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JANUARY 2011

DATE: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
PRESENTATION: Balancing Natives & Exotics in the Garden
TIME: 9:00am-10:00am
EVENT:Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association Winter Symposium
WEBSITE:
http://www.flowersplantsinct.com/cnla_winter_symposium.htm

LOCATION: Mountainridge, Wallingford, Connecticut

DATE: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
PRESENTATION: The New Wild Garden: Dynamic, Livable, Ecological
TIME: 3:00pm-4:00pm
EVENT:Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association Winter Symposium
WEBSITE:
http://www.flowersplantsinct.com/cnla_winter_symposium.htm

LOCATION: Mountainridge, Wallingford, Connecticut

DATE: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
PRESENTATION: Balancing Natives & Exotics
TIME: 9:30am
EVENT: New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association Trade Show
WEBSITE:
http://njnla.weebly.com/index.html

LOCATION: NJ Convention Center, Edison, New Jersey

DATE: Sunday, January 30, 2011
PRESENTATION: The New Wild Garden: Dynamic, Livable, Ecological
TIME: 9:00am
EVENT: Callaway Gardens 25th Southern Gardening Symposium
WEBSITE:
http://www.callawaygardens.com/info/gardens/education/events.southern-gardening-symposium.aspx

BROCHURE in PDF: http://www.callawaygardens.com/CallawaySiteAssets/files/education/sgs11brochure.pdf
LOCATION: Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia



FEBRUARY 2011

DATE: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
PRESENTATION: The New Wild Garden: Dynamic, Ecological, Sustainable
TIME: 10:30am
EVENT: ProGreen EXPO 2001
WEBSITE:
http://www.progreenexpo.com/
and http://www.progreenexpo.com/showseminar/2255
LOCATION: Denver Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202


DATE: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
PRESENTATION: Digital Photography: Beyond Composition
TIME: 9:30am-10:30am
EVENT: MNLA Picture Perfect Plants & Garden Design Seminar
WEBSITE:
http://www.mnla.biz/files/EducationEvents/FlowerGrowers/PictPerPlaGarDesign2011.pdf
BROCHURE in PDF: http://www.mnla.biz/files/EducationEvents/FlowerGrowers/PictPerPlaGarDesign2011.pdf
LOCATION: University of Minnesota Continuing Education & Conference Center, 1890 Buford Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108

DATE: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
PRESENTATION: Woody Plants for Woodland Gardens
TIME: 10:45am - noon
EVENT: MNLA Picture Perfect Plants & Garden Design Seminar
WEBSITE: http://www.mnla.biz/calendar_day.asp?date=2/16/2011&event=46
BROCHURE in PDF: http://www.mnla.biz/files/EducationEvents/FlowerGrowers/PictPerPlaGarDesign2011.pdf
LOCATION: University of Minnesota Continuing Education & Conference Center, 1890 Buford Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108

DATE: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
PRESENTATION: Balancing Natives and Exotics in Garden Design
TIME: 1:00pm -30:00pm
EVENT: MNLA Picture Perfect Plants & Garden Design Seminar
WEBSITE: http://www.mnla.biz/calendar_day.asp?date=2/16/2011&event=46
BROCHURE in PDF: http://www.mnla.biz/files/EducationEvents/FlowerGrowers/PictPerPlaGarDesign2011.pdf
LOCATION: University of Minnesota Continuing Education & Conference Center, 1890 Buford Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108

DATE: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
PRESENTATION: The New Wild Garden: Dynamic, Livable, Ecological
TIME:9:00-10:30am
EVENT: Gateway Green Industry Conference & Trade Show
WEBSITE:
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state/calendar_event.cfm?EventID=39050

LOCATION: Gateway Convention Center, I-55 & Hwy 159, Collinsville, Illinois

DATE: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
PRESENTATION: Woodland Garden Design: Working with Layers
TIME:11:30am-12:30pm
EVENT: Gateway Green Industry Conference & Trade Show
WEBSITE:
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state/calendar_event.cfm?EventID=39050

LOCATION: Gateway Convention Center, I-55 & Hwy 159, Collinsville, Illinois

DATE: Thursday, February 24, 2011
PRESENTATION: Balancing Natives and Exotics in the Garden
TIME: opening keynote
EVENT: 55th  Annual Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course and Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association Conference and Trade Show
WEBSITE:
http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/shadetree/home.html

LOCATION: Iowa State Center on the Iowa State University Campus, Ames, Iowa 50011

DATE: Thursday, February 24, 2011
PRESENTATION: Woodland Garden Design: Working with Layers
TIME: afternoon
EVENT: 55th  Annual Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course and Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association Conference and Trade Show
WEBSITE: http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/shadetree/home.html
LOCATION: Iowa State Center on the Iowa State University Campus, Ames, Iowa 50011

DATE: Saturday, February 26, 2011
PRESENTATION: The Layered Landscape and the New Wild Garden
TIME: opening keynot
EVENT: Twin Cities Wild Ones Annual Design with Nature Conference
WEBSITE:
http://www.designwithnatureconference.org/
LOCATION: University of Minnesota Conference Center, 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108


MARCH 2011

DATE: Monday, March 14 2011
PRESENTATION: The Livable Landscape: Bringing Experience, Observation and Imagination to Our Gardens
TIME: 6:30-7:30pm
EVENT: Charleston Horticultural Society Annual Lecture Series
WEBSITE:
http://www.charlestonhorticulturalsociety.org/?name=Site&catID=20238&parentID=15853

LOCATION: Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29407



APRIL 2011

DATE: Saturday, April 9 2011
PRESENTATION: The Dynamic Nature of Llewellyn Park's Landscape: An Enduring Model for Modern Livable Landscapes
TIME: 5:00pm followed by optional dinner, preceded by optional walking tour of Llewellyn Park's landscape.
EVENT: Special Event of the Llewellyn Park Preservation Foundation
WEBSITE: http://www.llewellynpark.com/link/linkshow.asp?link_id=333232
CONTACT: Susan Bennett, President, The Llewellyn Park Preservation Foundation email:
smcbenet@gmail.com
LOCATION: Llewellyn Park, West Orange, New Jersey

DATE: Wednesday, April 13 2011
PRESENTATION: The Art of Observation: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary Landscape
TIME: evening
EVENT: Fort Greene Park Horticultural Arts Series
CONTACT: Alexandra Leighton
alexandraleighton@mac.com
LOCATION: Higgins Hall, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York



MAY 2011

DATE: Saturday, May 14, 2011
PRESENTATION: Landscapes Through the Lens
TIME: 9:00am
EVENT: Visions 2011 California on the Cutting Edge
CONTACT: Sarah Bouchier  831-601-5483
LOCATION: Sunset Center, Carmel, California


DATE: Friday, May 20, 2011
PRESENTATION: Livable Florida: Native by Design
TIME: morning keynote
EVENT: Florida Native Plant Society 31st Annual Conference
WEBSITE: http://www.fnps.org/pages/conference/
LOCATION: Sheraton Orlando North, 600 North Lake Destiny Drive, Maitland, Florida 32751


JUNE 2011

DATE: Thursday, June 2, 2011
PRESENTATION: The Layered Landscape and the New Wild Garden
EVENT: 21st Annual Millersville Native Plants in the Landscape Conference
WEBSITE: http://www.millersvillenativeplants.org/
LOCATION: Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania 17751


DATE:
Friday, June 3, 2011
PRESENTATION: Balancing Natives and Exotics in the Garden
EVENT: 21st Annual Millersville Native Plants in the Landscape Conference
WEBSITE: http://www.millersvillenativeplants.org/
LOCATION: Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania 17751


DATE:
Saturday, June 11, 2011
PRESENTATION: Wright in the Woods: The Nature of Fallingwater's Landscape
EVENT: Fallingwater 75th Anniversary Symposium and book launch
LOCATION: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


DATE:
Friday, June 17, 2011
PRESENTATION: Carrie Furnace in Global Context: New Parks and Gardens Forged from Industrial Landscapes
EVENT: Special Lecture, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area

CONTACT: Sherris Moreira, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area tel 412-464-4020 ext. 46 smoreira@riversofsteel.com
WEBSITE: http://www.riversofsteel.com/preservation/heritage-sites/carrie-furnaces/
LOCATION: The Pump House, Homestead, Pennsylvania



AUGUST 2011

DATE:  Saturday, August 27, 2011
PRESENTATION: Bringing a Bit of Real Wildness into Your Home Habitat
EVENT: 20th Annual Irvine Native Plant Seminar and Sale
WEBSITE: http://explorenature.org/experience-irvine/native-plant-seminar-and-sale
LOCATION: Irvine Nature Center, 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117



SEPTEMBER 2011

DATE:  Tuesday, September 27, 2011
PRESENTATION: The High Line's Wild Gardens: Past, Present, Future

EVENT: Friends of the High Line Rail Yards Talk
WEBSITE: http://www.thehighline.org/events/all/2011/9/rail-yards-talks-rick-darke

LOCATION: The High Line, 14th Street Passage near West 14th Street



OCTOBER 2011

DATE:  Friday, October 14, 2011
PRESENTATION: The Layered Landscape" Wild and Wonderfully Livable by Design
EVENT: International Master Gardener Conference, Charleston, West Virginia
WEBSITE: http://imgc.ext.wvu.edu/
LOCATION: Charleston Civic Center, 200 Civic Center, Charleston, WV 25301

DATE:  Saturday, October 22, 2011
PRESENTATION: The Livable Landscape
EVENT: University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners Annual Meeting
LOCATION: Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, Rhode Island 02905

DATE:  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
PRESENTATION: The Layered Landscape: Design Ethics for the Nature of Today's Gardens
EVENT: Louis Ginter Botanical Garden Gillette Forum - Making Beauty Sustainable
WEBSITE: http://www.lewisginter.org/adult-education/sponsored-symposiums.php
LOCATION: Louis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmonda, Virginia 23228

DATE:  Thursday, October 27, 2011
PRESENTATION: The Art of Observation: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary Landscape
EVENT: Louis Ginter Botanical Garden Gillette Forum - Making Beauty Sustainable
WEBSITE: http://www.lewisginter.org/adult-education/sponsored-symposiums.php
LOCATION: Louis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmonda, Virginia 23228


NOVEMBER 2011
DATE:  Friday, November 4, 2011
PRESENTATION: Sustainable Practices and The Modern Ecology
EVENT: APLD/Scott Arboretum Sustainability Seminar at Swarthmore's Wister Center
LOCATION: The Wister Center at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

DATE:  Wednesday, November 16, 2011
PRESENTATION: Sustainable Practices for the Modern Garden
EVENT: Talbot County Garden Club
CONTACT: Marsie Hawkinson 410-822-0589
LOCATION: Historical Society of Talbot County, Easton, MD 21601


DECEMBER 2011
DATE:  Wednesday, December 14, 2011
PRESENTATION: The Art of Observation
EVENT: Master Gardeners of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties, NJ
LOCATION: Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807


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