On Sunday September 14th, 2014 the Mt. Lassen Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will host a day-long symposium on designing your garden space to include more native plants while at the same time using far less water, creating far less maintenance for yourself, and having more life and beauty than you’ve had till now (registration on-line at: mountlassen.cnps.org)
PHOTO AND GARDEN by John Whittlesey
California native plants can seem daunting. If you’ve tried to work with them and ‘failed’ before, or if you’ve been too intimidated to try them – you now have a perfect opportunity to improve your chances of success by learning from a range of native plant experts – experienced gardeners, horticulturalists, designers and authors in the field.
For a variety of reasons primarily involving their own evolutionary adaptations to survive in the wilds of California’s many different geologic and climactic environments – natives can be a little tricky to work with. But they are far far less tricky with just a little bit of understanding and knowledge born of experience.
PHOTO AND GARDEN by John Whittlesey
Catie Bishop, current president and long-time active member of CNPS at a local and state level understands this from her own experience as a plant person and home gardener – which was the inspiration behind her research and development of this symposium. In a year of extreme drought, where people are actively seeking alternatives to the lawn or other default over-maintained, over-watered landscape, Catie thought this was a good year for CNPS to be proactive in introducing people to the many many joys and benefits of gardening with natives and to provide them with real support and resources for not just trying to add natives but to SUCCEED with them.
GARDEN by Bernadette Balics
What You Need to Know:
SUCCEED WITH NATIVES – Horticulture Symposium
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 8:30 am – 4 pm
CHICO WOMEN’S CLUB 3rd St and Pine, Chico
FIRST-CLASS PRESENTERS
SUSAN KRZYWICKI (Native Gardens – Green Living)
State CNPS Horticulture Director, garden designer
BERNADETTE BALICS (Ecological Landscape Design)
Native plant landscape designer, educator and speaker – Davis, CA.
GLENN KEATOR (glennkeator.com)
Noted author, botanist, and native plant ecologist
JOHN WHITTLESEY (Canyon Creek Nursery & Design)
Pollinator habitat designer, photographer and author of The Plant Lover’s Guide to Salvias
Learn how to:
Design a pleasing landscape
Choose & maintain native plants .
Create bird & pollinator habitat .
Use less water & fertilizer
Solve your specific site and requirement challenges during a Q & A time with the experts
Visit an extensive Resources/Authors’ table (books signing available) and Native Plant Sale featuring plants grown specifically for interior Northern California gardens.
$35, $30 CNPS member includes lunch
mountlassen.cnps.org
registration, details and updates
Register online at mountlassen.cnps.org
OR
Mail check and pertinent information (name, address, phone, etc.) to
Mount Lassen Chapter, CNPS
PO Box 3212, Chico, CA 95927-3212
$35, $30 CNPS member Includes LUNCH
Make checks payable to Mount Lassen Chapter, CNPS
Space is limited Deadline August 31, 2014
Seven Reasons to use Native Plants
1. Beauty and Sense of Place – these plants represent California’s true landscape
2. Low maintenance
3. Save water
4. Pesticide freedom
5. Support local ecology
6. Invite birds and pollinators
7. Diversity year-round
PHOTO AND GARDEN by John Whittlesey
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In a North State Garden is a twice-monthly Northstate Public Radio and web-based program celebrating the art, craft and science of home gardening in Northern California. It is made possible in part by the Gateway Science Museum – Exploring the Natural History of the North State and on the campus of CSU, Chico. In a North State Garden is conceived, written, photographed and hosted by Jennifer Jewell – all rights reserved jewellgarden.com. In a North State Garden airs two weekends a month on Northstate Public Radio Saturday mornings at 7:34 AM Pacific time and Sunday morning at 8:34 AM Pacific time.
