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JANUARY 2008
01-07 Where's Landscaping Going?
EVENT/LOCATION: GLTE (Great Lakes Trade Exposition), Grand Rapids,
Michigan
CONTACT: Amy Frankmann myf@mnla.org, Michigan Nursery and
Landscape Association2149 Commons Parkway
Okemos, MI 48864 tel 800-879-6652
01-08 Grasses for Livable
Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION:
GLTE (Great Lakes Trade Exposition), Grand Rapids, Michigan
CONTACT: Amy Frankmann myf@mnla.org, Michigan Nursery and
Landscape Association2149 Commons Parkway
Okemos, MI 48864 tel 800-879-6652
01-17 Grasses,
Sedges & Rushes for Livable Delaware Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION:
Delaware Hort Industry Expo, Dover, Delaware
CONTACT: Valann Budischak valannb@UDel.Edu
01-22 Grasses for Livable
Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION: Maine
Landscape & Nursery Association Trade Show, August, Maine Expo
CONTACT: Gretchen Richards gmrichards@hobokengardens.com
tel 207-975-3659
01-25 Grasses for Livable
Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION:
ProGreen Expo, Denver, Colorado
WEBSITE: www.progreenexpo.com
CONTACT: Mary Guess, Seminar Manager info@progreenexpo.com
tel. 303-756-1079
FEBRUARY 2008
02-08 The Livable Landscape
EVENT/LOCATION: The
North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina
CONTACT: Jasmin Gentling, jgentling@charter.net
02-08 Landscapes Though the Lens:
Digital Photography as a Design Tool
EVENT LOCATION: The
North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina
CONTACT: Julie Vidotto, North Carolina Arboretum arboretum..jvidotto@ncarboretum.org
02-12 The Digital Landscape:
Photography for Green Industry Professionals
EVENT/LOCATION: PLNA
Conference (Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association), State
College, Pennsylvania
WEBSITE: www.plna.com
CONTACT: Margaret O'Neal, PLNA Director of Education &
Certification, moneal@plna.com
tel 717-238-1673
02-13 The Other Grasses: Sedges
& Rushes for Sustainable Northeastern Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION: PLNA
Conference (Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association), State
College, Pennsylvania
WEBSITE: www.plna.com
CONTACT: Margaret O'Neal, PLNA Director of Education &
Certification, moneal@plna.com
tel 717-238-1673
02-14 Grasses and the Design of
Mid-Atlantic Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION:
Horticulture Seminar PLA (Piedmont Landscape Association) with VA Coop
Extention, Charlottesville, Virginia
CONTACT: April Pekary, Piedmont Landscape Association sandapekary@msn.com tel.
540-894-9228
02-29 Grasses and the Design of
Livable Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION:
Goldner Walsh Nursery's Cabin Fever Lecture, Pontiac, Michigan
CONTACT: Julia Hofley, Goldner Walsh Nursery, Julia@goldnerwalsh.com tel.
248-332-6430
MARCH 2008
03-01 Landscapes Though the Lens:
Digital Photography and the Art of Observation (workshop)
EVENT/LOCATION:
Goldner Walsh Nursery Pontiac, Michigan
CONTACT: Julia Hofley, Goldner Walsh Nursery, Julia@goldnerwalsh.com tel.
248-332-6430
03-09 The Livable
Landscape
EVENT/LOCATION: New
Canaan Library
WEBSITE: http://newcanaanlibrary.org
CONTACT: Gwynne Pfeifer, New Canaan Library, amongleaves@yahoo.com
tel 203-594-5000
03-10 The Art of Observation
EVENT/LOCATION: New
England Spring Flower Show, Bayside Expo Center, Boston, Massachusetts
WEBSITE: http://www.masshort.org/
CONTACT: Trish Wesley Umbrell, Director of Horticultural Education,
Massachusetts Horticultural Society twumbrell@masshort.org
tel 617-933-4821
03-13 Sustainable
Design Using Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
EVENT/LOCATION: UCONN
Perennial Plant Conference, Storrs, Connecticut
WEBSITE: www.hort.uconn.edu/2008ppc
CONTACT: Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator, University of
Connecticut, leanne.pundt@uconn.edu
tel 860-626-6240
03-14 Livable
Landscapes for a Changing Environment
EVENT/LOCATION: UCONN
Garden Conference, Storrs, Connecticut
WEBSITE: www.hort.uconn.edu/2008garden
CONTACT: Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator, University of
Connecticut, leanne.pundt@uconn.edu
tel 860-626-6240
03-22 Grasses and
the
Design of Livable Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION: Native
Sons nursery, Arroyo Grande, California
WEBSITE: www.nativeson.com
CONTACT: David Fross, Native Sons Inc., dfross@nativeson.com tel.
805-481-5996
APRIL 2008
04-01 In Your Face: Ethics and Urban EcologyMAY 2008
05-16 Plenary Wrap-Up: Our Role as Stewards and Gardeners