Keynote Speakers: Walt Anderson: "Plant Parenthood, or Do Violets Have Blue Genes?" Janie Agyagos: “The Effect of Climate Change on Flora and Fauna in the Southwest” Workshop Presenters: 1. Bob Celaya: Insects & Diseases of Native Trees & Shrubs 2. Al Cornell: Native Plant Walkabout (Rain or Shine) 3. Pete Cure: Landscape Design with Drought … [Read more...]
Slow Water Team to speak at 34th Annual Native Plant Workshop
This year's Native Plant Workshop being held on Saturday, April 6 at the West Sedona School will start its program with the Slow Water Team of Marianna Hartsong and Ryan Matson. Slow Water Team's strategies for planting water are based on bio-mimicry. Providing a variety of examples and case studies, they will encourage audience participation and questions. Marianna Hartson, Ph.D., … [Read more...]
34th Annual Native Plant Workshop Scheduled for April 6, 2013
We open our program this year with The Slow Water Team of Marianna Hartsong and Ryan Matson. Their topic, PLANTING RAIN, explains their vision of planting small Green Infrastructures all over town to slow, plant and spread water, truly transforming our ecosystem, returning it to a hydrating rather than a dehydrating system. Our second keynote speaker, Agriculture and Natural Resources … [Read more...]
Native Plant Workshop on March 24, 2012
This year Keep Sedona Beautiful's 33rd Annual Native Plant Workshop will be held at the West Sedona School (570 Posse Ground Road) on March 24 from 8:30am to 3:00pm. Registration will begin at 7:30am. Our first keynote speaker is the rainwater guru, Brad Lancaster, coming to us from Tucson and speaking on Planting the Rain: Principles, Practices, and tips for Water-Harvesting … [Read more...]
