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Organic Turf Care – PJC
Join PJC Organic Turf Care team - Fred, Pam and Sean, as they share their expansive knowledge of healthy organic lawn care geared for professional landscapers. They will talk about soil testing, how to translate results, develop a robust organic turf care program and other support services. They will share their recipes for conditioning soil…
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Propagating & Sowing New England Meadow Plants
New England meadow plants include a wide array of genera and are wonderful succession plants for many landscapes—dry open fields or damp, shady woodland clearings, large garden borders or converted lawn spaces. In Partnership with CT NOFA, this hands-on workshop welcomes all horticulture professionals, whether nursery growers, gardeners, or landscape designers, to come learn about…
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March and April Virtual Series by New Directions in the American Landscape
Greetings, My name is Jenny Turner, Promotions Assistant of New Directions in the American Landscape an educational series dedicated to the art, culture, and science of ecology-based landscape design founded in 1990 by landscape designer Larry Weaner. I am reaching out today with information regarding our March-April virtual series, which will offer an array of…
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Fall Accreditation Course – In-Person in Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth Historical Society 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH, United StatesThis course has been canceled. We hope to reschedule it for later this year or early in 2024. Please follow our Facebook page (click here) or join our mailing list (click here) for updates. In partnership with Non-Toxic Portsmouth and Non-Toxic Dover, The Organic Land Care Program is offering a 4-day in-person course on the principles…
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Spring Virtual Education Series
New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) is offering a virtual education series this spring, aimed at land care professionals and home gardeners. This virtual course can be viewed live or as recordings. As a continuing education partner, AOLCPs receive a 10% discount on course registration and will earn CEUs toward their 2025 requirement. To receive the discount code for the course, AOLCPs may access the portal or contact us.
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Aerated Compost Tea Webinar
Join this CT NOFA webinar to learn methods for brewing aerated compost tea to add beneficial microbes and plant-available nutrients directly to plants throughout the growing season.
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Ecology-based Design and Organic Practice
Glenstone Museum 12100 Glen Rd., Potomac, MD, United StatesThe landscape at Glenstone, a newly-constructed, contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, received the ASLA Honor Award in 2019. Our day will combine classroom instruction with a heavy dose of field observation to illustrate how this landscape went from landscape plans to vibrant reality.
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In Partnership with the Place: Site-Specific Native Design, New England-Style
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 11 French Dr., Boylston, MA, United StatesLight breakfast, lunch, and refreshments are included in the registration fee. Check-in & breakfast begin at 8:30 AM ET. Course Presentations What’s Hiding in the Landscape? Uncovering a Site’s True Potential (indoor lecture) Steve Conaway & Robert Graham In this presentation Steve and Robert will discuss the essential work of site assessment in uncovering the…
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Indigenous Edible Landscape Design: Lessons from the Past and Present
OnlineHow can we (and why should we) make our household, municipality and community landscapes more edible, moving away from the "ornamental" goals of Euro-centric landscape design?
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Seed Mix Formulation for Native Meadows
OnlineWhile seed mix formulation can look simple, long-term meadow success is rooted in a detailed understanding of individual species characteristics, how to quantify those species, how they fit together to form a community, and their roles in the various stages of meadow development.
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Next Steps for Nature: 500 Questions (and Answers) for How to Save Nature in our Yards
OnlineJoin The Sherman Library for "Next Steps for Nature: 500 Questions (and Answers) for How to Save Nature in Our Yards" presented by Dr. Doug Tallamy.
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Utilizing Natural Disturbances in the Establishment and Maintenance of Prairie Vegetation
OnlineThis presentation will explore how natural disturbances, such as grazing and fire, can be valuable tools in the establishment and maintenance of prairie ecosystems. We'll delve into how grazing by herbivores influences plant diversity and structure, while fire serves as a natural disturbance that promotes the dominance of grasses and prevents woody plant encroachment.
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Ecological Landscape Alliance 2025 Season’s End Summit
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 11 French Dr., Boylston, MA, United StatesThis year's summit will feature 4 great speakers on the theme of ‘Fire and Water’. When managed properly, each has the potential to benefit landscapes and the environment. Dan Wilder will discuss fire on a New England Landscape, Melissa Cullina will introduce a new book on wetland plant ID, Trevor Smith will discuss the green roof project, and Jay Archer will talk about stormwater management.
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LandsCape Cod 2026
Emerald Resort & Conference Center 35 Scudder Ave., Hyannis, MA, United StatesLandsCape Cod (LCC) is the green industry’s annual winter hub where hundreds of professionals come to learn, connect, and grow. There’s no better way to meet and do business with your best prospects and customers.
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37th Annual NDAL Symposium: Seeing the Forest AND the Trees
Hilton Garden Inn 304 US Rt 22, Springfield, United StatesSeeing the Forest and the Trees Designing Landscapes that Integrate Regional Specificity with Global Commonality Incorporating a region’s indigenous plant communities and ecological processes is at the heart of ecology-based design. But no natural system operates in isolation or is forever immune to change…..especially today where the effects of watershed alteration, soil disturbance, plant globalization,…
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Pollinator Steward Certification Program
OnlineThis course contains both ecological foundations and practical applications related to pollinators. It specifically highlights pollinators in and around New England, as well as regional considerations for pollinator habitat. Key takeaways are relevant globally. Students will come away with a well-rounded understanding of pollinator habitat creation and evaluation, as well as tools to educate others on the creation, maintenance, and importance of such habitats.
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Today’s Horticulture 2026 Symposium
Longwood Gardens 1001 Longwood Rd., Kennett Square, PA, United StatesThe Today’s Horticulture Symposium brings together a diverse group of professionals who will engage the audience with timely, thought-provoking topics relevant to the world of horticulture today.
Organized by a dedicated volunteer committee of alumni from Longwood Gardens’ Professional Horticulture Program, the event offers a full day of inspiration—from innovative design and current trends to policy impacts and industry insights.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow with fellow horticulture enthusiasts and experts!
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2026 CT NOFA Winter Conference
Wesleyan University Boger Hall Room 112, 45 Wyllys Ave, Middlefield, CTCT NOFA's 44th annual winter conference will be taking place March 7, 2026, at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. It will be proceeded by 3 days of virtual workshops, March 3-5. This year's conference will include an Organic Land Care workshop track and AOLCPs will earn CEUs by attending the conference.
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The Native Plant Society of New Jersey Annual Meeting
Gateway Building Ocean County College 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ, United StatesEcological disruption is no longer abstract or remote. It is unfolding daily in our yards, parks, and landscapes, manifesting itself in storms of unprecedented intensity that alter forests overnight and diseases spreading rapidly through degraded habitats. Traditional landscape management methods—rigid, manicured, and heavily dependent on constant intervention—have proven insufficient to respond to the pace and scale of change. This symposium directly engages with these evolving conditions, bringing together three distinct yet complementary perspectives rooted in ecological landscape design, infectious disease ecology, and arboretum management and horticulture.
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2026 Mad Gardeners Symposium
Housatonic Valley Regional High School 246 Warren Turnpike Rd., Falls Village, CT, United StatesThe Mad Gardeners 2026 Symposium will feature three terrific speakers: Lee Clippard, Executive Director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, will speak about the center, its native plant database and their research on wildflower meadows; Cassie Banning, the Director of Farm and Gardens at the Mt. Desert Land & Garden Preserve, will speak about the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden, a 1920s collaborative design between Mrs. Rockefeller and Beatrix Farrand, and the over 160 annual varieties in its ten-thousand-square-foot border; and Madeline Hooper, creator and host of the public broadcasting series GardenFit, will lead a fun, interactive class on how to use your body to garden without causing aches and pains.