

Steven Aitken is the managing editor of Fine Gardening magazine. He will be speaking on Designing with Containers.  (Sponsored by Fine Gardening magazine).  

Warren Leach is a landscape horticulturist and co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery, Inc., a prominent grower of beardless iris and daylilies in Rehoboth, MA. Warren will be speaking on Surmounting the Site Challenged Garden.  

There is a pre-registration fee of $80 per person if postmarked on or before March 2nd. The fee is $90 per person if postmarked after March 2^nd.  

Please make checks payable to the University of Connecticut.  Registration is limited and nonrefundable. 

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

Included in the cost of admission are:

• a buffet lunch

• parking

• snacks and beverages during breaks, and

• the information packet with session summaries

There is also an opportunity to purchase selected autographed books, plus a wide array of gardening books. 

If you have questions about the conference, please contact Dr. Richard McAvoy at 860-486-0627 or email: richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu.  Information is also available at: www.hort.uconn.edu/2007garden

 

 

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The keynote speaker is:
Stephanie Cohen, former director of the Landscape Arboretum at Temple University in Ambler, PA and contributing editor for Fine Gardening. Stephanie is co-author of a new book on garden design called "The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer", published by Storey Press. Stephanie will be speaking on "Perennial Garden Design Demystified."

Other speakers include:

• Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, owner of Natureworks Horticultural Services, a specialty garden center and landscape design service based in Northford, CT. Nancy will be speaking on "Succession of Bloom: How to Have Color Every Month of the Growing Season."
• Tom Rathier is a soil scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Valley Laboratory where he operates the diagnostic laboratory and conducts soil fertility experiments. Tom will be speaking on "Keys to Success in Planting and Maintaining Woody Ornamentals." revised 1/11/06
• Steve Frowine is a well-known professional horticulturist and author, who managed one of the largest collections of orchids in the U.S. at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Steve will be speaking on "Surviving the Winter with Orchids."
• Lee Reich is an avid gardener, lecturer and writer, whose articles have appeared in Fine Gardening, Horticulture and The New York Times. He is the author of "Growing Fruits in Your Backyard", "A Northeast Gardener's Year" and "Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden." Lee will be speaking on "Delectable, Native Fruits."
  

There is a pre-registration fee of $60 per person if postmarked on or before March 2nd. The fee is $70 per person if postmarked after March 2nd.

Included in the cost of admission are:

• lunch
• snacks and beverages
• parking
• opportunities to purchase orchids and a wide selection of gardening books

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.

Contact:
Richard McAvoy, Tel: 860-486-0627, Email: richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu
or visit our website: www.hort.uconn.edu/2006garden

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

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