Rick Darke's 2015 Lectures

RICK DARKE’S 2015 LECTURES & EVENTS

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JANUARY 2015

DATE: Wednesday, January 14 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape:
EVENT: Co-sponsored by the Tree Conservancy of Darien, Friends of Sellecks Woods, and the Darien Nature Center
LOCATION: Darien Library, 1441 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820
WEBSITE: http://www.darienlandtrust.org/19876/Upcoming_event_Lecture_on_The_Living_Landscape_with_Rick_Darke_at_the_Darien_Library_Wednesday_January_14_2015_at_7_00_PM

DATE: Saturday, January 17 2015
PRESENTATIONS: The Living Landscape: Looking at the Layers / and / Designing and Maintaining the Living Landscape
EVENT: Master Gardeners of Summit County Ohio Design and Beyond Conference
LOCATION: Zwisler Hall, St. Sebastian Church, 348 Elmdale Avenue, Akron, OH 44320
WEBSITE: vancouverhardyplant.org

FEBRUARY 2015

DATE: Thursday, February 5 2015
PRESENTATION: The Design of Living Landscapes: Putting Back the Layers
EVENT: Toronto Botanical Garden TBG Lecture Series
LOCATION: The Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON M3C 1P2
WEBSITE: http://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/learn/adult/tbg-lectures1/

DATE: Sunday, February 15 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
EVENT: Prince William Wildflower Society, a chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society
LOCATION: Manassas Park Community Center, Adams Street, Manassas Park, VA 20111
CONTACT: Nancy Vehrs, President, Prince William Wildflower Society nvehrs1@yahoo.com

DATE: Saturday, February 21 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Putting Back the Layers
EVENT: The Flower Garden and Nature Society
CONTACT: Gail Pianalto, Program Chair pgp31@cox.net

DATE: Wednesday, February 25 2015
PRESENTATION: Plant Choices for The Living Landscape
EVENT: 21st Annual Ecological Landscaping Alliance (ELA) Conference
LOCATION: MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA
BROCHURE: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELAShortBrochure1.pdf

DATE: Wednesday, February 25 2015
PRESENTATION: Keynote: The Essential Layers of Living Landscapes
EVENT: 21st Annual Ecological Landscaping Alliance (ELA) Conference
LOCATION: MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA
BROCHURE: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELAShortBrochure1.pdf

MARCH 2015

DATE: Friday, March 6 and Saturday March 7 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
EVENT: West Michigan Home & Garden Show
LOCATION: DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI
WEBSITE: http://showspan.com/WMH/

DATE: Saturday March 7 2015
PRESENTATION: Smart Design of The Living Landscape: Putting Back the Layers
EVENT: Michigan State University Smart Gardening Conference
LOCATION: DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI
WEBSITE: http://showspan.com/WMH/

DATE: Thursday, March 12 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape Lecture and Book Signing with Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
EVENT: Natural Lands Trust Special Event
LOCATION: Chester County PA location to be announced on Natural Lands Trust website
WEBSITE: http://www.natlands.org/event/livinglandscape/

DATE: Saturday, March 21 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
EVENT: Delaware Nature Society Copeland Native Plant Seminar - Flying Gardens and Living Landscapes co-sponsored by Mt Cuba Center
LOCATION: Ashland Nature Center, 3511 Barley Mill Road, Hockessin, DE 19707
WEBSITE: http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/DNS/Education/Families_Individuals/Series/Adults_main.aspx?WebsiteKey=87358163-decf-466e-b151-851764b92bce&hkey=77095ff0-61e2-4d04-b2af-26106bb3785f&AdultSeries=5#AdultSeries

DATE: Saturday, March 28 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape
EVENT: Mississippi State University's Crosby Arboretum Lecture Series
LOCATION: Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, 900 Goodyear Boulevard, Picayune, MS 39466
WEBSITE: http://www.crosbyarboretum.msstate.edu

APRIL 2015

DATE: Saturday, April 11 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape in 3 parts (with Doug Tallamy)
EVENT: Colonial Williamsburg 69th Garden Symposium
LOCATION: Williamsburg, VA
WEBSITE: http://www.cvent.com/events/2015-garden-symposium/event-summary-775ab281c3c944159868ea79bfd50034.aspx

MAY 2015

DATE: Friday, May 8 2015
PRESENTATION: Wild Gardens: Past, Present
EVENT: New England Wildflower Society's Naturalistic Garden Symposium
LOCATION: Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
WEBSITE: http://newenglandwild.org/learn/our-programs/naturalistic-garden-symposium

JUNE 2015

DATE: Thursday, June 4 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape in 3 parts (with Doug Tallamy)
EVENT: Native Plants in the Landscape Conference
LOCATION: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
WEBSITE: http://www.millersvillenativeplants.org

DATE: Friday, June 5 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Putting Back the Layers (workshop)
EVENT: Native Plants in the Landscape Conference
LOCATION: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
WEBSITE: http://www.millersvillenativeplants.org

AUGUST 2015

DATE: Saturday, August 1 2015
PRESENTATION: Looking at the Layers of Living Landscapes / Designing and Maintaining the Living Landscape
EVENT: Michigan State University Garden Day
LOCATION: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
WEBSITE: http://www.hrt.msu.edu/reception/ and http://www.hrt.msu.edu/keynotes/

DATE: Thursday, August 6 2015
PRESENTATION: The Essential Layers of Living Landscapes / Designing and Maintaining the Living Landscape
EVENT: Green Works - Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association
LOCATION: Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT 05482
WEBSITE: http://greenworksvermont.org/2015/06/26/green-worksvnla-summer-meeting-and-trade-show-2015-attendee-registration/

SEPTEMBER 2015

DATE: Saturday, September 12 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty, Biodiversity and Function
EVENT: Hollister House Garden Study Weekend
LOCATION: Hollister House Garden and Heritage Hotel, Washington, CT 06793
WEBSITE: http://www.hollisterhousegarden.org/events/garden-study-weekend-symposium-2/

DATE: Wednesday, September 16 2015
PRESENTATION: Keynote
EVENT: 12th Annual Battery Conservancy Gardeners Luncheon
LOCATION: Battery Gardens Restaurant, New York, NY 10004
WEBSITE: http://www.thebattery.org/support/gardeners-luncheon/

DATE: Sunday, September 27 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty, Biodiversity and Function
EVENT: North Caroliina Botanical Garden Jenny Elder Fitch Lecture (in two parts with Doug Tallamy)
LOCATION: The North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC 27512
WEBSITE: https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-873466c843d94dd5aef73290b20ecaf7

DATE: Monday, September 28 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape (with Doug Tallamy)
EVENT: UDBG University of Delaware Botanic Gardens Special Lecture
LOCATION: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Newark, DE 19716
WEBSITE: http://ag.udel.edu/udbg/education/classes.html

OCTOBER 2015

DATE: Saturday, October 10 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Regenerative Design for Home Habitats and Urban Spaces
EVENT: Detroit Institute of Arts Friends of Art & Flowers Betsy Campbell Fall Lecture
LOCATION: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI 48202
WEBSITE: http://www.dia.org/calendar/class.aspx?id=5159&iid=

DATE: Tuesday, October 13 2015
PRESENTATION: Designing and Maintaining the Living Landscape
EVENT: GCA Garden Club of Princeton
LOCATION: D&R Greenway, Princeton, NJ 08540

NOVEMBER 2015

DATE: Saturday, November 14 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape (in 3 parts with Doug Tallamy)
EVENT: INPAWS Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society Annual Conference
LOCATION: IUPUI Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202
WEBSITE: http://www.inpaws.org/gatherings/annual-conference/

DECEMBER 2015

DATE: Wednesday, December 2 2015
PRESENTATION: Planting Choices for The Living Landscape
EVENT: New England GROWS
LOCATION: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
WEBSITE: http://newenglandgrows.org/index.php

DATE: Wednesday December 2 2015
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity
EVENT: New England GROWS
LOCATION: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
WEBSITE: http://newenglandgrows.org/index.php

DATE: Friday, December 4 2015
PRESENTATION: The Essential Layers of Living Landscapes / Designing and Maintaining Living Landscapes
EVENT: University of South Carolina Upstate Arbor Day Celebration
LOCATION: University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC 29303
WEBSITE: https://www.uscupstate.edu/arborday/

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