THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION'S
Spring Gardening Symposium
Nourish the Planet One Garden at a Time
Frontier Regional High School, South Deerfield, MA
FEATURING Karen Bussolini, speaking on Survival in the Darwinian Garden: Planting the Fittest
Sooner or later, most of us gardeners fall in love with a blue poppy that would rather be in the Himalayas or a hybrid tea rose that looks fine at the nursery but develops every disease in the book. Figuring out how to satisfy the needs of these fussy plants can be a rewarding challenge – or an exercise in frustration. Taking a good look at how plants arrange themselves in nature and how we can use those observations, we consider a diverse range of gardeners’ strategies for encouraging plants to survive beautifully in our gardens.
Karen Bussolini is a widely-published garden photographer, speaker, writer, NOFA-Accredited Organic Land Care Professional and eco-friendly garden coach. She has been a gardener as long as she can remember, and trained as a painter and had a career as an architectural photographer before turning her attention entirely to gardens.
In addition, choose from 14 topics in two concurrent sessions, offering ideas for nourishing your imagination, your garden and the planet.
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Follow the link for a copy of the program with more details about the individual workshops and a registration form, or vist the website: wmmga.org
8:15 am Registration and check-in
8:45 - 10:00 am Session 1 - Seven topics to choose from!
10:30 - noon Keynote: Karen Bussolini
Noon - 12:45 Lunch break (reserve a lunch or bring your own)
1:00 - 2:15 Session 2 - Seven more topics to choose from!
Cost is $35 for the entire day; optional lunch additional.