On the campus of Millersville University in scenic Lancaster County, this conference provides essential information and networking for gardeners, teachers, and students, as well as landscape, nursery, botanic garden, and environmental professionals.

NEW for 2009 -  We will offer ON-LINE registration beginning March 15, 2009. Please help us conserve resources and be as sustainable as possible by registering online.

Highlighted Speakers include:

• Landscape Architect W. Gary Smith
• University of Delaware professors Doug Tallamy and Dr. John Frett
• Rick Lewandowski of The Mt. Cuba Center
• Roger Tia Koide, of Penn State University

Topics include:
Native plant explorers, tiarellas, native roses, native vines, native lilies, native shrub ID native small flowering trees ID, design with natives, home composting, invasive plant ID, make your own bog garden and sustainable hardscaping.

Optional Early Riser field trips will also be offered for the first time.

Native Plant Sale:
An outstanding variety of native plants from well-known vendors, plus books and merchandise, are on sale for attendees during the conference and during selected hours to the general public.

Download and print the2008 2008 Conference Brochure (ADOBE ACROBAT required) right now! The 2009 brochure will be available March 15, 2009. Paper copies of the 2009 brochure will be mailed on March 1, 2009

Our Conference plant for 2009 is Tiarella cordifolia, the heart leaved foam flower. Special thanks to North Creek Nurseries for providing this year's give-away plant. We would also like to thank Joanne Garrett for donating our t-shirt design for 2009!

The Native Plants in the Landscape Conference Mission: To increase the knowledge, propagation, cultivation and use of native plants in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. To promote methods of land management and design that respect "sense of place" by preserving and restoring species and natural processes as well as to engender an appreciation of regionally appropriate, sustainable landscapes that are harmonious for people and nature. While the subject of the conference pertains to native plant communities, the spririt of the conference is to build human communities among a broad range of participants by designing a conference affordable to all, encouraging formal and informal exchanges of information and providing opportunities for social interaction. The conference is held on the campus of Millersville University in picturesque, historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Native Plants in the landscape conference Native Plants in the landscape conference Registration brochures were mailed in late March.

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 For more on the 2008 Conference please visit our Vendor and Scholarship Page. Native Plants in the Landscape Conference @ Millersville University