The 2015 Native Plants in the Landscape Conference will take place June 4-6 at Millersville University, in Millersville, Pa. Speakers for the conference include Doug Tallamy, Rick Darke, Kirk Brown, Dale Hendricks, Dave Jacke, Miriam Goldberger, Bill Johnson and many more.
The conference will feature field trips, educational workshops, engaging topics of concern, native plants and book sale, and native plant merchandise. Continuing education credits are available for LACES, APLD, Delaware Certified Horticulturist, Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist, New York CNLP, and Maryland CPH.
The Plant and Book Sale will be open to the public on Friday, June 5 from 4-6 p.m. and on Saturday, June 6 from 8 a.m. to noon.
To view the conference brochure or to register, visit www.MillersvilleNativePlants.org. For more information call (717) 871-2189 or email nativeplantconference@gmail.com.
Full conference or partial registration is available.
Thursday Pre-Conference Workshops
Implementing the Green Infrastructure Plan – City of Lancaster – A Walking Tour by Fritz Schroeder
Field Trip to the American Chestnut Foundation Nursery and Octoraro Native Plant Nursery
Field Trip to Big Spring Run (an aquatic ecosystem restoration/research site) by Dorothy Merritts
Foraging for Wild Edibles and Medicinal Plants by Jonathan Darby
The Joy of Propagation OR Everything You Wanted to Know about Plant Propagation but Were Afraid to Ask by Barry Glick
Thursday Afternoon/Evening
Looking at the Layered Landscape by Rick Darke
Restoring Nature’s Relationships at Home by Doug Tallamy
Designing and Maintaining the Living Landscape by Rick Darke
Pawpaws in the Home Landscape by Neal Peterson
Growing Local: Natives as Cut Flowers by Miriam Goldberger
From the Pool to the Pond; Using Native Aquatic Macrophytes for Walter Filtration by Randy Heffner
Bees, Bugs and Blooms: Top Plant Picks for Pollinators by Connie Schmotzer
Bartam’s One Hundred by Kirk Brown
Friday
The Rest of the Story: Soil, Carbon, Gardening and Agriculture by Dale Hendricks
Living Landscapes Workshop: Putting Back the Layers by Rick Darke
Restoration of the American Chestnut by Tim Eck
Bartram’s Herbals by Kirk Brown
Coppice Agroforestry: Resprout Silviculture for the 22nd Centrury by Dave Jacke
Colors of Fall with Native Plants by Gregg Tepper
Gardening Like the Forest: Designing Edible Ecosystems by Dave Jacke
Lesser-known Native Shade Plants by Gregg Tepper
Re-Wilding Marginal Landscapes with Permaculture by Ben Weiss
Planting Design for Bioretention and Rain Gardens by Ann English
Insect Faces: A Bug’s-Eye View by Bill Johnson
Saturday
Taming Wildflowers: A Celebration, Guide and User’s Manual by Miriam Goldberger
Eat Your Landscaping: Multi-Functional Landscapes by Wendy Brister
Insect Pollinators: Beyond the Honeybee by Bill Johnson
Create a Rain Garden and Support Pollinator Diversity by Lydia Martin
Critters Beyond Your Back Door by Jack Hubley