Working With Nature for Sustainable, Beautiful Gardens
A Two-Day Symposium Featuring
* Douglas W. Tallamy, Author of Bringing Nature Home
* Holly Shimizu, Executive Director, U.S. Botanic Garden
June 9, 2012 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
June 10, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Fairlington Community Center
3308 S. Stafford Street Arlington, VA 22206
NOTE: Space is limited to 125 registrants. Don’t be left out! click the registration link below and register today!
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Exhibitors: Email Sue McIver and she will coordinate your exhibition at the symposium.
Day 1:
To be held at Fairlington Community Center
Morning Keynote, Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy will describe how native plants can beautify our gardens while serving as central food sources for the insects, birds and butterflies that are essential to a healthy local ecosystem.
Morning Break-out sessions
Choosing Plants for your Sustainable Landscape Garden
Thomas Rainer, Grounded Design
Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Gardening,
Maureen Moodie, Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
Stone, Structures, and Pavers: Materials for your Sustainable Landscape,
Kelly Ross Gillespie, President/Owner of Kelly Green Energy Raters, LLC
Afternoon Break-out sessions
Choosing Plants for your Sustainable Landscape Garden (same as AM session)
Thomas Rainer, Grounded Design
Sustainable Water Management
Aileen Winquist, Arlington Watershed Outreach Program Manager
Chemical Free Soil
Jim McGlone, Urban Forest Conservationist, Virginia Department of Forestry
Afternoon Keynote, Holly Shimizu
Holly Shimizu will describe the Landscape for Life ™ program, an eco-friendly approach to gardening from the U.S. Botanic Garden that can provide a wealth of health and environmental benefits. The day also includes two break-out sessions with local experts on elements of the Landscape for Life ™ program.
Day 2: Participants will tour the VCE/MGNV Demonstration Gardens in Arlington and Alexandria to see the elements of the Landscape for Life™ program in action. Participants may choose to visit up to four gardens. Tours begin at 1:00 PM and continue through 4:00 PM. Information about the various gardens and their locations will be available on Day 1. Attendees must provide their own transportation to the Demonstration Gardens. No lunch will be provided on Day 2.
Registration fee (includes a box lunch on the first day): $50. You may register for this event by clicking the link to our registration page at EventBrite below.
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See the attached flyer for more information. Sustainability Symposium (PDF)
More information about Doug Tallamy’s book is available at BringingNatureHome.net
NOTE: We are not permitted to sell anything in the Fairlington Community Center. If you would like Doug Tallamy to sign Bringing Nature Home, please purchase the book ahead of time (not on the day of the event) and bring it on Saturday.
More information about the Landscape for Life program is available.
Bus routes 22A and 25A service Fairlington Community Center on Saturday.
I know it’s not until April 1, but how do we register?
Online registration will be opening shortly, most likely early February.
Early Registration is now open online. Use the link above to go to EventBrite and register.
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This is going to be a power-packed Symposium! I have heard two of the speakers, Rainer and Tallamy, and I can promise you will be glad you heard them! See latest post at CleanGreen for re-cap of Rainer’s talk in DC last month.