Calendar of Events
September
September 11
Landscape Seminar Series: "Home Gardening Secrets that Save Time and Energy," 9 am-noon at the NHTI Business Training Center, NH Technical Institute, Concord's Community College. Are you a working professional or busy parent that has always wanted to garden but can't seem to find the time? Are you interested in growing your own fresh food, but can't imagine adding another chore onto a 40 hour workweek? It might be time to learn how to fit gardening into your life from Dot Perkins, program coordinator for the Master Gardener program and a life long gardener, herbalist and plant & insect identification specialist with UNH Cooperative Extension. Dot will share time saving gardening techniques, such as,"composting in place", that will save you time, money and energy, changing your gardening life forever! Price: $49; Information and registration: http://64.72.28.103/concord/businesstraining/community.html
September 19-26
Biostructural Design in Ecological Restoration Projects, Including Soils Restoration with John Munro, Humboldt Field Research Institute, Steuben, ME. Info: www.eaglehill.us
September 20 - 24
17th Ornamental Workshop on Diseases and Insects, Hendersonville, NC; www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/activities/societies/ornamental/index.html
September 21
Producing and Applying Actively Aerated Compost Tea, Stonewall Farm, Keene, NH, 9 am - 3 pm. Contact Ashley Kremser, NOFA OLC, 203-888-5146 or www.organiclandcare.net
September 25
Landscape Seminar Series: "Extending the Gardening Season," 9 am-noon at the NHTI Business Training Center, NH Technical Institute, Concord's Community College. The gardening season is not over yet! Fall is the ideal time to plant trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs, prepare beds for next spring and seed and fertilize lawns. There are many garden chores that if done in the fall will improve the vitality and appearance of the landscape in the coming year. Dave Seavey, an agricultural educator at UNH Cooperative Extension for 33 years, will discuss these important garden and landscape chores for the fall. Topics will include perennial weed control, general garden clean up, composting, meadow vole control, protecting plants from winter injury, fall fertilization of lawns, trees, and shrubs, mulching and more. There will time allotted for questions and answers.
Price: $49; Information and registration: http://64.72.28.103/concord/businesstraining/community.html
September 25
The 2nd Native Knowledge Conference & Eco-Exhibit, 8:30 AM - 4 PM, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington, MA, For more information, and to register, visit projectnative.org or call 413-274-3433.
September 26
Boston's Community Gardens: The Ultimate Edible Landscape, Boston, MA, 1-4 pm. Walking tour of the diverse and plentiful community gardens in Boston. This event is sponsored by ELA in conjunction with the South End/Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust. www.ecolandscaping.org/events.html
September 27 - 29
Nurturing Biodiversity in the Managed Landscape: Gardening with Native Plants, Insects, and Wildlife with Marjorie Peronto, Humboldt Field Research Institute, 59 Eagle Hill Road, Steuben, ME; www.eaglehill.us, email office@eaglehill.us, or call 207-546-2821.
October
October 2 & October 16
Landscape Seminar Series - "Private Spaces: Landscape Design for the Homeowner," 9 am-noon at the NHTI Business Training Center, NH Technical Institute, Concord's Community College. Are you a homeowner interested in redesigning an existing uninspiring landscape or in a new home starting from scratch? Learn about the fundamentals of residential landscape design necessary to create a plan, the first step in creating a successful design. Robert Pollock, a landscape architect, instructor at NHTI and owner of Pollock Land Planning in New Hampton, will explain how to create a landscape plan for maximum use and aesthetic appeal, plant material selection and how to deal with issues related to sun, shade, drainage, water and maintenance. Price: $89; Information and registration: http://64.72.28.103/concord/businesstraining/community.html
October 25-26
Rain Garden Workshop for Professionals, co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Landscape Association and UNH Cooperative Extension, October 25 (8:30 to 3:30), Urban Forestry Center, Portsmouth and October 26 (8:30 to 12 noon), Hodgson Brook Restoration Project, Portsmouth. More details coming soon!