Annual Native Plant Workshop
The 2010 Native Plant Workshop is tentatively scheduled for April 10. Details will be available as the workshop develops.
We appreciate David Sunfellow of Sedona Community Gardens for this video:
Stephen DeVol: KSB Native Plant Workshop 2009
from David Sunfellow on Vimeo.
Here's the workshop on April 4, 2009:
Download the Flyer and Program Highlights
Mary Irish, garden writer, lecturer and educator who has lived in Arizona for 23 years will be the keynote speaker at Keep Sedona Beautiful's very popular annual Native Plant Workshop on Saturday, April 4, 8:45AM-3:00PM at Sedona Red Rock High School.
Irish is the author with Gary Irish of Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants; Gardening in the Desert; Arizona Gardener's Guide; Month by Month Gardening in the Desert Southwest; Perennials for the Southwest; Gardening in the Desert of Arizona; Gardening in the Deserts of Nevada and Trees and Shrubs for the Southwest. She is a frequent contributor to national and regional publications including Horticulture, American Gardener, and NMPro as well as writing and consulting for a variety of online plant services.
Irish has worked as a consultant on projects for the City of Scottsdale, the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden in Glendale, Arizona as well for numerous homeowner associations and private gardens. She teaches classes regularly on desert gardening, use and cultivation of agaves and succulents, woody plants, desert palms and desert perennials. Her plant interests range widely with agaves and their relatives, bulbs and desert perennials currently at the top of the list. She served as the Director of Public Horticulture at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix for 11 years, during which time she managed the Garden's Plant Introduction and Sales Program. She currently serves on the Board of Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
The April 4 workshop is themed “What to Know…What to Grow: Creatingg Harmony in Your Native Plant Landscaping” and will include 3 general sessions and 6 individual workshops of which attendees can choose two to attend. All attendees will receive a free native plant, a packet of Sedona wildflower seeds and the chance to win fabulous prizes donated by many local businesses.
The keynote speakers and topics include Mary Irish, “Native Plants on Parade,” Chris Anderson of Eden on Earth LLC, “Designing Landscaping that Meets its Own Water Needs,” and Jeff Schalau, Associate Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources and Director for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Yavapai Co., “Mulching is for Conservation and Much More.”
The workshops, presented once in the morning and once in the afternoon include Jeff Schalau, “Wildlife in the Garden: Invited Guests vs. Gate Crashers;” Wade Albrecht, AZ Fish and Game, “Invasive Weeds: Identifying, Removing, and Controlling Them;” Eric Moore, owner of Jay’s Bird Barn in Prescott, “Creating a Backyard Habitat using Native Plants to Attract Wild Birds;” Diane Dearmore, President, Gardens for Humanity, “Wild Plants that Heal;” Chris Anderson, Eden on Earth LLC, “Creating Edible Gardens;” and Art Toensmeier, cactus enthusiast from the Village of Oak Creek, “Growing Different Types of Cactus in the Sedona Area.”
The Native Plant Workshop launches April Water Awareness Month activities coordinated by the Sedona Water Wise Alliance of which Keep Sedona Beautiful is a member. The cost of the day is $10 for KSB members and $15 for non-members and includes lunch. Doors will open at 7:30AM. To reserve your place contact KSB 282-4938 or ksb@esedona.net.
Download the Flyer and Program Highlights
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2006 Native Plant Workshop Program
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