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7 The Extension Express
Litchfield County Extension Center (cont.)
The University of Connecticut also sponsored the ―2011 Garden Conference‖ which was
held at the University of Connecticut on Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Lewis B. Rome
Commons on the Storrs campus in Storrs, CT.
This all-day conference offered exciting educational opportunities for home gardeners at
all interest levels- from the casual gardener to the garden enthusiast to the Master
Gardener. Information is also available at: www.2011garden.uconn.edu
This year‘s keynote speaker was Robert Lyons, Professor of Landscape Horticulture at
the University of Delaware and Program Director for the Longwood Gardens
Graduate Program in Public Horticulture who spoke on Extracting Late Season
Color from the Border with Herbaceous Perennials.
Design specialist and radio personality Baroness Maureen Haseley-Jones a.k.a. The
English Lady spoke on how to improve the environment while feeding your
soul in a talk entitled Garden Earth.
Stephanie Cohen, contributing editor for Fine Gardening magazine and noted author
and lecturer, demonstrated how to create year-round beauty in a session called The
Nonstop Garden.
Andy Brand, Nursery Manager of Broken Arrow Nursery in Hamden, CT told us
Why We Should Celebrate Native Plants in Our Landscapes.
Jeff Hutton, owner of Earthworks Landscaping, and author spoke on Restoring
Gardens.
Included in the cost of admission were an informational packet, lunch, snacks and
beverages, parking, opportunities to purchase selected autographed books, and a wide array
of gardening books.
Leanne has also been starting her Greenhouse IPM program visiting growers across the
state.