Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants – the first conference of its kind in Colorado! by Irene Shonle

• 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

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

Lunch, drinks and snacks are provided with your registration fee. We will have vendor booths available during registration, lunch and breaks.

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.