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Connecticut Master Gardener Association
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CONNECTICUT MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION
Annual Symposium XVII
GREENSCAPES : Variations on the Theme
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, from 8:00 to 4:00
(Snow date Sunday, March 28, 2010)
Venue: Manchester Community College, Manchester, Ct.
Cost: $60 CMGA members and MG Interns; $80 Non-members
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Garden designer, garden writer, instructor at NYBG,
former Broadway performer
Ellen Zachos:
"Just Because You're a Gardener Doesn't Mean You're Green!"
CLOSING SPEAKER:
Director of Horticulture at Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
Eric T. Fleisher:
"Managing the Environment: An Adaptive Challenge"
CMGA is also proud to welcome our special guest
Dean and Director, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut.
SYMPOSIUM SESSION SPEAKERS
and Session numbers:
I-A & II-F: Jenny Rose Carey: "The Gravel Garden: Growing Perennials & Annuals Without Irrigation"
I-B & II-G: Tom Christopher: "Your Backyard Revolution"
I-C & II-H: Nancy DuBrule-Clemente: "Blended Gardens: Mixing Edibles & Ornamentals"
I-D & II-I: Leslie Duthie: "Native Trees and Shrubs for the Home Garden"
I-E & II-J: John Mickel, PhD: "Great Ferns for the Northeastern Garden"
I-F & II-K: Marie Stella: "Responsible Gardening for the 21st Century: The Sustainable Landscape"
Symposium Session Speakers will repeat their morning presentations in the afternoon
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