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August 2, 2008
9th Annual Highlands Garden Conference
Save these dates: Monday/Tuesday October 13-14th, 2008
The 2008 Arizona Highlands Garden Conference will be held Oct. 13-14. Yavapai County Master Gardeners is hosting. The conference will be at the Prescott Resort and the theme is Water Wise/Plant Wise.
Here's a list of some of the speakers:
Scott Calhoun from Zona Gardens in Tucson will give a talk titled 'Junque Yards: Gardening with Found Objects'
Trevor Hill, President and CEO, Global Water will speak on Arizona water issues
Chris Weisinger of The Southern Bulb Company will speak on bulbs
Janet Rademacher from Mountain States Nursery will talk about new adapted plants for your garden
MacRae Nicoll from High Desert Rain Catchment will give a presentation on rainwater harvesting & graywateruse
Adrian Grimaldi, a butterfly expert and educator, will speak about how to make a butterfly garden and plants that are good for attracting butterflies
Alaskan photographer Linda Lockhart will give a photography workshop
Chris Kline from Boyce Thompson Arboretum will give a talk on wildflower identification
Lisa Montgomery will teach a workshop on applying Feng Shui concepts in the garden
Registration forms are now available on-line for the 2008 Arizona Highlands Garden Conference at: http://ag.arizona.edu/yavapai/ahgc/
However, you still must registration the ol' fashioned way - print off the registration form and mail it along with your registration fee to:
Karen Pizzuto
U of A Yavapai County Cooperative Extension
840 Rodeo Dr., Bldg. C
Prescott, AZ 86305
Registration is limited to the first 150 people so don't delay if you are interested in attending.
Hattie Braun
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
University of Arizona Coconino Cooperative Extension
2304 N. 3rd Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
(928) 774-1868 ext. 17
Posted by maxmaddy at August 2, 2008 7:02 AM