Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants – the first conference of its kind in Colorado!
- Saturday, March 12, 2016, 8am – 5pm
- Location: The Ranch Events Center / Larimer County Fairgrounds, Thomas M. McKee 4-H, Youth & Community Building
- Cost: $90*, student cost: $45 with valid student ID
- Register here: http://landscapingwithcoloradonativeplants.org/
Keynote Speaker
- Susan Tweit of Salida, CO
- 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
Please go here for more information and to register: http://landscapingwithcoloradonativeplants.org/
Sponsors
Premier Sponsor:Loveland Water & Power
Event Sponsor:
Audubon Rockies
Ft. Collins Nursery
Wildland Restoration Volunteers
Interested in being a sponsor or vendor? Contact us and include company contact information.