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Strolling the Gardens
Walking
Hiking
Bicycling
Fishing
Picnicking
Cross Country Skiing
Butterfly Viewing
Birding
Nature Photography
Nature Study
Outdoor Play
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| WHEN: Sat. March 2, 2013 |
WHERE: Sinclair Comm. College Ponitz Center |
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Learning From Nature
Join us for MetroPark’s annual kick-off to the spring gardening season. This year’s theme is Learning from Nature. Our keynote speakers are national garden authorities and writers Lee Reich and Andrew Keys. Enjoy breakout sessions led by local experts on Gardening Lessons from Nature, Recovering from Drought, Power Flower Gardening, and Dynamite Sustainable Design. Fee includes breakfast snack, full lunch (vegetarian options available), breaks and covered parking. Online registration $50. Walk-in and phone registration $60.
Walk-in late registration will be accepted on the day of the conference for $60. Please call 277-6545 for information. |
| SCHEDULE: |
| 7:30 am |
Check-in, late registration and refreshments |
| 8:05 am |
Welcome
Becky Bennà, executive director, Five Rivers MetroParks
Betty Hoevel, education supervisor, Five Rivers MetroParks |
| 8:05 am |
Morning Keynote: Andrew Keys
“Why Plant This When You Could Plant That?” |
| 9:20 am |
Session One: Gardening Lessons from Nature |
- Soil and water management: Kristen Lauer, Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District
- Pollinators: Beth Burke, Five Rivers MetroParks
- Plant selection: Don Geiger, Marianist Environmental Education Center
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| 10:20 am |
Morning Break — door prizes, demos, book signing |
| 10:40 am |
Session Two: Recovering from Drought |
- Trees and shrubs: Rich Pearson, Five Rivers MetroParks
- Perennials and roses: John Scott, Knollwood Garden Center
- Rejuvenating the soil: Wes Duren, Marvin’s Organic Gardens
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| 11:40 |
Lunch and demos, door prizes, Great Hall |
| 1:00 pm |
Afternoon Keynote: Lee Reich: “Weedless Gardening” |
| 2:05 pm |
Session Three: Power Flower Gardening |
- Power perennials: Megan Croswell, Five Rivers MetroParks
- Power annuals, the best and easiest to grow: Pam Bennett, Ohio State University
- Planning and growing a three-season cutting garden: Teresa Jones, MeadowView Growers
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| 3:05 pm |
Afternoon Break |
- Book signing, door prizes, previews of 2013 Five Rivers MetroParks gardening programs
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| 3:25 pm |
Session Four: Joint Session |
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| 4:25 pm |
Pick up door prizes |
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Keynote Speakers |
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Andrew Keys
Writer, designer, lifelong gardener, Garden Confidential podcaster, and author of the book Why Grow That When You Can Grow This?: 255 Extraordinary Alternatives to Everyday Problem Plants, Andrew Keys was raised with a reverence for the land passed down generations. He first fell in love with plants among thickets of devil’s walking stick in the woods of his childhood home. He has written for Fine Gardening, Leaf Magazine, and Coastal Home, and he has lectured for the New England Wild Flower Society. His company, Oakleaf Green, is centered on the philosophy that the crux of every 21st century design problem is people’s role as stewards of the Earth. |
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Lee Reich
 Dr. Lee Reich is an avid farmdener (more than a gardener, less than a farmer) who turned from plant and soil research with the USDA and Cornell University to writing, lecturing, and consulting. He is the author of a number of garden books and his column for Associated Press appears bimonthly from coast to coast. His farmden has been featured in such publications as the New York Times and Martha Stewart Living, has won awards from National Gardening and Organic Gardening magazines.
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