Cornell University is offering a landscape management short course for landscape managers and landscape architects, to be held July 28 – 30, 2004 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Learn the latest cutting-edge information for successful establishment and management of diverse landscapes from Cornell’s landscape horticulture team: Nina Bassuk, Scott Clark, Gary Couch, Brian Eshenaur, George Good, Joann Gruttadaurio, Peter Towbridge, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston and Mary Hirshfeld from Cornell Plantations.
Learn via a lively mix of lecture, discussion and hands-on field experiences. Attendees will tour established research sites and plantings in downtown Ithaca, at the Cornell Plantaions and at the Ornamentals Research Center.
Topics and events for the three-day short course include:
Day 1: Wednesday, July 28
Topic: Soils, Modification, Transplanting
Event: Barbecue at Bluegrass Lane and informal tour of perennials
Day 2: Thursday, July 29
Topic: New & Unusual Plant Material
Event: Optional winery dinner
Day 3: Friday, July 30
Topic: Alternative Pest Management Strategies
Session adjourns at 4 p.m.
Attendees can earn
Attendees are welcome to register for one, two or all three days of the short course. Full course registration is $275, which includes resource materials, transportation for tours, lunches, breaks and barbecue.
Detailed information regarding registration, course tuition, lodging options and speaker information is available on the Cornell department of horticulture Web site. Contact Joann Gruttadaurio at 607/255-1792 or jg17@cornell.edu with questions.
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