Support for the Botanical Garden comes from Highlands Biological Foundation membership, donations, and proceeds from the

Annual Conference on Landscaping and Gardening with Native Plants:

***Thursday-Friday***

September 10-11 2009!

Schedule TBA, registration begins in July 2009. To receive a registration form, please call 828-526-2602 or email hbs@email.wcu.edu.

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Speakers include:

Patrick McMillan

Clemson University

"The importance of private property and landscapes in conservation in the Carolina mountains"

Katherine Elliott

Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory

"The southern Appalachians--a dynamic landscape"

Jim Veteto

University of Georgia

"Heirloom food plants of the southern Appalachians"

John Turner

Southern Highlands Reserve

"Designing gardens with natives--the story of the Southern Highlands Reserve"

Jon Calabria

North Carolina State University

"Water conservation in the garden"

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Field trips leaders include:

• Robert Wyatt - Botanizing in Highlands

• Wes Burlingame - All-day hike [TBA]"

• Jim & Bethany Plyler - The Southern Highlands Reserve

• Jim Veteto - Heirloom food plant propagation workshop and seed share

• Ina Warren - Monarch butterfly gardening workshop and seed share

• Robert Tucker - Garden tour TBA

• Paul Sanger - Garden Tour TBA

• Glenda Zahner - Garden tour TBA

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The Conference will also feature:

• Reception and tour of the Highlands Biological Station and its Botanical Garden and Nature Center (Thursday)

• Coffee and lunch (Friday)

• Wine and h'ors doeuvres (Friday)

• Native plant auction (Friday)