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September 16, 2005
Arizona Highlands Garden Conference
The 2005 Arizona Highlands Gardening Conference is coming to Flagstaff, Oct. 3 and 4. It will be held at Trinity Heights Methodist Church and will feature regional and local experts on many gardening topics.
You can access the conference agenda, view a printable brochure, check out conference sponsors, find housing information and get directions to the church at: cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/ahgc/conference2005.html
The Arizona Highlands Garden Conference is presented by Master Gardener volunteers from Coconino, Gila, Navajo and Yavapai Counties.
This year's event will be held on the campus of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Flagstaff, headlined by keynote speakers Forrest and Tricia Clark-McDowell, bestselling authors of "The Sanctuary Garden."
The McDowells, who will present The Garden as Sanctuary: A Place of Peace, Healing and Celebration, adapted the name of their 22-acre Cortesia nature sanctuary in Oregon from the old French cortese, "a deep sense of courtesy toward life."
Also speaking is Jim Knopf, author of The Xeriscape Flower Gardener and Waterwise Landscaping. A professional landscape architect in Boulder, Colorado, Knopf has created numerous xeriscape gardens in the southwest and abroad.
Conference-goers will also choose from twenty-four seminars on topics that range from the practical to the inspirational, including hydroponics, healing gardens, and hardy roses. Whether your idea of gardening involves an Early Girl tomato plant in a pot on the patio, a permaculture meadow, or an old-fashioned tangle of barnyard perennials, there is something of interest for everyone.
Two special seminars will be given by Bill McDorman, president of Seeds Trust, Inc., and William Dunmire, author of "Gardens of New Spain: How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America." McDorman lived in Idaho and Montana before recently relocating to Cornville, Arizona.
Along with this outstanding array of speakers and seminars, the conference will feature book signings, booths, exhibits and a special pre-conference garden tour on Sunday afternoon, October 2.
The two-day registration of $80 ($90 after September 2) or one-day registration of $40 ($45 after September 2) includes lunch and snacks, tote bag loaded with garden gifts, conference notebook and a chance at some tempting door prizes.
For a registration form and complete conference information, call the Coconino County Extension Office: 774-1868, ext.17.
Posted by hbraun at September 16, 2005 12:19 PM