Events & Talks

With all original photos and ideas, Plantsmen presentations are part horticulture, part ecology and part emotion, with insight into our sustainable nursery production and practices.  The overall aim is to articulate the voice of native plants calling to us from their habitats, in the real world.  Put one of these dates on your calendar--no two presentations are the same, and you'll be glad you attended!

*If your group, class, school or organization is interested in scheduling a talk or workshop, contact Dan at dan@plantsmen.com 


Designing with Native Plants Symposium 2012

February 10th & February 11
Cinemapolis, Ithaca, NY

4th Annual Design with Native Plants Symposium
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, February 10th and 11th
WHERE: Cinemapolis, Ithaca’s Art Theater on the Ithaca Commons
 
The 2012 conference will explore the theme of Regional Identity for Upstate New York, as it is reflected in, and shaped by, plans, designs and projects using and inspired by native plants. The conference is designed assist landscape architects, designers, educators, Master Gardeners, government employees, homeowners and anyone else eager to learn more about this growing movement. Registration is open!

This event has sold out each year so remember to register early. 

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Gardenscape 2012

Friday, March 16th, 2012 (12:00 noon)
Monroe County Fair and Expo Center, Rochester, NY

   This year's theme for Gardenscape 2012 is 'Recipe for Springtime'.  During the Ides of March, we all start to hear about spring arriving in more moderate locales, from friends and family who live a day's drive south of here...At this presentation, I'll show a gallery of The Plants of Spring--natives you can find in bloom as early as mid March, but more from then on.  Some you'll know but some you won't, so come to learn a few new native species, and to learn how those plants are adapted to their natural habitats.  For more info about the entire event, as well as directions and schedule, visit www.rochesterflowershow.com

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Native Plants and Sustainable Landscapes

Saturday, March 17th, 10:00 a.m. till noon
Hamilton College Arboretum Lecture Series, Clinton, NY

I was honored to be invited to speak at this Saturday lecture series at my alma mater.  The generous 2-hour format (with a brief break in the middle) will allow us to start with some basics, make connections between ideas and practices, and then show some before and after photos of projects, so you can see that native landscaping can be easy and beautiful.  We will also discuss some key concepts about native plants--both their inherent qualities in nature, and principles that should guide their production and use--that make native plants different from the more mainstream plant palette commonly used in modern horticulture.  For more information, contact Dan at dan@plantsmen.com.

 


Finger Lakes Native Plant Society Panel Discussion

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
TBD, Ithaca, NY

Dan will be part of a panel discussion on some of the more controversial or divisive issues related to native plants and their use in gardens and landscapes.  Of particular interest are questions about how plants are propagated or obtained, how plants are used in a wide range of horticultural situations, and how to reconcile opposing views about such uses.  We expect this meeting to be a dynamic, enthusiastic affair.  It is intended to advance your understanding in one direction or another about the circumstances that precede a plant showing up at a nursery, plant sale, garden center, etc.