- Saturday, March 12, 2016, 8am – 5pm
- Location: The Ranch Events Center / Larimer County Fairgrounds, Thomas M. McKee 4-H, Youth & Community Building
- Cost: $90*, student cost: $45 with valid student ID
Keynote Speaker
- Susan Tweit of Salida, CO (biography)
- The Ditch and the Meadow: How Native Plants and Gardeners Revived a Neighborhood and Changed the Culture of a Town
Breakout Sessions
You will be able to attend three of the following sessions (descriptions and biographies):
- Designing with Natives: Karla Dakin of K. Dakin Design, Louisville
- Construction of Native Landscapes: Alison Peck of Matrix Gardens, Boulder
- Creating and Maximizing Micro-Climates in Your Native Garden: Jim Tolstrup of High Plains Environmental Center, Loveland
- Edible and Medicinal Native Plants: Karen Vail and Mary O’Brien of Steamboat Springs and Hayden
- Native Plants for Every Situation: Irene Shonle of Gilpin County CSU Extension Program
- Habitat Gardens: Susan Crick Smith of Front Range Wild Ones, Denver
Virtual Garden Tours (everyone will be able to attend all of them)
The following people will showcase their native gardens (descriptions):
- Carol English and Dave Elin: rock garden, Morrison
- Mimi and Larry Elmore: Wild By Design, Lyons
- Jan & Charlie Turner: residential garden, Golden
- Rick Brune: prairie garden, Lakewood
- Kenton Seth: Paintbrush Gardens, rain-powered landscape, Grand Junction
Lunch, drinks and snacks are provided with your registration fee. We will have vendor booths available during registration, lunch and breaks.
Landscaping With Colorado Native Plants Conference 