PAST SPEAKERS
Mary Buri
Mars Kitchen Garden "The Essentials of Designing a Kitchen Garden" Mariana Barran Hibiscus Linens "Botanical Embroidery Workshop" John Hannan Bedford Audubon "Creating a Garden with Native Plants to Attract Pollinators and Birds" Ariella Chezar Floral designer, co-owner of Ariella New York, stylist, and grower of sustainable flowers Floral Workshop, Book Signing, and Lunch Page Knox Columbia University, Lecturer for Art Humanities "Floral Still Life Paintings"
Deb Weltsch and Jim Sullivan Beyond Plastics "How to Protect our Health and Environment" Liselotte Vince 80 Miles North Farm "Everything You Want to Know About Dahlias" Yoni Mayeri Photographer, GCA Photography Judge and Lecturer Iphoneography Presentation and Workshop Victoria Johnson Author American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic www.americaneden.org Doug Tallamy Professor, University of Delaware “Bringing Nature Home” Andrea Wulf Author and Lecturer “The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World” Thomas L. Woltz Landscape Architect Horticultural Expressions and Culture of Ecology: Recent Landscapes of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects” |
Simon Jones
National Trust for Scotland Gardens and Designed Landscape Manager “Gardening at the Edge: Gardens of the West Coast of Scotland” Diane Lewis, MD Internist, Nephrologist and Environmental Activist The Great Healthy Yard Project “Using Gardens to Protect our Water Quality and Our Health” Page Dickey Author and Gardener “Gardens in the Spirit of Place” Barbara Fischer Professor, Westchester Community College The Native Plant Center “Incorporating Native Plants into Our Landscape” Peyton Wells Floral Designer “Botanical Arts 101: A Lecture & Workshop” Kevin Wyatt and Jennifer Pfeiffer Arborists, Emerald Tree & Shrub Care Company “How Climate Change, Invasive Plants and Insects are Impacting Our Local Environment and What Steps Can Be Taken To Offset These Challenges to Our Gardens” Roberta Dubeshter “Modern Mass Floral Design: A Lecture & Workshop” Jeffrey Eleveld Therapeutic Horticulturalist “Indoor Plants and How They Remove Toxins from the Air” Kent Russell Lecturer and Garden Designer Candy in the Garden: Ideas & Inspiration to Creating Eye Catch Drama in Any Garden Setting” Tovah Martin Horticulturist and Author “The Unexpected Houseplant” Jane Garmey Author “City Green: the Public Gardens of New York” Ken Greene Hudson Valley Seed Company “Seeds & Salsa: A Seed Saving Experience” Margery Winters Roaring Brook Nature Center “Understanding the Importance of Soil” |