FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Richard McAvoy
University of Connecticut
Department of Plant Science
1376 Storrs Road Unit 4067
Storrs, CT 06269-4067
Phone: 860-486-0627
Fax: 860-486-0534
Email: richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu
December 5, 2006
Conference for the Home Gardener
The University of Connecticut is sponsoring the “Conference for the Home Gardener” to be held at the University of Connecticut on Friday, March 9, 2007. The conference will be held at the Lewis B. Rome Commons on the Storrs campus in Storrs, CT.
This all-day conference offers exciting educational opportunities for home gardeners at all interest levels- from the casual gardener to the garden enthusiast to the Master Gardener.
This year’s featured speaker is Judy Glattstein, noted garden designer, lecturer, and author of numerous gardening books. Judy will be speaking on Consider the Leaf: Foliage for Garden Design.
C. Colston Burrell, well-known garden designer, photographer, and award-winning author will be speaking on More than a Pretty Face: Native Alternatives to Invasive Exotic Plants. (Sponsored by the New England Invasive Plant Center).
Holly Shimizu is the Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC. Herbs are one of her areas of special interest and have been since her early days as curator of the National Herb Garden. Holly will be speaking on Using Herbs in the Garden.
Steven Aitken is the managing editor of Fine Gardening magazine. He will be speaking on Designing with Containers. (Sponsored by Fine Gardening magazine).
Warren Leach is a landscape horticulturist and co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery, Inc., a prominent grower of beardless iris and daylilies in Rehoboth, MA. Warren will be speaking on Surmounting the Site Challenged Garden.
There is a pre-registration fee of $80 per person if postmarked on or before March 2nd. The fee is $90 per person if postmarked after March 2nd. Please make checks payable to the University of Connecticut. Registration is limited and nonrefundable. Please send checks to Richard McAvoy, University of Connecticut, Department of Plant Science, 1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4067, Storrs, CT 06269-4067. Included in the cost of admission are a buffet lunch, parking, snacks and beverages during breaks and the information packet with session summaries. There is also an opportunity to purchase selected autographed books, plus a wide array of gardening books.
If you have questions about the conference, please contact Dr. Richard McAvoy at 860-486-0627 or email: richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu. Information is also available at: www.hort.uconn.edu/2007garden