Adult Education
Symposia
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Winter Symposium and CVNLA Short Course
Everything Old is New Again
February 3, 4, and March 19, 2010
Photo courtesy Thomas Jefferson Foundation / Skip Johns
Presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden,
Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association, and
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8 am – 4 pm
Massey Conference Center
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
This event offers green business owners and their staffs, landscape architects and designers, master gardeners, and seasoned home gardeners opportunities to earn continuing education hours, update pesticide certification (Friday) for categories 3A, 3B, 8, 10, 60 and 91, visit industry exhibits, and network with colleagues. The symposium looks at innovations in horticulture and landscape design that are deeply rooted in the past and creatively adapted for the present and future emphasis on sustainability.
Cost: $40 per day includes morning coffee and lunch.
Click here to register on-line
Click here to print out a registration form (pdf)
To register by phone, call 804-262-9887, ext. 322
Program At a Glance
Wednesday, February 3
- Carol Reese, ornamental horticulture specialist, University of Tennessee Extension Service, on ornamental revivals and garden renovation
- Peter J. Hatch, director of gardens and grounds, Monticello, on Jefferson’s revolutionary garden
- Ray Mims, conservation and sustainability manager, U.S. Botanic Garden, on the Sustainable Sites Initiative
- Lisa E. Delplace, ASLA, Principal/CEO, Oehme, van Sweden and Associates, Inc., on the aesthetics of sustainability
Thursday, February 4
- Michael Van Ness, Executive Director of Lynchburg Grows, on the wisdom and ways of composting
- Michael McConkey on edible landscaping
- Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange on using heirloom seeds
- Keith Tignor, apiarist for the Commonwealth of Virginia, on beekeeping past and present
- Andy Hankins of Virginia Cooperative Extension on farmscaping for biological insect control
- Nicole Schermerhorn of A Thyme to Plant at Lavender Fields Herb Farm, on contemporary applications of herbal folkways
Friday, March 19 (Rescheduled from February 5) / Pesticide Applicator Recertification Day
Attend all sessions on this day and qualify for a 2-year certification credit in these categories: 3A/Ornamentals; 3B/Turf; 8/Public Health; 10/Research and Demonstration; 60/Registered Technician; and 91/private Ornamental Production.
Tree Care Symposium
Friday, February 12, 2010
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture and the support of the
Davey Tree Expert Company
This event offers professionals in tree care, green industry professionals, and advanced gardeners an opportunity to earn continuing education credits and Master Gardener credits. Topics cover a wide range of practical information and recent research results. Five continuing education hours can be applied to certifications for ISA, VNLA, Master Gardeners, and Virginia Chapter, ASLA. Registration packages offer part-day and all-day options.
Cost: $90 full day (includes morning coffee, lunch, afternoon break) (5.25 ISA CEUs)
$42 morning only (8:30 am – 12:15 pm including morning coffee) (3.25 ISA CEUs)
$28 afternoon only (1:15 – 4:30 pm, including afternoon break) (2 ISA CEUs)
Click here to register online
Click here for a schedule and a print-ready a registration form (pdf)
Click here to view ISA CEU schedule (pdf)
To register by phone, call 804-262-9887 ext. 322
Featured Topics:
Elements of Health, Highlighting recent research on essential elements of tree ‘feeding.’ Dr. Kim Coder, University of Georgia
Potential Impacts of the Emerald Ash Borer on Street Tree Populations in Virginia, Dr. Eric Wiseman, Virginia Tech Department of Forestry
Ultimate Tree Stress: Hidden Soil Compaction, Dr. Kim Coder
Bare Root Planting A presentation on recent research conducted under the leadership of Dr. Bonnie Appleton, Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech
Tree Stabilization Systems, Dr. Eric Wiseman
Trees and Risk, Grant Jones, Davey Tree Expert Company
All programs subject to change.
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