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pipevine swallowtails on Cirsium muticum
JANUARY 2014

DATE: Sunday, January 12 2014
PRESENTATION: The Accidental Landscape: Celebrating the Collision of Culture and Ecology
EVENT: Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons
LOCATION: Bridgehampton Community House, Bridgehampton, NY
CONTACT: Bettina Benson bbettina@optonline.net

DATE: Friday, January 17 2014
PRESENTATION: The High Line: New Public Park, New Model
EVENT: Vancouver Hardy Plant Group
LOCATION: Vancouver, BC
WEBSITE: vancouverhardyplant.org

DATE: Sunday, January 19 2014
PRESENTATION: Time and the Garden: Lessons from a Quarter Century
EVENT: Hardy Plant Society of Oregon
LOCATION: Hoffmann Hall, Portland State University, Portland, OR
WEBSITE: http://www.hardyplantsociety.org


FEBRUARY 2014

DATE: Thursday, February 20 2014
PRESENTATION: The Layered Landscape
EVENT: Piedmont Landscape Association
LOCATION: The Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, VA
WEBSITE:
http://www.piedmont-landscape.org/home.html


DATE: Saturday, February 22 2014
PRESENTATION: Balancing Natives and Exotics in the Garden
EVENT: Dow Gardens
LOCATION: Bullock Creek High School, Midland, MI
CONFERENCE BROCHURE:
http://media.wix.com/ugd/a6644a_813a73b611d74331a99e3e7512baa553.pdf


MARCH 2014

DATE: Sunday, March 02 2014
PRESENTATION: The Richness of Layers
EVENT: Wildflower Association of Michigan Conference
LOCATION: Lansing, MI
WEBSITE:
http://www.wildflowersmich.org/

DATE: Monday, March 03 2014
PRESENTATION: The Art of Observation
EVENT: Wildflower Association of Michigan Conference
LOCATION: Lansing, MI
WEBSITE:
http://www.wildflowersmich.org/


MAY 2014


DATE: Wednesday, May 7 2014
PRESENTATION: The Art of Observation: Insights from Looking Closely at Global Gardens and Landscapes
EVENT: Annapolis Horticultural Society
LOCATION: St. Anne's Parish Hall, Annapolis, Maryland
WEBSITE:
http://annapolishorticulture.org/lectures.html


JUNE 2014

DATE: Saturday, June 07 2014
PRESENTATIONS: Looking at the Layered Landscape
and Designing and Maintaining the Living Landscape
EVENT: Adkins Arboretum and Academy Art Museum joint event with Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
LOCATION: Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland

WEBSITE:
https://adkinsarboretumorg.presencehost.net/programs_events/event_calendar.html/event/2014/06/07/the-living-landscape-designing-for-beauty-and-biodiversity-in-the-home-garden

DATE: Wednesday, June 25 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape: A Conversation with Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
EVENT: New York Botanical Garden Book Launch and joint lecture with Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
LOCATION: Ross Hall, New York Botanical Garden
WEBSITE: http://adulted.nybg.org:8080/cart65/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=144GAR813&courseId=144GAR813&categoryId=11009

DATE: Friday, June 27 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape
EVENT: George Washington University Sustainable Lanscapes Program
LOCATION: George Washington University Foggy Bottom Campus, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Lauren W. Wheeler  
laurenew@gwu.edu


AUGUST 2014

DATE:
Friday, August 1 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape
EVENT: Midwest Native Plant Society
LOCATION: Bergamo Conference Center, Beavercreek, Ohio
WEBSITE: http://www.midwestnativeplants.org/styled/index.html


DATE:
Saturday, August 2 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape
EVENT: Greater Cincinnati Master Gardener Association
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio
CONTACT: Barbara Stranfeld
hellobore013@gmail.com

DATE: Saturday, August 9 2014
PRESENTATION:
Keynote: Writing on the Palimpsest: Stories from the Layered Landscape
EVENT: Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium
LOCATION: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WEBSITE:
http://www.gardenwriters.org/gwa.php?p=meetings/program.html

DATE: Saturday, August 9 2014
PRESENTATION:
Addition by Reduction: Editing the New Ecology of Carrie Furnace
EVENT: Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium
LOCATION: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WEBSITE:
http://www.gardenwriters.org/gwa.php?p=meetings/program.html

DATE: Tuesday, August 12 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape and the Richness of Layers
EVENT: Heafitz Lecture: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
LOCATION: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
WEBSITE:
http://www.mainegardens.org/calendar/rickdarke


SEPTEMBER 2014

DATE:
Saturday, September 6 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape: The Richness of Layers (exploration and discussion)
EVENT: Cleveland Metroparks
LOCATION: Watership Stewardship Center, Cleveland, Ohio

WEBSITE: http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/EventsProgramsCalendar/The-Living-Landscape-and-Richness-of-Layers-3958.aspx


DATE: Saturday, September 20 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Layered Landscape: Balancing Culture and Ecology in Today's Gardens
EVENT: Bombay Hook Garden Keepers Program 10th Annual Native Plants Symposium
LOCATION: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
, Smyrna, Delaware
CONTACT: Quentin Schleider
qcsjr@comcast.net

DATE: Saturday, September 27 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape and The Richness of Layers
EVENT: Green Spring Gardens Symposium
LOCATION: Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, Virginia

WEBSITE:  http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring/gsg-symposium.htm



OCTOBER 2014

DATE:
Sunday, October 26 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden (with Doug Tallamy)
EVENT: Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum Symposium
LOCATION:
The Haggerty Education Center at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, New Jersey
WEBSITE:
http://www.arboretumfriends.org/living-landscape


NOVEMBER 2014

DATE:
Saturday, November 1 2014
PRESENTATION:
Looking at the Layered Landscape / Specialized Relationships / Designing and Maintaining Living Landscapes (with Doug Tallamy)
EVENT: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Native Plant and Sustainability Conference
LOCATION:
William Pitt Union at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WEBSITE:
http://phipps.conservatory.org/classes-and-programs/adult-programs/certificate-courses3.aspx

DATE: Thursday, November 6 2014
PRESENTATION:
Carrie Furnaces: A New Model for Urban Parks and Gardens
EVENT: Special Lecture co-sponsored by GCA Village Garden (Sewickley) and Allegheny County clubs.
LOCATION:
Allegheny Country Club, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
CONTACT: Julie Buscher 412.741.0896


DATE: Tuesday, November 11 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Wild Garden: William Robinson, Gravetye and Beyond
EVENT: Special lecture for Magna Salvesen's NYU Seminar on British 19th Century Parks and Gardens
LOCATION:
Silver, Washington Square Park, New York, New York
CONTACT:
Magna Salvesen 212-929-7614

DATE: Wednesday, November 12 2014
PRESENTATION:
The Living Landscape
EVENT: Special Lecture, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
LOCATION:
Arlington Central Library, Arlington, Virginia
CONTACT: Jane Longan 571.205.4293


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