Native Plant Workshop, March 19, 2011
The 32nd Annual Native Plant Workshop is Saturday, March 19 at the West Sedona School, 570 Posse Ground Road. Registration begins at 7:45am with the workshop going from 8:30am until 3:00pm.
The 2011 workshop features two keynote speakers: Bill McDorman of Seeds Trust on “The Reasonable Landscape” and Jeff Schalau from the Arizona Cooperative Extension on The Agricultural/Environment Connection: Producing Safe Food and Clean Water While conserving Local Ecosystems”.
Admission also includes your choice of two of the eight workshops:
1. Jason Lavelle: Xeriscaping with Cacti and Native Plants
2. Shaun Symond: Native Plants for Your Home and Garden
3. Dena Greenwood: Attracting Birds with Native Plants
4. Tom Watkins: Non Native Plants and their Eradication
5. Audrey Stephens: A Monarch Butterfly Presentation
6. John Neville: Water harvesting from Simple to Complete
7. Joy Kimmel: Identifying Native Plants in the Verde Valley
8. Leilah Breitler: How to Make Salves & Tinctures Using Wild Herbs
Plus a free plant, a silent auction with over 50 items and lunch included!
Advance tickets are $20.00 for Keep Sedona Beautiful members, and $30.00 for non-members. Tickets at the door are an additional $10.00.
Program details and advance signup are available at http://npw.keepsedonabeautiful.org/
Register online now as space is limited and past workshops have sold out prior to the event.