Rick Darke's 2018 Lectures

RICK DARKE’S 2018 LECTURES & EVENTS
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JANUARY 2018

DATE: Thursday, January 18 2018
PRESENTATIONS: The Essential Layers of Living Landscapes / Distinguishing Your Brand With Creative Technology
EVENT: The Western Nursery & Landscape Association Conference and Trade Show
LOCATION: Crown Center Exhibit Hall, Kansas City, MO
WEBSITE: http://www.wnla.org/western
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: http://www.wnla.org/files/2018%20Western%20Schedule%20122817.pdf

DATE: Friday, January 19 2018
PRESENTATION: The Dynamic, Conservation-based Landscape Design Workshop
EVENT: The Western Nursery & Landscape Association Conference and Trade Show
LOCATION: Crown Center Exhibit Hall, Kansas City, MO
WEBSITE: http://www.wnla.org/western
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: http://www.wnla.org/files/2018%20Western%20Schedule%20122817.pdf

DATE: Monday, January 22 2018
PRESENTATION: The High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
EVENT: GLTE / Great Lakes Trade Exposition - Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association
LOCATION: Lansing Center, Lansing, MI
WEBSITE: http://www.glte.org
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: http://glte.org/schedule/educational-sessions

DATE: Tuesday, January 23 2018
PRESENTATIONS: Understanding the Essential Layers of Living Landscapes / Designing and Caring for the Living Landscape
EVENT: GLTE / Great Lakes Trade Exposition - Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association
LOCATION: Lansing Center, Lansing, MI
WEBSITE: http://www.glte.org
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: http://glte.org/schedule/educational-sessions/day2

FEBRUARY 2018

DATE: Saturday, February 3 2018
PRESENTATION: The Living Landscape
EVENT: Connecticut Horticultural Society 2018 Symposium Striking a Balance
LOCATION: Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT
WEBSITE: http://cthort.org/save-the-date-sat-feb-3-2018-spring-2018-gardening-symposium/

DATE: Saturday, February 10 2018
PRESENTATIONS: The Art of Observation: Essential Living Layers / Layered Planting Design and Stewardship
EVENT: ISU Winter Days 11th International Perennial Plant Conference
LOCATION: Grünberg, Germany
WEBSITE: http://www.isu-perennials.org/en/winter-days.html
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: http://www.isu-perennials.org/en/winter-days.html?file=files/cto_layout/download/events/winterdays_program_2018.pdf

MARCH 2018

DATE: Wednesday, March 14 2018
PRESENTATIONS: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes Design Workshop / Evening Event: The Garden As A Journey
EVENT: Tree of Life Landscapes daytime Design Symposium and evening special presentation.
LOCATION: Denver, CO
WEBSITE: http://www.treeoflifelandscaping.com/#about

DATE: Saturday, March 17 2018
PRESENTATION: A Watershed in Design: The Beauty of Inspired Stewardship
EVENT: Connecticut Master Gardeners Association Symposium
LOCATION: Connecticut College, New London, CT
WEBSITE: http://www.ctmga.org/

APRIL 2018

DATE: Tuesday, April 3 2018
PRESENTATION: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
EVENT: Gulford Garden Club and Friends School of Baltimore
LOCATION: Friends School of Baltimore
WEBSITES: http://www.guilfordgc.org/friends-school-of-baltimore.html https://www.friendsbalt.org/page https://lakeroland.org

DATE: Saturday April 21 2018
PRESENTATION: Design and the Nature of Contradiction
EVENT: SGD Society of Garden Designers (UK)
LOCATION: Royal Geographical Society Headquarters, 1 Kensington Gore, London
WEBSITE: http://www.sgd.org.uk/article/sgd-spring-conference-2018-109.aspx

JUNE 2018

DATE: Monday, June 25 2018
PRESENTATION: The Essential Layers of Living Landscapes
EVENT: Wolf River Conservancy Summer Lecture
LOCATION: Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, TN
WEBSITE: https://wolfriver.org/default.aspx?p=129528&evtid=684689:6/25/2018

JULY 2018

DATE: Monday July 9, 2018
PRESENTATIONS: The Art of Observation / A Watershed in Design
EVENT: Lakeside Cautauqua Lecture Series
LOCATION: Lakeside Chautauqua, Lakeside, Ohio
WEBSITE: https://www.lakesideohio.com/education/lecture-series#10151

DATE: Tuesday July 10, 2018
PRESENTATIONS: The Living Landscape: Life is in the Layers / The High Line: Re-imagining the Accidental Landscape
EVENT: Lakeside Cautauqua Lecture Series
LOCATION: Lakeside Chautauqua, Lakeside, Ohio
WEBSITE: https://www.lakesideohio.com/education/lecture-series#10151

SEPTEMBER 2018

DATE: Thursday September 20 2018
PRESENTATION: Photography As a Tool for Better Gardening
EVENT: New Vernon Garden Club
LOCATION: 1st Presbyterian Church of New Vernon, NJ

OCTOBER 2018

DATE: Tuesday October 16 2018
PRESENTATION: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
EVENT: GCA Cleveland and Shaker Lakes Garden Club
LOCATION: Cleveland Botanical Garden

DATE: Saturday October 20 2018
PRESENTATION: The Changing Nature of Gardening (in two parts)
EVENT: 30th Southern Gardening Symposium: The Changing Nature of Gardening
LOCATION: Hemingbough, St. Francisville, LA
WEBSITE: http://www.southerngardensymposium.org

NOVEMBER 2018

DATE: Monday November 5 2018
PRESENTATION: Gardens of The High Line: Re-imagining The Accidental Landscape
EVENT: Garden Club of New Haven
LOCATION: Connecticut Agricultural Station, New Haven, CT

DATE: Friday November 9 2018
PRESENTATION: Wild Gardens: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
EVENT: Gravetye Manor special luncheon
LOCATION: Gravetye Manor, West Hoathly, Sussex, England
WEBSITE: https://www.gravetyemanor.co.uk/special-occasions/whats-on/#tab_rick-darke-talk---9th-november

DATE: Tuesday November 13 2018
PRESENTATION: The High Line: Re-imagining The Accidental Landscape
EVENT: Bath University Gardening Club special lecture
LOCATION: University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, England

DATE: Wednesday November 28 2018
PRESENTATION: The Nature and Culture of Urban Landscapes: Gardening as a Catalyst
EVENT: PHS 1827 Society special lecture
LOCATION: BOK, 9th St, Philadelphia PA

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