The 14th Annual Gardening with Natives Seminars and Field Trip

The 14th Annual Gardening with Natives Seminars and Field Trip

Join with us to explore the wonderful world of our native trees and shrubs.  Trees and shrubs provide food and shelter for a large number of our birds and butterflies, while their value as pollinator and host plants are often overlooked.  The positive ecological and economic impact of planting trees and shrubs deserves our attention.  Come join with us to hear local experts speak, then see visit our Penn State Extension Demonstration Gardens and then travel to Judy Bono’s property, the owner of The Gardener of Owl Valley.

When:   Saturday June 29 2019,  9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Rain or Shine

Where:  Penn State Extension, York County, 112 Pleasant Acres Rd, York, PA 17402, (717) 840-7408                     

Seminar Topics:

— “The Importance of Trees and Shrubs” presented by Wendy Brister.  Wendy is a garden designer/consultant and lecturer in the Mid-Atlantic Area.  She is an Adjunct Instructor of horticulture at Community College of Baltimore County and Conference Coordinator of the Native Plants in the Landscape Conference held yearly at Millersville College.

— “Invasives” presented by Connie Schmotzer.  Connie works as Consumer Horticulture Education for Penn State Extension in York County, PA, where she coordinates the Master Gardener Program and the Mid-Atlantic Ecological Landscaping partnership (MAEscapes).  Since 2011, she has taken leadership of the statewide Master Gardener Pollinator Monitoring Program and the Penn State Pollinator Friendly Garden Certification program.  She also spearheaded a large pollinator trial at Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, trialing 84 varieties of native plants.  Connie has a B.A. from Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA and did graduate work at Montana State University.

— “Planting for Success” presented by Dean Emig.  Dean grew up in southern York County and is a lifelong county resident.  His family lived on 2 acres of land where they grew corn, tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries, raspberries and other vegetables.  He also helped to pick cherries from 2 cherry trees on the property and all of these crops were sold at a roadside stand and also in a market house in York city.  He was surrounded by woods and spent a lot of time hunting and walking through those woods.  After graduating from college, he spent many years in several manufacturing supervisory positions throughout central Pennsylvania.  He also operated 2 businesses.  He became a Master Gardener in 2010 and took over the chairmanship of the Historic Trees Arboretum at Pleasant Acres.  He continues to chair that position and is planning for the move of the arboretum to John Rudy Co. Park.

Registration Deadline:  June 19, 2019

Registration Fee:  $40.00 — also includes continental breakfast and lunch

Register at:  (please copy and paste address to your URL) https://www.cvent.com/events/gardening-with-natives-seminar-and-field-trip/event-summary-6078363d4469439eb2142c8b4e1237d8.aspx?i=d39facea-51cf-4b7f-8f78-7976675ecde7

 Transportation:  Car pooling is encouraged.

Schedule:

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM      Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM    “The Importance of Trees and Shrubs” — Wendy Brister

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM     “Planting for Success” — Dean Emig

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM     “Invasives” — Connie Schmotzer

12:00 PM –  1:00 PM       LUNCH

1:00 PM –   3:00 PM      Demonstration Garden Tour and

Field Trip to Judy Bono’s, The Gardener of Owl Valley, 765 Owl Valley,                                           York PA