Featuring talks by:

Nancy Lawson—How to (Gently) Fight Plants with Plants: Enlisting Native Plants to Crowd Out Introduced Species
The author, naturalist, and founder of Humane Gardener Nancy Lawson will show us how to enlist native plants to help reclaim habitat.

Brian Saccardi—The Carbon Cycle Within the Critical Zone
Past recipient of the Mad Gardeners scholarship and Geoscience PhD will discuss his current research which focuses on the carbon cycle and how carbon naturally moves from terrestrial settings such as soils to the atmosphere, specifically through rivers.

Larry Weaner—Living in the Wild: My House
This nationally recognized horticulturist, whose design and restoration work spans more than twenty U.S. states and the UK, will discuss ways to incorporate natural processes and plants’ reproductive abilities to achieve common aesthetic and functional goals. And perhaps most importantly, how loosening the reins can bring a newfound mystery and discovery to even the smallest garden.

Tickets are $75 for Mad Gardeners / $85 for non-members. Pre-registration by February 26 includes lunch. Donations for Science Day are gratefully accepted.

Download the Symposium brochure through this link: Symposium Brochure

or purchase tickets here: Symposium Tickets

DATE: Saturday, March 1

TIME: 8:15 AM – 3:15 PM

LOCATION: Housatonic Valley Regional HS, Falls Village, CT