Sustainability Symposium 2009: In Your Own Backyard

Saturday, February 7th, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m

Walking the walk of environmental stewardship can seem like a daunting task. Where do you start? How can you make a difference?

Here’s some good news: If you’re a gardener, you’re in a unique position to have an impact right away.

Our 2009 Sustainability Symposium will teach you how the gardening practices you adapt in your own backyard can lead to the proverbial green city on a blue lake in a healthier world. Learn how to have a beautiful garden while still making wise and responsible environmental choices.

What are the presenting organizations?

Cleveland Botanical Garden, the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s GreenCityBlueLake Institute.

Who should attend?

• Home gardeners

• Landscape architects and designers

• Horticulturists

• Environmental professionals

• Educators and students

• Community gardeners and planners

• Anyone interested in sustainable landscaping

What does the symposium cover?

Our speakers will present ideas and innovations applicable to your home, business or neighborhood landscapes. This year, hear about gardening techniques
that protect the outdoor spaces where we spend the most of our time – our backyards. Spend the day gaining inspiration from national and local speakers who will lend practical, useful knowledge of gardening in Northeast Ohio. Learn how we can steward our land wisely through beautiful and beneficial landscapes.

You will learn:

• Ideas for designing gardens in harmony
  with Northeast Ohio’s climate and conditions

• How to plan an edible plant landscape that
   your neighbors will envy

• Sustainable landscape design and plant
   selection, and what these terms mean

• To identify and encourage friendly insects
   in the garden

• The basics of promoting native wildlife
   in your backyard

• How to create healthy soil and encourage
   healthier root growth

• And much more!

Space is limited, so register early! Registration includes lunch, parking, program handouts and a sustainable marketplace. You’ll also get a chance to network
with colleagues and browse informative displays.

Plus, be one of the first to purchase Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s, new book, 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants, and have it autographed!

Who are the presenters?

• Tracy DiSabato-Aust, Best-selling author, gardener and professional speaker
  
• Mary Topa, Director of Research, The Holden Arboretum
  
• Cynthia Druckenbrod, Director of Horticulture and Conservation, Cleveland Botanical Garden
  
• David Beach, Director, GreenCityBlueLake Institute
  
• Michael Loos, Horticulture Educator, The Ohio State University Extension

In addition to interactive learning, admission includes lunch, parking and a sustainable marketplace.

Please call 216.721.1600 x100 to check on registration availability.

Download the Sustainability Symposium 2009: In Your Own Backyard brochure