Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference

Additional Information

Join Saturday, March 12, 2016 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at The Ranch Events Center / Larimer County Fairgrounds, Thomas M. McKee 4-H, Youth & Community Building for the Landscaping with Colorado Native Plans Conference. Registration cost is $90 or $45 with a valid student ID. Lunch, drinks and snacks are provided with your registration fee. There will be vendor booths available during registration, lunch and breaks.

This year's keynote speaker will be Susan Tweit of Salida, CO and author of
The Ditch and the Meadow: How Native Plants and Gardeners Revived a Neighborhood and Changed the Culture of a Town.

Breakout Sessions:

You will be able to attend three of the following sessions:
Designing with Natives: Karla Dakin of K. Dakin Design, Louisville
Construction of Native Landscapes: Alison Peck of Matrix Gardens, Boulder
Creating and Maximizing Micro-Climates in Your Native Garden: Jim Tolstrup of High Plains Environmental Center, Loveland
Edible and Medicinal Native Plants: Karen Vail and Mary O’Brien of Steamboat Springs and Hayden
Native Plants for Every Situation: Irene Shonle of Gilpin County CSU Extension Program
Habitat Gardens: Susan Crick Smith of Front Range Wild Ones, Denver
Virtual Garden Tours (everyone will be able to attend all of them)

The following people will showcase their native gardens:

Carol English and Dave Elin: rock garden, Morrison
Mimi amd Larry Elmore: Wild By Design, Lyons
Jan & Charlie Turner: residential garden, Golden
Rick Brune: prairie garden, Lakewood
Kenton Seth: Paintbrush Gardens, rain-powered landscape, Grand Junction

For more information, please go to: https://landscapingwithcoloradonativeplants.wordpress.com/.