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Charles F. Gillette Forum landscape with cattails

Designing with Intentionality
The Charles F. Gillette Forum on Landscape Design

In this year’s Gillette Forum, we gather to discuss our growing and altered understanding of how to shape the land to honor natural processes, to create meaningful places that are healthy for humans and the natural world.  We act with intentionality to embrace and explore solutions to contemporary and social issues. Landscape architects and designers […]

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Tree Care Symposium

Tree Care
Symposium

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Tree populations are being affected by changing climates and conditions. This year, we look at how climate is affecting long-range planning for forest management, review the biomechanics of trees in this environment, and consider the fundamentals of soils for successful trees as well as changes in insect behavior. View the complete schedule here (PDF) Fee: […]

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Mulberry Tree Hidden life of trees

Tree Care
Symposium

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

This event is now canceled. Join scientists and experts in current issues affecting plant health. Confirmed speakers: Dr. Eric Wiseman, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech Karen Firehock, University of Virginia Green Infrastructure Institute and Department of Landscape Architecture  Christine Balk, Davey Tree Expert Company Sheri Shannon, Southside Releaf Fee: $80 includes morning […]

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Tree Care Symposium

The New Normal in Tree Care
Current Challenges and Future Planning for Urban Forests

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Monday, October 19, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 12:30 - 2:45 p.m. In this virtual tree care symposium speakers consider the significance of urban forests and their importance to community viability, including their role in mitigating climate change through heat island reduction and stormwater management. Species selection, common diseases and maintenance pruning […]

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Humans in the Landscape: Heal the Land, Heal Ourselves image of the Garden with a rainbow showing the beauty of the natural world.

Humans in the Landscape:
HEAL THE LAND, HEAL OURSELVES

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

The pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 are reinforcing for all what psychologists and environmental advocates have long stated: being outside is quite literally healing. Many have turned to the natural environment seeking spiritual and physical restoration. As people continue to seek solace in outdoor environments, from public to private to accidental spaces, we have […]

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Pollinator Power Symposium

Pollinator Power
SYMPOSIUM

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

IMPORTANT: Due to ongoing power outages, the Garden is closed and the in person portion of this program is CANCELLED. In person registrants will receive a link to the virtual portions of today's program and we will refund the difference between the in person and online registration.  See the revised agenda, below.    Pollinators play […]

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Winter Symposium
& CVNLA SHORT COURSE

Gardening for the Future Solving the complex challenges of designing a future that supports the health of our ecosystems and the thriving of all living things on Earth will require collaboration and thoughtful solutions from all corners of the green industry (and beyond!). This year we explore some of these innovative approaches that are being […]

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Virtual
WINTER SYMPOSIUM
& CVNLA SHORT COURSE

Gardening for the Future Solving the complex challenges of designing a future that supports the health of our ecosystems and the thriving of all living things on Earth will require collaboration and thoughtful solutions from all corners of the green industry (and beyond!). This year we explore some of these innovative approaches that are being […]

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In-Person
WINTER SYMPOSIUM
& CVNLA SHORT COURSE

Gardening for the Future Solving the complex challenges of designing a future that supports the health of our ecosystems and the thriving of all living things on Earth will require collaboration and thoughtful solutions from all corners of the green industry (and beyond!). This year we explore some of these innovative approaches that are being […]

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Spotted Lanternfly Pesticide Recertification Day

Pesticide Recertification
WINTER SYMPOSIUM & CVNLA SHORT COURSE

Join us on Friday, February 16 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for a Pesticide Applicator Recertification Day as part of our 2024 Winter Symposium & CVNLA Short Course. Recertification will be provided in commercial categories 3A, 3B, 8, 10 and 60. Please note that this program is not approved for Category 8. Fee: $80 Pesticide […]

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