Gardening Conferences
by Judy Miller on March 8, 2004
The link to the Hort. conference in Idaho is dysfunctional now. Fitting for a state that schedules its Nursery Association conference in January every year. Would you drive nearly 500 miles over icy mountain roads to sit in meetings for a week? Neither would I. Luckily, there was a nice sustainable ag conference much nearer last week, when the roads were much safer. This one was in Creston, BC Canada, just over the line from here. Take a look at the specs and the speakers. This was targeted at growers & marketers and good for a first time effort. They also have a great summer gardening event each year, full of classes & tours and fresh summer food.
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4b/5aLocation: rural;
just south of British Columbia/Idaho borderGeographic type: foot of
Black & Clifty Mountains (foothills of Rockies--the Wet Columbia Mountains
in BC climate- speak)Soil type:acid sand (glacial lake
bed)/coniferous forestExperience level:
intermediate/professionalParticular interests: fragrant & edible
plants, hardy bulbs, cottage gardening, alpines, peonies, penstemons &
other blue flowers, primulas, antique & species roses & iris; nocturnal
flowers
Also: owner of Paradise
Gardens Rare Plant Nursery
It's Human Nature, or at least a gardener's nature (which is not quite the same thing), to want to live at least one and preferably two climatic zones warmer than where he gardens
Henry Mitchell
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