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University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension System

 

A Conference for the Home Gardener

 

March 22, 2013
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Lewis B. Rome Commons
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut


 

PROGRAM AGENDA - Click here for full program
8:00 Registration; refreshments
9:15 Invasive and Troublesome New Pests and Deseases in Your Garden - Robert Durgy,
Farm Manager, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
10:15 Shade Gardens Reinvented
Tina Bemis, Co-owner, Bemis Farms Nursery
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 Artistry in the Vegetable Garden
Matthew Benson, Photographer and Owner, Stonegate Farm
12:30 -1:45 Lunch
1:45 The Truth about Garden Remedies
Jeff Gillman, Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 Designing, Constructing and Planting the Entry Garden - Warren Leach, Co-owner, Tranquil Lake Nursery
4:30 Adjournment

2013 Garden Conference

About this site:

This conference offers exciting educational opportunities for home gardeners at all interest levels - from the casual gardener to the garden enthusiast to the Advanced Master Gardener. It also gives you an opportunity to hear and talk to nationally renowned authorities on various aspects of garden design, maintenance, and plant selection.

 

Contact information:

Richard McAvoy
Extension Specialist - Greenhouse Crops
richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu
University of Connecticut
Department of Plant Science
and Landscape Architecture
1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4067
Facebook Storrs, CT 06269-4067
(860) 486-0627