A one day symposium for gardeners in Southwestern Ontario focused on the many ways our gardens can be spaces of healing and beauty.
Keynote address 9:30 a.m.:
Lorraine Johnson, author of A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee
Followed by 3 seminar sessions of your choice
Tickets now available:
Attendees who purchase tickets before January 31, 2025 will be entered to win our speakers’ books.
Tickets $50 each Includes keynote speaker, 3 seminar sessions of your choice, swagbag from sponsors, and more.
Order your lunch when you purchase your ticket or bring your own.
TICKETS
Seminar options:
Session 1 (11 a.m.)
- Native Plants for Tough Environments – Rick Gray
- Compost and Garden Waste Management – Huda Oda
- Gardening as a Tool For Building Personal Resilience – Alyssa Bachus
Session 2 (1 p.m.)
- Soils for Success!
- Ergonomic Gardening – Jan Dugdale
- Birds in the Landscape – Sarah Rupert
Session 3 (2 p.m.)
- Pruning Demystified – Katherine DeGoey
- Vegetable Gardening in Suburban Spaces – Amy Ellard-Gray
- Designing With Natives: A Collaboration With Nature – Mary Jonsson
Schedule:
8:30 – Registration
9:30 – Lorraine Johnson: Climate Change and the Garden
11:00 – Seminar 1
12:00 – Lunch (pack your own or order from a local business at time of ticket purchase)
1:00 – Seminar 2
2:00 – Seminar 3
3:00 – Closing Remarks
See flyer for full details: lunch menu, parking, full seminar descriptions, sponsorship information and more!
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