Changing Times, Changing Gardens: San Luis Obispo

[sidebar]September 13–14, 2014
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA[/sidebar]

Join Pacific Horticulture, a lively gathering of eco-thought leaders and designers, and other like-minded gardeners, for an inspiring and educational weekend symposium investigating a contemporary approach to garden design reflecting local climate conditions, smart water use, and harmonious plant choices.

Our program begins on Saturday with seminar talks held at the new Baker Center for Science and Math, which features a landscape designed by Susan Van Atta. Following a boxed lunch, we’ll tour Leaning Pine Arboretum led by Director Chris Wassenberg, and Cal Poly Professor and California tree expert Dr. Matt Ritter will lead a hike amongst the trees on campus.

Sunday highlights local gardens designed by Jeffrey Gordon Smith, Gabriel Frank, and Sage Ecological Landscapes & Nursery that beautifully reflect environmental design principles.

Further details and registration link here.

Symposium speakers and designers include:

• Randy Baldwin                   San Marcos Growers
• Carol Bornstein                  Natural History Museum of LA County
• Todd Davidson                   Sage Ecological Landscapes & Nursery
• Gabriel Frank                     Gardens by Gabriel Frank
• Jeffrey Gordon Smith       JGS Landscape Architecture, author of A Collection of Residential JGS Landscape Designs
• Matt Ritter                          Professor, Cal Poly, SLO, author of A Californian’s Guide to the Trees Among Us 
• Susan Van Atta                   Van Atta Associates, author of The Southern California Native Flower Garden
• Chris Wassenberg              Director, Leaning Pine Arboretum