First Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium
"Planting the Seeds of Knowledge for Home Gardeners"
Saturday, April 14, 2012
The King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga presents the first annual Garden & Landscape Symposium, “Planting the Seeds of Knowledge for Home Gardeners”, Saturday, April 14, 2012, in the Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center. We invite you to join us, whether you are an experienced gardener or just getting started, for helpful insight from garden experts who live and garden in upstate New York and Vermont.
This one-day program focuses on practical, easy-to-implement strategies for expanding and improving your garden or landscape. The programs are offered in an informal setting that encourages interaction between speakers and attendees.
Presenters include:
Emily DeBolt, Fiddlehead Creek Farm & Native Plant Nursery, Hartford, NY
Go Native! An Introduction to Gardening with Native Plants
Native plants are great for providing food and habitat for wildlife such as birds and butterflies. They can also be terrific to use for gardening in some of those tough places, such as clay soils or dry shade. Emily will introduce some of the native plants available for gardening, the benefits of gardening with natives, and will share some of her favorite natives from her own gardens.
Nancy Wotton Scarzello, Northeast Herbal Association Council Member, Ticonderoga, NY
The Gourmet Garden: Culinary Herbs & Edible Flowers
Nancy provided culinary herbs and edible flowers to caterers, innkeepers and chefs in the Mad River Valley of VT for many years~ all from her small backyard herb garden. In this workshop explore the array of herbs and edible flowers that can be grown in the home garden. Resources for seeds and plants, harvesting and preserving, and of course, delicious ways to use them will all be covered.
Sarah Kingsley-Richards, Horticultural Researcher, University of Vermont
What is wrong with my plant!? Diagnosing Common Pests and Diseases of Garden Plants
Take the mystery out of your plant problems! Learn how to tell the difference between insect, fungal, and bacterial damage on plants and what you can do about it. Simple guidelines to help you keep your gardens healthy and happy.
Leonard Perry, Horticulture Extension Specialist, University of Vermont
Perennials: New Introductions and Underused Favorites
A "perennial" favorite, and updated regularly with new trial results, this presentation illustrates and covers the basics of care for over five dozen perennials. Grouped by their main cultural requirements, light and moisture, these hardy selections (almost all to USDA zone 4 or lower) represent some of the newest available selections, a preview of what's coming, and some perennials that deserve wider use.
Amy Ivy, Extension Education & Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County
Home Composting Made Easy
Composting doesn’t have to be complicated to be successful. Learn how to get started as well as how to overcome some of the common problems. Kitchen scraps and garden debris can be turned into valuable humus to benefit any garden soil. Why buy bags of mulch when you can make your own by recycling yard waste into compost?
Heidi teRiele Karkoski, Curator of Landscape, Fort Ticonderoga
The King's Garden 2012: A Sneak Peek
Learn about new plant introductions, themes and designs for the upcoming growing season plus opportunities to learn, grow and volunteer in the garden.
HOW TO REGISTER
Registration for the First Annual Garden and Landscape Symposium at Fort Ticonderoga is now open. You can download a symposium brochure here.
Download a PDF of the Garden and Landscape Symposium brochure.
*Symposium schedule subject to change
Accommodations:
Best Western Ticonderoga Inn and Suites (518-585-2378) is offering a special discounted rate of $75 per night (plus taxes) for attendees of the Garden & Landscape Symposium. Just mention that you are participating in the Symposium at Fort Ticonderoga.
