Piedmont Landscape Association Annual Seminar
Thursday, February 2, 2023 @ The Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, VA
After several years hiatus due to COVID, the Piedmont Landscape Association is once again hosting its annual seminar on Thursday, February 2 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. This year’s speakers include Colston Burrell, Peggy Cornett, Thomas Rainer, and Doug Tallamy.
Registration: https://www.piedmontlandscape.org/seminar2023.html
Create a Bird-Friendly Yard
The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VASongbird populations are rapidly declining. Homeowners can help reverse this trend by creating a healthy landscape. Topics covered will include: using keystone native plants for food year-round, planting in layers to provide shelter, removing invasive species, and tips for shrinking the lawn. This in-person program is hosted by the Piedmont Master Gardeners and The Center at Belvedere and is free and open to all.
Register here.
Tree Identification by Season: Winter (Zoom) sponsored by Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
Tuesday evening, February 7th, 2023 @ 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Look beyond the monotonous winter forest by focusing on the finer details that will help you differentiate between species of trees. Let Emily Ferguson, a Charlottesville Area Tree Steward, share some of her favorite characteristics for winter tree ID.
Garden Basics: Tools for Gardening Smarter, Not Harder
Trinity Episcopal Church 1118 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville | FREEThe Piedmont Master Gardeners will offer a primer on easy-to-find as well as odd, little-known, but handy tools for tending the yard and garden—from socks and gloves to clippers and tree-extraction tools. This free Garden Basics session will cover:
• caring for your tools;
• where to buy them; and
• how, when, and where to use them properly.
Space is limited. See below to register and reserve a place in the class. Garden Basics is a partnership with the Bread and Roses Ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church.
2023 GreenScapes Symposium sponsored by Brookside Gardens
Friday, February 17, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | ZOOM
Registration: $55 per person. To learn more and register for this live Zoom event, click on this link: www.brooksidegreen.org.
For questions or help with registration, please email Maia Eskin at maia.eskin@montgomeryparks.org.
The GreenScapes Symposium is an annual program sponsored by Brookside Gardens since 2004. The symposium explores the latest topics related to landscape sustainability and the environment. The topics and presenters are as follows:
9:30 am: Quest for Climate Resiliency: Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Plant Designs
by Laura Hansplant, landscape architect and co-owner at Studio SustenaHow should changing weather patterns affect the way we design our landscapes? This lecture will examine resilience strategies that help landscapes successfully respond to climate change. What critical ecological functions need to be protected over time? Why is density and species diversity important to adaptation?
11:00 am: Soak it up: Carbon Sequestering Sites
by Pamela Conrad, landscape architect, founder of Climate Positive Design, and current Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of DesignThe reduction and storage of carbon levels from the atmosphere is critical to fighting climate change. Learn about the opportunities for carbon sequestration through site development and design in a range of landscapes. How can soil health, functional plant diversity and sustainable maintenance practices reduce and capture carbon?
1:15 pm: On This Land: Connecting Minority Communities to the Natural World
by Veronica Tyson-Strait, landscape designer, educator, artist, and Horticulture Manager at Randall’s Island Park AllianceLearn key strategies on how to design and manage landscapes that engage immigrants and communities of color and provide them with a sense of belonging. How can we balance the priority of native plant gardens with the need for new residents to connect with culturally familiar yet foreign florae? Which mainstream expectations around garden maintenance and design aesthetics are at odds with minority cultures and communities?
2:45: Unlawning Suburbia: Lessons in the Design and Management of Nature-Inspired Landscapes
by Benjamin Vogt, Author & Owner, Monarch GardensTwo of the greatest challenges in creating a naturalistic garden are demonstrating that the space is intentional and appeasing HOAs, city ordinances, and finicky neighbors. This lecture will cover core design principles that bring visual order to naturalized gardens and that can be adapted to your local native plants. Successful strategies to appease the human community will be explored while looking at landscape examples and success stories from around the country.
Contact: Jason Gedeik at 301-962-1470 or jason.gedeik@montgomeryparks.org.
Coming up in March . . .
Piedmont Master Gardeners’ 2023 Spring Lecture Series
