REGION I
REGION II KATE COPSEY
REGION III SUE MARKGRAF
REGIONAL NEWS & NOTES
REGION I
ELLEN ZACHOS
On Sept . 10 , Kim Eierman will speak about “ Great Native Plants for Pollinators ” at The Native Plant Festival in Hawthorne , New York . On Sept . 18 at the GWA Annual Conference , Kim will lecture on “ The Pollinator Victory Garden .” Sept . 24 , she will speak on “ Exploring Native Herbs ” at the New York Botanical Garden , Bronx , New York . On Sept . 25 , she ’ ll be at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Brooklyn , New York , talking about “ Fall is for Planting : Best Native Plant Choices & Techniques for Success .” On Oct . 5 , she will share tips on “ EcoBeneficial Gardening 101 : Boosting the Ecosystem in Your Own Yard ” for The Garden Conservancy . Details on these and other talks at ecobeneficial . com .
In Southbury , Connecticut , Sept . 10-11 , the Garden Conservancy and Hollister House Garden are presenting Hollister House Garden Study Weekend VI . This two-day horticultural symposium features a keynote by British garden designer Arne Maynard ; talks by David Culp , Page Dickey , Quill Teal-Sullivan , Andy Brand and Chris Koppel ; a rare plant sale and a Litchfield County Open Day with four private gardens . This event is open to the public . For more info , see gardenconservancy . org
On Sept . 23 , Julie Moir Messervy will present “ Get Out !! Designing Landscapes That Get Everyone Outside Again ” for the Perennial Plant Association ’ s Northeastern Regional Symposium at Massachusetts Horticultural Society Center at Elm Bank in Wellesley . This event is open to the public .
Ellen Zachos will lead a foraging walk and tasting on Sept . 29 at the Indianapolis ( Indiana ) Museum of Art . That evening , she will speak about “ Backyard Foraging .” On Oct . 5 , Ellen will lecture about “ The Wildcrafted Cocktail ” at the U . S . Botanic Garden in Washington , D . C .
Kathy Connolly will give a “ Meadows 101 ” webinar for the New England Wildflower Society , 11 a . m ., Oct . 5 . She ’ ll define meadows , look at the roles of grasses and flowering perennials , and discuss how meadows differ from other approaches to covering large expanses of ground . For more info , go to newenglandwild . org .
Karen Bussolini , Jan Johnsen , and Kerry Ann Mendez are teaming up for a Fall Flower Gardening program and luncheon at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge , Massachusetts on Oct . 20 . They will share time-tested pointers for flower gardens that are eco-friendly and provide non-stop color . Register at pyours . com / events . Karen will also speak on integrating spring bulbs into the landscape at the Connecticut Horticultural Society in Rocky Hill , Connecticut that evening .
REGION II KATE COPSEY
Sculptress Jan Kirsh is exhibiting some of her astounding new vegetable pieces at Howard County Arts Council Exhibition in Ellicott City , Maryland . The Pear will be at the George Howard Building , and Patricia ’ s Carrots will be displayed in front of the Howard County Tourism Welcome Center . Both these locations are in Ellicott City , and the exhibition runs through July 31 , 2017 .
Sharee Solow will be at the University of Delaware Extension Sept . 6 , presenting “ From Front Yard to Rock Garden : Step by Step .” October also sees Sharee talking about “ Japanese Garden Design : A Stroll Garden ( Edo Period 1600 – 1868 ),” Oct . 15 at the U . S . National Arboretum in Washington , D . C .
Judy Glattstein will talk about “ Bulbs ” to the Somerset , New Jersey , Master Gardeners Sept . 14 . On Oct . 4 she will talk about “ Factors that Affect Plant Growth ” as part of the New Jersey Garden Study School in East Brunswick , New Jersey .
Sept . 16-17 sees Jack Carman , FASLA , talk at the 43rd National Conference of the American Horticultural Therapy Association . The meeting will be held at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St . Louis , Missouri .
George Weigel presents “ Neighbor-Friendly Ways to Create a Pollinator-Friendly Yard ,” Sat ., Sept . 17 at the West Hanover Twp . Pollinator Workshop in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania . Call 717-652-4841 to register for this free program . From Sept . 19 to 26 , he is leading an eight-day tour of the gardens of Paris , including Monet ’ s garden and the Palace Gardens of Versailles . For more information , go to George ’ s website .
On Oct . 10 , GWA Sustainability Chairwoman Lois J . de Vries will be presenting a poster session at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education ( AASHE ) Conference in Baltimore , Maryland . Oct . 11 , still at the AASHE conference , Lois joins GWA President Kirk Brown to host a networking meeting for academic professionals interested in sustainable landscape on college campuses .
REGION III SUE MARKGRAF
Carolyn Roof is co-chairing the “ Butterflies and Other Pollinators Weekend ” at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park in Gilbertsville , Kentucky , Aug . 19-21 . Workshops include “ Planting a Monarch Waystation .”
During the Farwest Show in Portland , Oregon , Aug . 25-27 , Maria Zampini will be involved in two educational sessions . On Aug . 25 , she will moderate a free seminar presented by the GWA , titled “ Social Media & Digital Communication Learning Exchange .” On Aug . 26 , she will present “ 5 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Market-ing ” in the Idea Center for Retailers .
After 22 appearances at the Wisconsin State Fair Energy Park Gardens , Melinda Myers will
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