This is the conference everyone talks about! 2008 Conference dates - June 5-7  On the campus of Millersville University in scenic Lancaster County, this conference provides essential information and networking for gardeners, teachers, and students, as well as landscape, nursery, botanic garden, and environmental professionals.
Highlighted Speakers include:
C. Coleston Burrell, Maria Rodale, Tres Fromme, Dr. Rutherford H. Platt, Dr. Jim Finley, Don Knezick, Wil Hershberger, Ed Snodgrass
Topics include:
The Native Plant Movement in the 20th Century, Garden Design for Children, Pathways to more habitable cities and suburbs, Operating a Green Business, Biodiversity and Landscape Pests, Controlling Non-Native Invasives, Woody Natives, Naturalistic Gardening, Deer Control, Organic Landscapes, Genetic Integrity of Native Plants, . . . and more.
Optional Pre-Conference Workshops and Field Trips are also offered.
Native Plant Sale:
An outstanding variety of native plants from well-known vendors, plus books and merchandise, are on sale for attendees during the conference and during selected hours to the general public.
Download and print the2008 Conference Brochure (ADOBE ACROBAT required) right now!
As of 5/7/08 Reighard Hall is full. Please register for a regular dorm room.
Our Conference plant for 2008 is...
Cercis canadensis, the Eastern Redbud.
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The Native Plants in the Landscape Conference Mission:
To increase the knowledge, propagation, cultivation and use of native plants in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.
To promote methods of land management and design that respect "sense of place" by preserving and restoring species and natural processes as well as to engender an appreciation of regionally appropriate, sustainable landscapes that are harmonious for people and nature.
While the subject of the conference pertains to native plant communities, the spririt of the conference is to build human communities among a broad range of participants by designing a conference affordable to all, encouraging formal and informal exchanges of information and providing opportunities for social interaction.
The conference is held on the campus of Millersville University in picturesque, historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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Cercis canadensis branch in bloom... For more on the 2008 Conference
please visit our Conference & Vendor Info page!
Native Plants in the Landscape Conference @ Millersville University
COME LEARN ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS
Attend our Conference, Plant & Book Sale - June 5-7 2008
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