Attend the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council’s Turning A New Leaf Conference on December 5-6 in Harrisburg and learn how to create landscapes that work with our natural resources.

Topics covered at the Conference include design, native plants, maintenance, soils, hydrology and stormwater management.

On December 5 there will be a bus tour of stream restoration projects in the Lititz area with the environmental consulting firm, LandStudies, Inc.

Participants will get to see various restoration methods and will learn the importance of plant communities in the long-term management of these practices.

A companion Meadows in the Residential Landscape tour will explore two meadow projects and the two very different approaches used to develop them.

Tour leaders will discuss plant selection, design considerations, seed mixes and landscaping plugs, managing invasive species and more.

The tour will be led by Tim Hoover who has been working with warm season grass meadow establishment, diversification and maintenance for over 20 years.

Join CCLC for a pre-conference dinner and network with fellow landscape professionals.

Keynote speakers include--

-- Thomas Rainer: How do we balance biodiversity with beauty in our designed landscapes? Join landscape architect Thomas Rainer to explore strategies for designing multi-layered, colorful, and resilient plantings.

Learn tips about how to tailor plants to your soils, reduce weed pressure, and get more flowers into your planting beds. Listen to real world case studies from Phyto Studio’s practice that can be used in your own home landscape.

A practical and inspiring focus on an expanded vision of the role of planting design for the future.

-- Nancy Striniste: Nature play can awaken children’s senses, challenge their bodies,

inspire their imaginations and build self-confidence. To grow up healthy and happy, children need abundant, unstructured time to play and explore the natural world.

Well-designed nature play spaces are inviting and endlessly engaging for children AND good for the planet.

Nancy Striniste explains why and how to bring the beauty, adventure, and sustainability of nature play to backyards, schoolyards, churchyards, neighborhood parks, early childhood settings, and more.

All interested professionals are welcome!

Click Here to register for the Conference and field tours.  Click Here for a Conference brochure.  Questions should be directed to Katie Pinkham 301-758-6574 or send email to: Katie@cblpro.org.

For more information on programs, initiatives and certification opportunities, visit the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council website.

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[Posted: October 19, 2019]  

10/21/2019