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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 Ecology
EVENT/LOCATION: Denver Botanic Garden, Denver, Colorado
WEBSITE:
www.botanicgardens.org/pageinpage/publiclectures.cfm
CONTACT: Celia Curtis, Manager of Public Programs, tel 720-865-3608  email: CurtisC@botanicgardens.org

MAY 2008

05-16 Plenary Wrap-Up: Our Role as Stewards and Gardeners
EVENT/LOCATION: Adkins Arboretum Spring Symposium: Earth's Green Mantle - How it Works
WEBSITE:
www.adkinsarboretum.org
CONTACT: tel 410-634-2847 ext. 0 or email: info@adkinsarboretum.org

JUNE 2008


06-04 The Livable Landscape and Our Necessary Journeys
EVENT/LOCATION: South County Garden Club, The Dunes Club, Narragansett, RI
CONTACT: E. Ferguson tel 401-294-5568

06-21 The Livable Landscape and Our Necessary Journeys
EVENT/LOCATION:
21st Annual Master Gardener College at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
CONTACT: David Close, VCE State Master Gardener Coordinator  dclose@vt.edu   540-231-2714

06-22 Livable Landscapes for a Changing Environment
EVENT/LOCATION: South Carolina State Master Gardener Conference, Greenville, South Carolina
CONTACTS: S. Cory Tanner, Clemson University tel 864-232-4431 ext 122 shannt@clemson.edu  /  Marian St. Clair  gardnpea@charter.net    tel 864-297-8632
WEBSITE:  http://www.greatergreenvillemastergardener.org/08SCMG/SCMG_Home.htm

OCTOBER 2008

10-02 Grasses for Livable Landscapes
EVENT/LOCATION: Edwards Lectures, Toronto Botanic Garden, Toronto, Canada.
CONTACT: Cathie Cox, Director of Horticulture  horticulture@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
WEBSITE:  http://www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca/programs/edwardslectures.htm

NOVEMBER 2008

11-15 Sustaining the Vision of the New American Garden
EVENT/LOCATION: Friends of the National Arboretum / U. S. National Arboretum, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Scott Aker, Supervisory Research Horticulturist  Scott.Aker@ars.usda.gov

DECEMBER 2008


12-10 A World View on the New Wild Garden
EVENT/LOCATION: Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association of Metro-Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
CONTACT: Barbara Scheibe, Executive Director, WLCA bscheibe@execpc.com

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