The University of Connecticut is sponsoring the annual "Perennial Plant Conference – A Conference for the Professional Horticulturist.” The conference will be held at the Lewis B. Rome Commons on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus on Thursday, March 10, 2011.
This all-day educational conference will address a wide range of topics focusing on herbaceous perennial production, sustainable landscape design and retail marketing. Topics were selected to appeal to professional landscapers and designers, nursery and greenhouse producers, and retail garden center operators. Concurrent educational sessions feature nationally recognized speakers from both the industry and academia.
Featured speakers at the 2011 conference include:
Matt Horn, owner of Matterhorn Nursery, Spring Valley NY, on How to Promote, Sell and Install Sustainable Landscapes and Sustainability and How to Position Your Garden Center and Landscape Design Build Firm for Success.
Vincent Simeone, horticulturist, garden writer and lecturer from Oyster Bay NY, on Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs.
Stephanie Cohen, horticultural consultant and lecturer from Collegeville PA, on New and Underused Perennials.
Robert Lyons from the University of Delaware and Longwood Gardens on The Color of the Native Plant Palette and Other Related Thoughts.
Mike Dobres from NovaFlora, Inc., West Grove PA, on Breeding and Introduction of Hardy Perennials and Shrubs.
Sharee Solow, landscape designer and horticulturist from Elkins Park PA, on design concepts on movement through the landscape in a talk entitled, Stairway to Paradise.
John Friel, Marketing Manager for Emerald Coast Growers, Lancaster PA, on Big Stores, Small Plants, Little Choice.
Bridget Behe from Michigan State University on You’re Going to Do What With That? Research-based Perspectives on Consumers, Their Perceptions of the Environment, Recycling Behaviors and Attitudes, and Preferences for Local, Organic, and Sustainably-produced Ornamental Plants.
Douglas Cox from the University of Massachusetts on Using Organic Media and Fertilizers.
A pre-registration fee of $80 per person is due by March 3rd. The fee is $90 per person for late registration after March 3rd and for walk-ins. Please make checks payable to the University of Connecticut and send to Donna Ellis, University of Connecticut, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, 1390 Storrs Road, Unit 4163, Storrs, CT 06269-4163.
Included with your registration: an information packet, lunch, morning & afternoon snacks, free-parking, and an opportunity to meet speakers and purchase autographed books from the Perennial Plant Conference bookstore. One pesticide recertification credit will be offered for attendees from CT, RI, MA, ME, NH, and VT (pending state approval).
For more information or to REGISTER ONLINE, visit our website at www.2011perennial.uconn.edu.
Questions? Contact Donna Ellis at (860) 486-6448; email: donna.ellis@uconn.edu
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