thursday education NIRVANA BC
The ROI of Healthy Urban Trees Shane Carpani, GreenBlue Urban
Mature trees provide a range of benefits to our landscapes and communities. At the end of the day, it’s putting a dollar value on those benefits that counts. If we can prove that an investment in healthy urban trees pays off, we can change what is so often the uphill battle of trees on urban landscape projects. This presentation examines the cost of best-practice urban tree planting and the return provided by healthy urban trees.
UTOPIA AB
The Hidden Half of Nature Anne Biklé, Dig2Grow
The Hidden Half of Nature reveals why good health— for people and plants—depends on microbiomes. Anne uncovers the biological similarities between the root of a plant and the human gut. The parallels in her research shed new light on how agronomic and gardening practices, as well as the human diet can be tailored to these microbiomes and transform the practice of agriculture and medicine.
UTOPIA CD
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About Landscape Illumination Before I Put In All My Landscaping Dean MacMorris, Night Light Inc.
Make the lightbulb come on! This engaging session will identify the hardship and significant costs to the end-user for waiting until late in the development process to consider landscape illumination. Learn how to properly place landscape illumination fixtures to achieve desired results for the many landscape and key site elements. The session will even discuss the granular topics of site preparation, access to power, controls, permits, scheduling prior to installation, and maintenance considerations.
Approved for CEUs for Certified Arborists
10
Speaker will sign books after presentation
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EUPHORIA
Misconceptions of Brick Pavers Doug Rose, Pine Hall Brick
In this wide-ranging, comprehensive presentation, various aspects of clay brick will be explored including the rich history, the technical aspects, and current social topics surrounding this age-old material. This presentation will provide a brief but solid background on all things clay brick. We will discuss tips on proper techniques for improving installation to routine maintenance of and care of existing clay brick pavements.
NIRVANA A
Body Language—Are You Fluent? Parke Kallenburg, Advance Consulting Group
This interactive session will have participants recognizing, interpreting, and engaging in language that facial expression, posture, and positioning provide. Part of the session will also help individuals identify the signals each of us gives as a default and how to become more agile in our communication styles. Led by a 36 year green industry veteran with a degree in psychology, the examples and interactions should hit home with each participant and their roles in their companies.
NIRVANA BC
Plant Breeding From a Gardener’s Perspective Hans Hansen, Walters Gardens
With over 150 plant patents, Hans is a well-known plant breeder. This presentation will highlight his gardening style, and the steps plants go through before entering the market. Hans will take you on a pictorial account – from start to finish – on plant hybridizing, evaluation, selection comparison trials, and the process plants go through before entering the market. He will also introduce plants of major significance and the people behind them, and explain what made them such valuable contributions to our gardens.