Sustainable Gardening Expo 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Stamford Government Center

Free, fun resources and educational events for gardeners of all ages and skill levels.  Learn how city leaders, environmental agencies and forward thinking landscape professionals are working in harmony with the environment to reclaim Connecticut's natural beauty while improving water quality while reducing the strain on budgets.  Enjoy a day learning how to care for "mother's nature's gifts" and take home the tools to save your little piece of the planet!

The expo is in cooperation with the Bartlett Arboretum, Mill River Collaborative and the
Stamford Nature Center.

Guest speakers/topics include:

 Milton Puryear, Exec. Dir; The Mill River Collaborative:
The launch of the Mill River restoration project 

 Jeannette Brown, Exec. Dir.; Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority:
Stamford’s Innovative Stormwater treatment and waste to energy program

Larry Weaner, Principal Larry Weaner Landscape Assoc.:
Simplifying your landscape with Native plants
 

Eric Morgan, Curator of Botony; The Bartlett Arboretum:
Invasive exotic plants to avoid

David Tovar, Founder, Woodland Tree Service, Greenwich, CT:
Healthy landscape practices for Spanish speaching professionals